Drake Smashes Sheeran’s Single Day Spotify Streaming Records

Following the first full day of release for Drake's new album "More Life" on Sunday, March 19th, he set two new streaming records on Spotify:

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Ed Sheeran Goes To Bat For Musician Who Covered His Song

Known for cultivating a strong positive connection with his fans, Ed Sheeran appears to have taken things one step further by going to bat for a fan who recently posted. Continue reading

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Just 3% Of Apple Users Subscribe To Apple Music: Room For Growth or Failed Service?

A new analysis by Amit Daryanani of RBC Capital Markets looks at the revenue that Apple Music and iTunes returns to Apple. But tucked within the findings is a stat. Continue reading

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Move Over Sheeran, Drake Is Breaking Spotify Records Too

Ed Sheeran has broken multiple records on Spotify in recent days, but he's not the only one. Drake too continues to smash Spotify records, including his own. He's now the. Continue reading

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Ticketmaster Expands ‘Verified Fan’ Program To Combat Bots, Ticket Scalping

Live Nation's ticketing division Ticketmaster has rolled out an expanded version of their “Verified Fan” program in an effort to combat ticket scalping.

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Pandora Not For Sale, Will Be Profitable This Year, Says Pandora CEO As Stock Falls [VIDEO]

Pandora founder and CEO Tom Westergren made some bold claims during a CNBC appearance Monday.  Wall Street was unimpressed, pushing the stock -6.3% to $11.60 by midday Tuesday. 

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Ed Sheeran Broke The Charts [Mark Mulligan]

Ed Sheeran is hugely popular; and while no one wants to demean his success (OK, maybe some do…), when one person occupies for 9 of the UK top 10 singles and. Continue reading

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6 Artists Performing At SXSW That Are Poised To Make It Big

Of the many, many bands that are performing officially and unofficially at SXSW this year, only a handful will see major career growth in the next year. So data journalist. Continue reading

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

This week, some of the most popular and often perused posts on Hypebot included a look some of SXSW's best tech events, Spotify's decision to remove its inbox and messaging. Continue reading

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Hypebot Is Partnering With The Music Biz Weekly Podcast and I Am This Week’s Guest!

Hypebot is proud to be partnering with the Music Biz Weekly Podcast to help bring this already successful podcast to a broader audience.  To celebrate, I joined hosts Michael Brandvold and. Continue reading

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Hypebot’s ‘Believe It Or Not’ – iTunes Is Still The Most Popular Music Platform In The U.S.

While music download sales are clearly on the decline, don't count them out yet.  According to a survey of 10,000 consumers by PayPal and SuperData, iTunes, is still the most. Continue reading

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