WED. BRIEFING: Spotify Label Deals Expire • Downtown Signs Direct YouTube Deal • Facebook Expands Live • More
Wednesday 4.13.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web With major label Spotify and YouTube deals expiring, is more limited access to free music ahead? Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
Global Music Revenue Up 3.2% As Digital Passes Physical, Streaming Explodes – IFPI Global Music Report 2016
After 20 years of almost constant decline, global music industry revenue was up 3.2% last year, according to a report released today by the trade association IFPI. Leading the shift. Continue reading
8 Touring Tips from Smooth Hound Smith
Here the well traveled American roots duo Smooth Hound Smith shares with us their top eight tips for successful touring, whether its learning basic vehicle repair or simply how to. Continue reading
SoundCloud Integrates With Twitter Moments, Audio Cards
Now that SoundCloud has launched its long anticipated paid streaming music service, we expect to see a flood of innovation as it rushes to find its place in a crowded. Continue reading
7 Promotional Stunts You Can Pull With Your Leftover CDs
While merch sales remain a strong source of revenue for artists, CDs no longer bring in the cash they once did. Still, compact discs can still serve a variety of. Continue reading
Live Nation Acquires Founders Entertainment, Governors Ball Festival
Live Nation has acquired a majority stake in Founders Entertainment, parent company of the successful New York festival Governors Ball. First launched in 2011 by a group of independent promoters,. Continue reading
UPDATE: 85 Million Streams (50M On Spotify) Push Kayne West’s “Life Of Pablo” To #1
Kayne West's Life of Pablo took the top spot of the BuzzAngle album chart last week with over 82,000 album project units. It accumulated 85M streams, meaning 70% of consumption came from streaming,. Continue reading
THE PITCH: Noted – A Social Music App
Today, social music app Noted uses just 100 words to share their story with the Hypebot community. It's part of our ongoing series called THE PITH, which gives early stage. Continue reading
8 Common Email Newsletter Mistakes To Avoid
For artists, email newsletters are a great way to both keep in touch with fans and regularly market your content, but they must be handled delicately, as a poorly constructed newsletter can easily. Continue reading
