Beyoncé, Jay-Z New Joint Release Now On Spotify, Amazon, Pandora [LISTEN]
"Everything Is Love" by The Carters, the first joint release by Beyoncé and Jay-Z, is now available to stream on Spotify, Pandora and Amazon Music. The roll out to other. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators inside the music industry this week weighed in on whether playlists are ruining album sales or helping them, why Senator Ron Wyden's claim that he's pro-artist is bogus, important. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Our advice for the independent self-starters in the music industry this week covered how to give your album that perfect flow, how to grow superfans from the ground up, the. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this rummage through a full week of music business happenings, we revisit Snapchat's new musical partnerships, Facebook's dive into the music industry, Haim's firing of their booking agent, and. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week on Hypebot, the most popular and often read articles covered Spotify's potential new industry antagonizing approach to licensing, an eight-year-old's mind-blowing cover of Zeppelin, the correct path to. Continue reading
Sony, Orchard Share $750M Spotify Windfall With Indie Artists, Labels Regardless Of Recoupment
Sony Music will begin sending checks sharing its $750 million windfall from the sale of Spotify stock with the independent artists it distributes through its Orchard subsidiary as soon as. Continue reading
Build Your Tribe, Find Your Superfans: A Musician’s Guide
While having quality music is certainly an important part of finding success in the music industry, perhaps more important, particularly when it comes to growing your fanbase, is conveying your. Continue reading
Arcade Fire, Sloan Among Polaris Music Prize Nominees
The Polaris Music Prize announced its ‘long list’ of nominations for 2018, with artists such as Arcade Fire, Gordon Downie, Sloan and U.S. Girls making the cut. 225 albums were. Continue reading
Facebook Enters The Music Fray
Finally following through on a long-term threat, Facebook is finally making its move into the music business, announcing that videos shared/uploaded by users of the platform and containing the copyrighted. Continue reading
