How Fast Are U.S. Download Single Sales Declining? [CHART]
This chart from Statista shows the decline in digital music single downloaded sales in the United States from 2004 to 2017. Last year, 553.5 million digital music singles were downloaded. Continue reading
AMP Act Bill Finally Gets Producers Paid For Streaming
While producers used to get paid as a result of physical sales, music's decline in the retail sector has mad it difficult for producers to see a return on their. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Our tips and advice for independent artists this week provided sage guidance on developing a marketing plan, how to set the perfect concert price, what to consider when signing a. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this scroll back through the week's music industry news, we revisit Charlie Walk's exit from Republic Records following sexual harassment allegations, AI turning Trump's tweets into playlists, the continued. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
In the most popular posts this week, our chart topping articles looked at why major tech companies can't seem to 'find' The Beatles in order to license their music, listened. Continue reading
With Spotify Deeply Linked To Facebook, How Safe Is Your Streaming Data?
Recent major reveals that Facebook has been violating account holders' privacy has some Spotify users with accounts linked to the spcial network spooked and concerned for the safety of their. Continue reading
Instrumental Raises $4M For TalentAI, WMG Buys Sodatone As Data Driven A&R Takes Center Stage
UK based A&R data platform Instrumental has added $4 million in funding and Warner Music Group announced it has acquired A&R insights startup Sodatone, as data and machine learning become primary. Continue reading
Meredith Gardner Exits Capital, Named Maverick SVP Digital
Maverick Management has appointed veteran label exec Meredith Gardner to the role of Senior Vice President of Digital. In her new posting, Gardner will lead the company’s digital team as. Continue reading
