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

Some of the most popular and well read posts on Hypebot from the past two weeks included Seymour Stein's embarrassing revelation about a deal with Madonna, Drake's redefinition of what. Continue reading

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Is Facebook The Musicians Friend Or A Massive Infringer?

In this piece from Artist Rights Watch, Chris Castle dives into what he sees as the evils of Facebook's copyright infringement. After making itself what seems to be a necessary. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

In this week's commentary section, industry members way in on what's been lost in the streaming age, if it might just be time to make music profitable once again, and. Continue reading

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Guvera Fails To Pay U.S. and South American Staff

Troubled music streaming service Guvera has failed to pay promised severance and other monies due former staffers in the U.S and South America. 

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. And Indie Music

We have a plethora of advice for independent and DIY musicians this week, with tips ranging from how promote your show or event offline, to how you can better stay. Continue reading

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Election Anxiety? Spotify Has A Playlist For You!

Is the election and media shit storm driving youb  You need an inspired playlist to get you through these next two week and Spotify has you covered.

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SoundExchange Asks Copyright Royalty Board For Major Rate Increases

SoundExchange has submitted a new rate proposal for Sirius XM, Music Choice and Muzak to U.S. Copyright Royalty Judges that will cover October 2018 – 2022.

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this trip down memory lane from the last seven days of music industry news, we revisit the damage done to after a massive DDOS attack, the spike in Janet. Continue reading

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RESOLVED: Day Long DDOS Attack That Brought Down Spotify, SoundCloud, Others Ends, Homeland Security Investigating

UPDATE 2: Spotify, SoundCloud, Twitter and other major sites were down or loading slowly all day on Friday thanks to a massive Distributed Denial Of Services (DD0S) attack. By Friday evening the. Continue reading

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FRI. NEWS: New Prince Music • Deezer Does Grime • The Sample Show • Musical.ly • More

FRIDAY 10.21.16 Music Business News From Around The Web It's rare that a day's headlines are all about music. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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After Trump Calls Clinton A “Nasty Woman,” Streams Of Janet Jackson’s “Nasty” Spike On Spotify

Immediately following last night’s debate and Donald Trump interrupting Hillary Clinton with his “nasty woman” comment, streams of Janet Jackson's 'Nasty' on Spotify spiked 250%.

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