This Week In Music Commentary

This week in music commentary, broadcast radio issued an ironic but welcome plea for fairness, Yoko Ono revealed herself to be one of radio's biggest fans, and we learned why. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music

We have a whole slew of tips and tricks for the independents DIY musicians out there, this week offering advice on how to take advantage of music's 'Moneyball' moment, how. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Create A Band • Jerry Garcia • Metal • More

On MusicThinkTank this week, we looked at articles discussing how to create a band, Jerry Garcia musical legacy, why people who claim to hate Metal could just be listening to. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this cycle back through a busy and tragic seven days in the music industry we looked at some impressive streaming numbers from Sony and Universal, examined why moves from. Continue reading

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CD Baby Distributes 50% Of New North American DIY Tracks, Publishes 1 Million Songs

[UPDATED] CD Baby, a company best known as a distributor of and advocate for independent musicians, now also administers the publishing of more than a million songs for 160,000 songwriters. Continue reading

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

The popular and frequently perused articles from the pages of Hypebot this week explored five Spotify hacks your really ought to know, the reason so many major labels are dumping. Continue reading

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Spotify Direct Deals vs Major Label Artists – Who Wins?

Spotify has drawn fire for making direct deals with artists. But while it might offer a higher net royalty rate, are these deals really good for artists overall vs. the. Continue reading

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Radio Issues An Ironic Plea For Fairness [Op-Ed]

In a welcome twist, a group radio broadcasters recently got together and penned a letter supporting the national Association of Broadcasters' goal of deregulating the radio industry.

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Remembering Jerry Garcia’s Musical Legacy

Jerry Garcia acted as the frontman for the Grateful Dead, a band who musical style will forever impact music across the globe. In this piece we explore the artists legacy. Continue reading

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23 Prince Albums, New ‘Anthology’ Available On Spotify, Apple Music and Other Streamers For 1st Time

Twenty three Prince albums are now available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other music streamers for first time. The superstar singer/songwriter was a vocal critic of music streaming, with. Continue reading

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