Pandora, Spotify and More: Streaming Music Use By Company [CHART]

The headlines herald music streaming subscriber numbers, but another important metric is how much fans are actually using each service. Its no surprise that Pandora is out front, but other. Continue reading

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Full Text Of Taylor Swift’s Letter To Apple Music

Overnight Apple reversed course and said that it will compensate artists and labels for streaming during its controversial free 90 day trial. The shift came after a week of protests. Continue reading

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Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot: Apple Music Revolt • Pandora Payments • More

The independent music community's revolt against Apple Music along with misunderstood copyright laws and Pandora music payments all were among our most read posts this week.

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Apple Music’s Beats1 Radio Goes Live At 9AM PT On June 30th

I'm fond of referring to Apple Music's live online radio station Beats1 as Jimmy Iovine's wet dream. After all, what music exec wouldn't want to have such influence over a. Continue reading

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Indie Labels Worst Fears Come True: Spotify Battles Apple Music With 2 Month Free Trial

Independent labels upset that Apple Music's will not compensate rightsholders for the millions of tracks certain to be streamed during its 90 day free trial, had expressed concern that competitors. Continue reading

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Four Types of People You Can Get Gigs From (And How to Ask Them)

How do I get gigs? This inquiry into the ever-elusive "gig" has been on the minds of new musicians for a very long time. In a perfect world, we'd all. Continue reading

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UK Indies Join Apple Music Protest

Led by U.S. trade group A2IM, indie labels are threatening not to sign on to Apple Music because of a 90 day free trial during which no payments will be. Continue reading

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Spotify Plays The Big Numbers Game

Hot on the heels of Apple’s less-than-dazzling entrance into the streaming market Spotify made two big announcements: a further $526 million in funding and 20 million paying subscribers with 55 million free users. Not a. Continue reading

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Going Direct-To-Fan In A Streaming World [By PledgeMusic President Benji Rogers]

Apple recently made waves with the announced launch of their new Apple Music services. PledgeMusic co-founder and President Benji Rogers says it’s a seismic shift that means great things for. Continue reading

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Following Apple’s Lead, Deezer Offers Almost Free 3 Month Trial

Even before launching, Apple Music is having a major effect on the marketplace. Following Apple's controversial move to offer free month trial subscriptions, Deezer is countering with  an almost free. Continue reading

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