REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this last look back at a full and eventful week in the music industry, we revisit the individual states' fight against net neutrality repeal, why there players and haters. Continue reading

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

In some of our most popular articles on Hypebot this week, we explored Gibson's response to the rumors of it's bankruptcy, how modern music consumers are finding new, independent music,. Continue reading

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Songkick Partners With Facebook, Active Users Rise 43%

Songkick, the concert discovery app acquired by Warner Music Group last year, has inked a partnership with Facebook to add concerts and events from its database onto the social giant.. Continue reading

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Patron Acquires Coachella, Bottlerocket App Developer Greencopper

Patron Technology, the company behind Ticketleap and Showclix, has acquired Greencopper, a web, and mobile app developer focused on the live entertainment segment. 

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Net Neutrality Repeal Challenged By 24 States

The FCC's 284-page net neutrality repeal ruling was published in the Federal Register Thursday, prompting objections from 24 state attorney generals. A consortium of tech companies has also promised legal. Continue reading

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Bandlab Acquires Gibson’s Cakewalk

BandLab Technologies has acquired some assets and the complete intellectual property of Cakewalk. from Gibson Brands. Gibson has been shedding subsidiaries and brands in an effort to avoid bankruptcy.

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FRI. BRIEF: MelodyVR Signs Warner/Chappell • New Charlie Walk Accusers • Smart Speaker Satisfaction • More

FRIDAY 2.23.1​8​ Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Snapchat Market Value Drops $1.3B After Single Tweet, CEO Earned $638M Last Year

If you live by social media, you die by social media. Just ask any musician who spent countless hours building an audience on MySpace audience (and now there are signs. Continue reading

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Pandora Stock Market Gains Erased One Day Later

Pandora stock lost Wednesday's gains and then some on Thursday.  Pandora stock had risen as much as 7% in after hours trading Wednesday, after the streamer offered a mixed quarterly. Continue reading

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Rep. Goodlatte To Unveil Combined Songwriter Super-Bill

U.S. Rep. Robert Goodlatte (R, VA ), powerful chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is set to unveil umbrella copyright reform legislation that combines three major bipartisan bills currently before both. Continue reading

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