Neil Young Announces Xsteam ”Adaptive” Streaming Music Service

Neil Young is pivoting his hi-res and high cost Pono Music download service to streaming. The as yet unlaunched subscription service will be called Xstream.

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Streaming May Have Slowed Piracy, But It Certainly Hasn’t Stopped It [CHART]

The convenience of streaming has unquestionably slowed music piracy. But it certainly has not stopped it. According to a late 2016 study by Ipsos for the IFPI which surveyed 12,600 internet. Continue reading

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

The most popular and often read posts on Hypebot this week included the question of whether labels are encouraging Spotify's free users to become pirates, The diversification of Pandora and. Continue reading

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5 Steps To Success For Every Emerging Artist

[UPDATED] Starting out as an independent artist is a huge challenge, and positioning yourself for success requires careful planning. Here we look at five marketing and general business tactics that can. Continue reading

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

In this past week's most popular posts on Hypebot, we looked at how Snapchat will alter the music industry in 2017, the launch of Pandora's new premium on demand streaming. Continue reading

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Taylor Swift Preps Plan To Offer Fans Music Streaming, But On Her Own Terms

Taylor Swift is planning to launch her own streaming music service, reports DMZ, citing filed documents. But we read the available evidence differently than the celebrity gossip site, though we. Continue reading

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OFFICIAL: Spotify Has 50 Million Paid Subscribers

Spotify yesterday confirmed that it now has more than 50 million paid subscribers to its Premium streaming music service. That's up 25% from the 4o million announced 7 months ago. Continue reading

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Audio Streaming Is Growing MUCH Faster Than Video [CHART]

Competition in music streaming is coming from all sides with Amazon, Google and Pandora and more expanding their services to compete with Spotify and Apple Music. Despite the fact that. Continue reading

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Tidal Releases Year End Numbers, Not The Right Ones

Although not exactly a heavy-hitter on the level of Spotify or Apple Music, Tidal has done a good job of staying in the streaming spotlight. With the conclusion of 2016,. Continue reading

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Signing Up With ASCAP, BMI Not Enough

While many in the music industry are quick to bemoan the difficulty of earning significant income from music publishing, the reality is that there more opportunities than ever to do. Continue reading

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