Spotify Cares Less about Artists Than IPOs and Taylor Swift Cares About… Taylor Swift

By Tom McAlevey, CEO Radical.FM Regardless of those truths, streaming will save the music industry and Artists will soon make more money than ever before. Daniel Ek is disingenuous when he. Continue reading

Share on:

Everything Indie Musicians Need to Know About YouTube Music Key

By Keidra Chaney on Sonicbids Blog Recently, YouTube introduced Music Key, a music streaming service that the video hosting company had been hinting at for at least a couple of years. The company has experimented. Continue reading

Share on:

BandPage Now Powers Direct To Fan Sales Of 3 Million Items On Spotify, Rhapsody, Lyricfind

Has BandPage finally found the gold that musicians have been searching for in music streaming? If you consider the untapped artist revenue now uniquely accessible to BandPage users, the pot of gold. Continue reading

Share on:

Deezer Expands U.S. Presence, Names Beth Murphy Chief Marketing Officer

As it expands further into the crucial U.S, market, digital music streaming service Deezer has named Beth Murphy as Chief Marketing Officer. She will be focused on leading Deezer's global. Continue reading

Share on:

Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 – Mike Doernberg, ReverbNation CEO

ReverbNation CEO Mike Doernberg joins us today for Hypebot.com's 2014 Year End Virtual Panel. He discusses the focus ReverbNation has placed on streaming in 2014 and what that means for. Continue reading

Share on:

4 Way Musicians Can Accept Credit Card Payments at Shows

By Chris Robley on CD Baby Blog You’ve played a great show. Fans are lined up at your merch booth. You’re taking cash, making change, and signing CDs. Then a guy walks. Continue reading

Share on:

Spotify Turns Your Friends Into DJs With New “Top Tracks In Your Network” Playlist

A new Spotify feature harneseses what we've long known is the most powerful avenue for music discovery – your friends.  Users can noe track what their freinds are listening in. Continue reading

Share on:

Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 | Kyle Bylin of Soundhound

Kyle Bylin, of SoundHound, former editor of Hypebot.com and author of Promised Land, a collection of essays on how disruptive startups and digital youth reshaped the music industry from 2008 to 2013, revisits. Continue reading

Share on:

Spotify Gifts 3 Months Of Premium For Just 99¢

In an effort to convert more of their 50 plus million users into paying subscribers, Spotify is offering its Premium service for only $0.99 through December 31st. The premium listening. Continue reading

Share on:

Introducing Hypebot.com 2014 Year End Virtual Panel

This year, Hypebot.com is starting a holiday tradition of our own. For the first time, we're opening the floor to industry leaders and infuencers asking them to reflect on the. Continue reading

Share on:

Steve Job’s Deposition in iPod Lawsuit Could Cost Apple $1 Billion

In a class action lawsuit nearly a decade in the making, Apple will appear this morning in the Oakland, California courtroom of U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Apple, accused of taking. Continue reading

Share on: