Spotify, Google, Amazon Can’t Seem To Find The Beatles To License Their Music

In this latest chapter of the "address unknown" saga, Google, Amazon and Spotify are apparently unable to locate Paul McCartney or John Lennon in the public records of the Copyright. Continue reading

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Taking The Music Industry Monopoly Seriously

As weakening antitrust laws and consolidation of businesses continue, virtually every corner of the music industry is now controlled by a choice few companies, whether its streaming or live music,. Continue reading

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Listen: First Album Composed By Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence has hit a number of milestones of late. Forget self-driving cars and microbots, the music industry has just seen its first album composed using artificial intelligence. 

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How To Get Your Music On Spotify Playlists (From A Band That Did)

With streaming shaping up to be the dominant form of music consumption, landing your tunes on a Spotify playlist has for many become the holy grail for bands and artists.. Continue reading

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$1B Deal Combines Music Streamers Saavn, Jio Music

Indian conglomerate and telecom giant Reliance is merging its digital music service JioMusic with rival Saavn music, which it is acquiring for $104 million in cash and stock.The combined companies. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: India’s Top Streamers Merge • New $10M Simmons Rape Lawsuit • Tidal Adds Pre-Save • More

MONDAY 3.26.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Guiding A Music Career Through An Evolving Landscape

CandyShop Management co-founders John Mathiason and Antony Bland join co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on this Music Biz Weekly podcast. They share some great insights on how they've helped. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

Commentator opinion and advice came in this week on how to gain back steam following a draining event like SXSW, what YouTube really means with it's promise to 'frustrate' music. Continue reading

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

This week we've got a whole host of useful tips and tricks for independent artists making their way in the music business, with advice on how to gain more music. Continue reading

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FREE Webinar: How To Create An Effective Music EPK

Whether you’re a singer-songwriter, a DJ or in a band, one of the most important tools in any promo toolkit is the electronic press kit. A great EPK is a. Continue reading

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

This week, our most popular and often viewed articles on Hypebot covered Spotify's termination of the playlist payola service SpotLister, more users' ditching of Facebook in the wake of the. Continue reading

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