It’s Time To Stop Hating Spotify

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with David McMillin, the lead singer of Fort Frances and author of a recent essay on Pop Matters called “Why Its. Continue reading

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REWIND – The New Music Industry’s Week In Review: Apple Music • Spotify • 8Tracks • More

The unveiling of Apple Music dominated this week's music industry news.  But Spotify responded with impressive new paid subscriber stats and a bug funding round. And yes, there was other. Continue reading

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Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

A how to guide to claiming your artist profile on Apple Music's new CONNECT direct to fan platform was the most read post on Hypebot last week.  Other Apple Music. Continue reading

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Apple Music Targets The Mainstream Market

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, Cortney Harding and Kyle Bylin discuss the launch of Apple Music. How is Apple Music different from Spotify Now? How can Apple improve its. Continue reading

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EDM Market Still Growing But More Slowly

Electronic Dance Music has been one of the biggest trends in music in recent years, but it looks to be slowing down.According to the latest IMS Business Report 2015, EDM grew about. Continue reading

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Apple Music To Charge $2 Per Month In India [Leaked Screenshots]

All of the discussion about what music streaming pays out to artists and labels gets even more complicated when you view the subject globally.  In many emerging markets, charging $10. Continue reading

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What I Want To See Next From Apple [Mark Mulligan]

With Apple Music barely a few hours old it might seem a little perverse to focus on what Apple needs to do next but Apple’s potential remains more latent than realized.

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Apple Music: Millions of Songs, But We’re Only Gonna Play 150

At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, the company unveiled its long-rumored reboot of Beats Music. In some respects, this day was one that many who have followed streaming. Continue reading

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Spotify Paid Subscribers Double To 20M, Payouts Top $3B

Two days after Apple Music's launch, Spotify is going on the offensive with a campaign to remind us that it got there first and will not be easily defeated. Late. Continue reading

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The State of Music Streaming Services

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, I talk with Anu Kirk, the former Director of Music Services at Sony Network Entertainment. He spent over three years as the business. Continue reading

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