UK’s Cluboid Names Hypebot A Top Music Blog

UK music tech software company Cluboid surveyed 500 music blogs to find the Top 50, and we're proud to be #39. While #39 not exactly #1, virtually everyone above us. Continue reading

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Our Next President’s Husband Could Be An Entertainment Attorney

DLA Piper has appointed entertainment and media attorney Douglas Emhoff as a partner, based in the firm’s Los Angeles and Washington DC offices. In addition to being a respected lawyer,. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEF: Latin Grammy 2017 Nominees • Twitter Doubles Character Limit • Live Nation Adds Concert Bot • MORE

WEDNESDAY 9.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web A disaster delayed Latin Grammy 2017 nominees list features many alternative artists.  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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TUE. BRIEF: Rise Of Cardi B • Amazon Music Adds Alexa Voice Control • Instagram Adds 200M Daily Users • MORE

TUESDAY 9.26.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Cardi B, the first solo female rapper to have a #1 in 19 years, unseats Taylor Swift at the top of. Continue reading

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Eventbrite Improves Direct To Fan Ticket Sales on Facebook, BandsInTown with Braintree Partnership

[UPDATED] The digital marketing and sales mantra of being available anywhere and everywhere your fans are, is evolving.  Music, tickets and merch, not only has to be accessible; it has. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Chester Bennington Tribute • Sound Royalties Expands Relief Fund • ASCAP Sets Expo • More

FRIDAY 9.22.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Modern hard rock royalty is lining up to pay tribute to the much loved Liken Park frontman. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Spotify Takes A Crack At Music Sharing With New Messaging App

To make sharing easier for both paid and freemium users, Spotify has launched its own Facebook iMessage app which allows users to search for, share and send tracks and playlists. Continue reading

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Patreon Just Raised $60M, Now YouTube Is Gunning For It with Fan ‘Sponsorships

Patreon announced yesterday that it had raised an additional $60 Million to expand its fan-to-creator patronage site.  Now Google's YouTube is gunning for the startup, which has become a popular. Continue reading

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Finding Time For Music When You Have A Day Job

Time management is an important and difficult skill for musicians to master, and becomes even more important and challenging when they have another full time job. Here we look at. Continue reading

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FOR SALE: Rolling Stone Magazine

Iconic music and political magazine Rolling Stone is for sale.  Founded by Jann Wenner in 1967, Wenner Media sold a 49% stake to Singapore's Bandland Technologies in 2016.  Wenner has retained Methuselah Advisors to. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds iOS Integration with Google’s Waze App

Spotify has added integration with the iOS version of popular Google owned navigation and crowdsourced traffic app Waze.  Waze users can begin navigation from inside the Spotify app.  The integration. Continue reading

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