MON. BRIEF: Singapore Investor Buys Major Rolling Stone Stake • ScoreBig Shuts Down • Snapchat Spectacles • More
Monday 9.26.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Does a Singapore investor buying 49% of Rolling Stone signal the end of an era or the start of a more global. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
In some of most popular posts from that past seven days, we looked at Apple's possible victory in the streaming wars, why Pandora's new direct deals spell trouble, and Spotify's potential. Continue reading
iHeartMedia Confirms January Launch Of 2 New Streaming Music Services, Multiple Label Deals
iHeartMedia has confirmed yesterday's reports that it will launch to new streaming music services early next year. The broadcast radio giant joins a crowded sector, but could help drive mainstream. Continue reading
Playster Signs With WMG, Sony, Orchard To Add Music To Multi-Channel Streaming Package, UMG Is Lone Holdout
[UPDATED] Playster, the so-called "Netflix of everything" has signed deals with several major music groups to add music to its monthly multi-channel streaming packages which also includes audiobook, games and. Continue reading
Former UMG Exec: Major Label Music Should Cost More, Destroy DMCA Safe Harbors
In a recent bout of industry hypocrisy Paul Young, a former director of licensing for Universal Music Group has taken to the soap box denouncing the DMCA and the unfairness of. Continue reading
TUE. BRIEF: Spotify, Apple Drive Music Biz Growth • Live Nation Says No Streaming Ads • #Twitter Relaxes Limits • More
TUESDAY 9.20.16 Music Business News From Around The Web With Spotify and Apple the frontrunners, can anyone other than behemoths Pandora and Amazon hope to compete? Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
Streaming Music Service Paid Subscriber Counts Compared [CHART]
With all of the action this week in streaming music including the launch of Pandora Plus, Amazon rumors and new subscriber numbers from market leader Spotify, we thought it was. Continue reading
Pandora Rebrands $4.99 Service As Pandora Plus, Adds Offline Listening Alongside New Features For Free Tier
Pandora has rebranded its Premium ad free tier as Pandora Plus and added new features to both its paid and free services. Toady's launch is phase one of a reboot, that. Continue reading
