On It’s 6th Anniversary, PledgeMusic Shares User Stats, Success Rates

PledgeMusic turned 6 this year; and  in a thank-you post to their community of artists and music fans, co-founder and CEO Benji Rogers shared some never before released stats that. Continue reading

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Deezer Adds Podcasts • Spotify Effect Reexamined • Sony Finds Profits • BMG Ascends • More

Thursday 10.29.2015 Are podcasts really streaming music's killer app? Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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New Study Says Streaming Music Is Revenue Neutral

Traditional wisdom goes something like this: streaming is killing the music industry because it does not return enough revenue to artists and labels to replace the money lost from falling. Continue reading

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Could Adele Be The Last Hurrah Of The Album Era?

As the listening public waits with baited breath for the release of Adele's upcoming album '25,' the question is being raised as to how much longer even superstar artists like. Continue reading

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

For some of the most popular posts this week, we're looking at a new dedicated Spotify site which allows you to identify which artists you discovered before they hit it. Continue reading

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Remember eMusic? It’s Just Been Acquired By TriPlay

eMusic was one of the first digital download stores. Once a haven for indie music lovers, eMusic has been a third tier player of late, as other download stores and. Continue reading

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Is Samsung Buying Jay Z’s TIDAL?

A series of early mis-steps may have left Jay Z wondering what he'd gotten himself into when he bought and renamed the streaming music service now known as TIDAL.  But. Continue reading

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Music Sales By Format – Downloads, Streaming, Physical [CHART]

RIAA statistics compiled by Statista show streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music generated $1.028 billion for the U.S. music industry in the first half of 2014, up 23% from. Continue reading

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Steven Tyler: Politicians Must Respect And Protect Copyright [OP-ED]

Here renowned Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler follows up his letter of complaint to the Trump campaign regarding the unauthorized use of his music, using it as a jumping off point to. Continue reading

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Top 4 Android Apps To Download And Play Music

While Apple often gets a lot of the attention when it comes to music apps, Android also has several options to bring to the table, whether it's an app for downloading. Continue reading

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5 Clever Ways To Promote Your Show Beyond Posters, Facebook

While pushing your show on social media and plastering your town with  promotional posters can be effective to a certain extent, there are are several other less obvious ways to. Continue reading

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