REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this round of our weekly wrap of big music industry news stories we look at the NMPA and Spotify's declaration of victory, broadcast radio's decline in influence, SFX's withdrawal. Continue reading

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It’s Time To Submit Music for 59th GRAMMY Awards Consideration [Full List Of Deadlines]

From the fine folks at A2iM comes a reminder that now is the time to submit music for consideration for nomination for the 59th Grammy Awards and a a full. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds Merch Sales Via Merchbar

[UPDATED] With current royalty deals already leading to unprofitable businesses, Spotify, Pandora and other music streamers have been turning to add-ons to try to keep artist and labels happy.  For. Continue reading

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PledgeMusic Artists Score 2016 Grammy Nominations

In anticipation of the 58th annual Grammy Awards, PledgeMusic announced that a diverse group of its own artists were honored with a place on the recently released list of nominees, in categories ranging from. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week in music commentary, we discuss what being nominated for GRAMMY really means, explore the correlation (or lack thereof) between education and becoming a successful musician, and hear from. Continue reading

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

Some of our most popular articles this week included the hacking of Tunecore, a closer look at exactly where Adele's smash hit album sold, and the discovery that Spotify listeners can. Continue reading

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How To Become A Successful Hip Hop Artist: Videos

In this final component of a series on how to become a successful hip hop artist, part four examines why videos are a useful marketing tool and how to make them effective and engaging without breaking the. Continue reading

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Independent Artists, Labels Score More Than 50% Of 2016 Grammy Nominations

Independent labels and artists received 205 Grammy nominations for 2106 out of 405 non-producer category nominations., more than 50% of the total. In 15 of the categories, independents secured 100%. Continue reading

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Where Did Adele Sell All Those Millions Of Albums? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Adele "25" sold a record breaking 3.38 million units in its first week Nielsen Music, and that represented 41% of all the albums ­purchased in the U.S. for the week. Continue reading

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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: SFX Eyes Debt • YouTube Red Gains Traction • Apple Music To Sonos • Adele Tops 4M • More

Tuesday 12.1.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Tired of reading about Adele?  There is other industry news, and you'll find it here. Updated continuously under our More News tab.. Continue reading

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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: Adele Mania Roundup • Landr To Desktop • Third Man To Detroit • Sony Signs Schneider • More

TUESDAY 11.24.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web This says it all: Adele "25" is outselling the rest of the Top 200 combined. Updated continuously under our More News tab.. Continue reading

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