Some Taylor Swift Fans Experience Sticker Shock Over Tour Tickets

When tickets for Taylor Swift’s tour went on sale via Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan pre-sale program, the complexity of the system and the high ticket prices have pushed some would-be concertgoers. Continue reading

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Disney’s ‘Coco’ Hangs On To The Top Of Weekend Box Office

The weekend proved to be a bit of a sleeper for movie box office results, with last week’s champion, Disney-Pixar’s “Coco” staying at the top of the heap. The animated. Continue reading

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How Will Soundtrap Acquisition Change Spotify? The Industry?

Here we look at the implications of Spotify's recent purchase of Swedish cloud-based collaborative creative space Soundtrap as the streaming giant looks to increase the breadth of its offerings by. Continue reading

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AM BRIEF: Facebook Adds Royalty Free Tracks • Indies Feel Vinyl Crunch • Patreon Stumbles • More

MONDAY 12.11.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Apple To Acquire Shazam For $400 Million [REPORT]

Apple is reportedly days away from acquiring music and audio recognition app Shazam for a $400 million. The startup, which had been valued as high as $1 billion, had previously. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

Commentators from inside the music industry this week included the co-founder of indie label Yep Roc,  a explanation of one artist as to how he got over a quarter million. Continue reading

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

We have a whole slew of essential tips for independent, DIY artists this week, including a look at some of the must dos of email marketing,  how to engage fans. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Educational Benefits • Soft Skills • Make Money With Industry Gear • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at how you can gain knowledge of the fundamentals of mixing, the showdown between digital and acoustic piano, how to successfully implement Google AdWords,. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this cycle back through a very much full week of music industry news, we're revisiting the rough life of corporate radio, a new deal between Spotify and China's Tencent,. Continue reading

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

This week, the most popular articles from Hypebot covered the three major mistakes musicians still continue to make on social media, Spotify's admission that it streamed 300k songs illegally, some. Continue reading

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