Apple Music To Relaunch With More Video, Original Programming [REPORT]

When Apple introduces the next version of its iOS later this year, it will reportedly include an new Apple Music app designed to emphasize video. Recent announcements of several Apple. Continue reading

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Playlist Placement’s Critical Role In Having Your Music Discovered

While radio may have once been the means of making or breaking a hit, the onset of the streaming age means the playlist is now the primary avenue for listener. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Apple Music Champions New Artists • New Prince Single Returns • Indies Can Window Too • More

Friday 4.21.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  It took Apple Music too long to start and "new artist" program and it already feels likes its completely a platform. Continue reading

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10 Steps To Making Touring Easier

Touring is a massive undertaking for a musician of any experience level, requiring a huge amount of planning, saving, and organizing. Here we look at ten key steps to follow. Continue reading

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GarageBand Is Now FREE For All Apple iOS & macOS Users

Apple's hugely popular Garageband recording app is now free for all iOS and masOS users. While notable, the change may not have a major impact given that both have been. Continue reading

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Spotify Has Launched A Facebook Messenger Bot For Music Discovery And Sharing

UPDATE 2: Spotify has launched a bot for Facebook Messenger that lets friends share music within chats. The bot includes search, recommendations, sharing a 30 second song clip within Messenger,. Continue reading

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Pandora Premium Exits Invite-Only, Artist Driven “Sounds Like You” Marketing Campaign Launches

Pandora Premium, the music streamer's paid on-demand service, is now available to all users via the Apple App Store, Google Play and on the web. Previously, Pandora Premium had been. Continue reading

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

The most popular of Hypebot's many and varied articles this week include those exploring YouTube and its creators' response to the monetization threshold change, Viacom's release of its first VR. Continue reading

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LyricFind and Turning Your Lyrics Into A Revenue Stream [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

This week on Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast, hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined Darryl Ballantyne, the CEO of LyricFind. He shares how to make lyrics a revenue stream. Continue reading

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YouTube Go Launches In India

YouTube has expanded the footprint of its YouTube Go service to India.  The YouTube Go beat app is now available for download in the Google Play Store. 

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SoundCloud Finally Available On Google Chromecast with iOS

Two years after it launched on Android, SoundCloud is now available on Google Chromecast through iOS devices. SoundCloud has enabled shared playback, so multiple users can control what’s playing.

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