Are Higher Royalty Payments Really Coming Soon From Sirius XM?
One of the main gripes from artists and publishers in the streaming era has been that regarding low royalty payouts, this could be about to change however, at least for. Continue reading
Have An Opinion? A Great Idea? MusicThinktank Wants You!
As many regular Hypebot readers know, we also publishes MusicThinkTank, the site dubbed "Where The Music Industry Goes To Think." Entirely crowdsourced, the MusicThinkTank community is both lively and supportive,. Continue reading
Music + Money: What To Invest In And What To Avoid
As artists and musicians, where we invest our money is important. Indeed one of the main reasons those starting out in the music business fail is because they misspend their. Continue reading
5 Reasons The Music Industry Should Care About Driverless Cars
Although the music industry has, historically, not always been the best at adapting profitably to tech disruptions, driverless cars could present a unique opportunity for the industry. Here we examine the likely affect. Continue reading
SoundExchange’s Michael Huppe On Standing Up For The Value Of Music [INTERVIEW]
In this interview Michael Huppe, the president and CEO of SoundExchange, discusses his organization's position in the ever-changing music industry industry as its role in the streaming marketplace continues to. Continue reading
Are The Record Labels Of The Future Already Here?
As advancements in technology continues to shift the music business landscape, the role of record labels has become uncertain. Here Cherie Hu examines what future record labels might look like,. Continue reading
Predicting Music’s Next Big Stars Using Audience Affinity Data
In this piece we take an in-depth look at how big data, and specifically audience affinity data combined with careful audience insight can be used within the music business to predict the. Continue reading
The iPod Turns 15: Watch Steve Job’s 2001 Announcement + The First iPod Commercial
The iPod turns 15 years old this week. First announced on October 23, 2001, the device and later it's closed link to Apple's iTunes download store changed the music industry. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week's music commentators voiced their thoughts on how smart home technology will alter the music industry, the coming of device restricted music subscriptions, and Google and Amazon's leveraging of. Continue reading
