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
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
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
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
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
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
CD Baby Adds Analytics Dashboard To Serve 400,000 Indie Musicians
[UPDATED] You know that you have fans, but where do they live? How do they discover music? Understanding who your fans are can mean the difference between success and failure. A. Continue reading
The Streaming Music Price Wars Have Started
Something many believed to be an inevitable occurrence, it seems the first of the streaming music price wars has broken out. Precipitated by Amazon's joining of the market, other streaming industry major. Continue reading
Napster/Rhapsody Posts Surprise $1.6M Quarterly Profit
Napster, the music streamer formerly known in the U.S. as Rhapsody has posted a surprising $1.6 million profit in the third quarter of 2016. Maybe there is still hope for. Continue reading
