Vivendi To Sell Up To 50% Of Universal Music Group
Vivendi has confirmed that it is looking to sell up to half of the shares of its Universal Music Group, while at the same ruling out a spin-off and IPO. Continue reading
Pop Music Eats Itself: A&R Is Facing A Data Driven Crisis
It is no secret that data now drives who gets signed, with record labels chasing stats in search of the next streaming friendly hit. But analyst Mark Mulligan and some. Continue reading
Drake Has Earned $100 Million From Streaming (So Far)
Canadian musical sensation Drake has been smashing a number of streaming records lately, and a recent look at some of the financial numbers have revealed the artist has thus far. Continue reading
Dropping The Ball Instead Of The Bass: How Every Musician Can Learn From The Onstage Mishaps Of Skrillex
While not an attempt to discredit Skrillex, this article looks at how the popular dubstep DJ's use of a complicated series of time sensitive electronic devices has had a tendency. Continue reading
SoundExchange Q2 Payments Up 17.5%
SoundExchange distributed $208.7 million in sound recording performance royalties in Q2 2018. That's up both 17.5% over the same quarter last year and the $189.9 million paid out in the. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this revisitation of the week's biggest industry news, we look back on the state of activism in hip-hop, YouTube's expansion of music credits, how some segments of broadcast radio. Continue reading
Orchard Pulls All Labels And Artists Off eMusic For Non-Payment
Music download store eMusic is late paying at least one independent distributor, according to an internal email obtained by Hypebot. The troubles come just as the indie digital retailer launches. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, Hypebot's most popular articles looked at an alarming dip in Spotify's subscribers, how to the most out of the streaming services new pitch platform, the difference between performance. Continue reading
How Tech Is Changing Live Music
While much of the music industry's future remains in doubt, particularly where tech is involved, how advancements in technology will affect venues is a little more predictable. Here we look. Continue reading
