Apple Music Names Ebro Darden To Head Hip-Hop, R&B

Ebro Darden, NYC's Hot 97 morning personality and Apple Music Beats 1 host has been named Apple Music's head of global editorial for hip-hop and R&B. In addition to his. Continue reading

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Music Biz Weekly Podcast Looks Back At 2018 And What’s Next In 2019

For the last Music Biz Weekly Podcast of 2018, co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert look back at 2018, comment on industry shifts that excited and disappointed them and look. Continue reading

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Zoe Keating Shares Spotify, Streaming Earnings 2018

Cellist and composer Zoe Keating has won legions of fans with recordings and performances that use live sampling to create a rhythmically and sonically dense, almost otherworldly sound. To her. Continue reading

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Moving On Up: Apple Gets Into The Business Of Elevator Music

Although the tinkly, saccharine iterations of current major hits, dubbed 'Muzak' is much maligned by those forced to endure it, such watered down covers are a fairly profitable vein of. Continue reading

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Apple Music Shuts Artist-To-Fan Social Platform Connect, Redesigns Artists Pages, Radio

Apple Music is shutting down its  Connect artist to fan social platform.  Apple's previous attempt at building a music focused social network, iTunes Ping, launched and shutters in months.

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FRI. BRIEF: Apple Music Closes Connect • YouTube Spam Purge • Taylor Swift Facial ID’s Fans • More

FRIDAY 12.14.18 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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The Evolution Of 3rd Party Playlists

While a lot of airtime and marketing energy is put into landing a track on an official playlist, less attention is given to thriving sub-industry of third-party playlisting, and how. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

As we check back in on all the happenings from inside the music business over the past seven days, we revisit the top lyric searches of 2018, why it is. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Our greatest hits of the week on Hypebot this time around covered the five genres which saw the most growth on Spotify in 2018, a look at the platform's 2018. Continue reading

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Apple Acquires Platoon Emerging Artists Marketing Platform

Apple has acquired U.K. based music creative services and artist development startup Platoon, according to multiple reports. The startup's co founder, Denzyl Feigelson, is a long time consultant for Apple. Continue reading

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