Darryl Ballantyne, CEO/Co-Founder, LyricFind Looks Back On 2014

Darryl Ballantyne, CEO/co-founder, LyricFind www.LyricFind.com, leader in legal lyric solutions is joining us today on Hypebot.com's year end virtual panet. On the importance of YouTube Music Key's entry and Apple's. Continue reading

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Benji Rogers, Founder And President Of PledgeMusic, Looks Back On 2014

Benji Rogers, Founder and President of PledgeMusic joins us today for Hypebot.com's 2014 Year End Virtual Panel. Rogers has a hopeful outlook for the collaboration between artists and music streaming. Continue reading

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James Donio, President Of The Music Business Association Looks Back On 2014

James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz) is up next on our Virtual Panel. On the subject of streaming, Donio says, "While we refrain from editorializing on. Continue reading

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The One Thing That Pretty Much Every Failed Artist Has In Common

By Shaine Freeman on Sonicbids Blog A career in the music business can be one of the toughest, most frustrating paths to take, especially if you're a musician whose dream is to top the charts and. Continue reading

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Why It Is Time To Make YouTube Look Less Like Spotify And More Like Pandora

By Mark Mulligan on Music Industry Blog  2014 has been a dramatic year for the music industry and may prove to be one of its most significant. The brief history. Continue reading

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Spotify Reports 73% Revenue Gain, But Losses Continue

Spotify released its 2013 financial report which showed both rapidly growing revenue and significant net losses. Revenue grew 73% from 2012’s €430.3 to  €746.9 million or $931 million USD last. Continue reading

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Why (not) Bandcamp? [Emily White]

By Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment & Dreamfuel Bandcamp is a platform I came across by accident in 2008.  A platform I was seeking nonetheless, by asking everyone around me. Continue reading

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Nielsen SoundScan Finally Add Streams, Downloads To Album Sales Chart

[UPDATED] In what most in the music industry see as a long overdue move Nielson Soundscan will add both streams and downloads to their weekly Top 200 album sales chart. Continue reading

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Why The Spotify Uber Partnership Matters More Than You Think

[UPDATE 2] I admit to a bit of surprise when Uber's PR team reached out on Friday with a personal invite to "Please join Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Special Partner Guest. Continue reading

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WED. NEWS BRIEF: Merlin Makes YouTube Deal, Rhapsody Loses $8M, #SFMusicTech & More

WEDNESDAY 11.12.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE  Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

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