Music Industry Is Not Ready For The Blockchain

Although the blockchain technology used for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum is often hailed as a potential savior for the music industry, getting the industry to embrace and integrate. Continue reading

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Nikki Sixx, Sixx:A.M Ratchet Up YouTube Battle, Calls Out Google CEO [Full Text Of Sixx’s Letter To Larry Page]

Motley Crue and Sixx:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has been very vocal with his demand that YouTube pay musicians better.  Now he's taken the battle directly to Larry Page, the CEO. Continue reading

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“Nashville” Heads To CMT, Hulu For Season 5 Thanks to $11 Million In Government Incentives

"Nashville" found a new Season 5 home after ABC dropped it.  CMT  and Hulu picked it up with the help of $11 million in economic incentives. $8.5 million comes via the State of. Continue reading

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5 Artist Tips For DIY Recording And Production

In addition to all the touring and promotional skills an independent artist must have in order to succeed in their chosen line of work, being able to record and produce listenable. Continue reading

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Preview Of Today’s Apple Music Announcements

The marquee announcements at today's Apple's World Developers Conference (WWDC) will be about Siri and iOS 10. But thanks to some well informed leaks, we know a lot about today's important music related. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEFING: Microsoft Buys LinkedIn For $26.2B • Apple #WWDC Today • Berklee Launches Major Royalties Initiative • More

MONDAY 6.13.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  We'll get our first look at Apple Music's makeover, but will it be enough?  We're live tweeting today's announcements starting at. Continue reading

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We’re Live Tweeting Today’s Apple #WWDC Announcments At 1PM ET + Thanks For Helping Us Surpass 52,000 Twitter Followers

First, thank-you for helping us amass more than 52K Twitter followers (52,626 to be exact). We're live tweeting all the announcements live during today's Apple WWDC conference starting at 10AM PT/1PM. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

There's certainly been plenty to say in the music industry, as we hear about everything wrong with the Spotify/NMPA settlement, listen to Troy Carter explain why he joined Spotify, and. Continue reading

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

In some of the more widely read articles on Hypebot this week, we looked at the court's ruling that remastered songs deserve a new copyright, Axl Rose's attempt to use. Continue reading

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

With an abundance of good advice this week, Hypebot has suggestions for independent artists on how they can be better organized, get more fans through social media, play gigs while the. Continue reading

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