Amazon Alexa Adds New Music Skills, TIDAL
Amazon unveiled a slew of new and improved Alexa voice controlled devices on Monday, and with them came new music related services, features and skills. Here's a roundup of new. Continue reading
Spotify Now Lets Artists Upload Music FREE
Spotify has announced a beta program that allows artists to upload music directly to the streaming platform from their Spotify For Artists platform at no cost. Free distribution puts the. Continue reading
The Musician’s Delicate Balance: Unbridled Self-Expression vs. Listener Alienation
The motivation behind creating music varies wildly from artist to artist, with some doing so in hopes of fame and fortune, and others just because they feel like it. Here. Continue reading
eMusic Payment Problems Continue, More Labels Exit
More labels and distributors are pulling and keeping their music off the eMusic download store over late or non-payments. In July, we reported that Sony owned indie distributor The Orchard. Continue reading
The Power Of Live Music
William Paterson University Prof. David Philp looks at a report from Live Nation based on some fresh, unique research explaining how our need for community and belonging is satisfied by. Continue reading
Create Free, Simple, Shareable Music Videos With Turn
Developer and artist marketer Lee Martin introduces Turn, a recently launched application which allows users to create a turntable style music video consisting of an audio track and rotating static. Continue reading
Spotify Sued For Gender Discrimination As Female Exec Exits
Spotify has been sued over allegations of defamation and gender discrimination. Former sales exec Hong Perez filed suit in N.Y. Supreme Court Tuesday, accusing the streamer of systemically discriminating against. Continue reading
Pandora AMP Adds Eventbrite Listings
Eventbrite events will now be integrated into the free Pandora AMP artist marketing platform, making it easier to use AMP's Promote Show feature and for Pandora to promote the live. Continue reading
Industry Reacts To Music Modernization Act Passage: AIMP, BMI. A2IM, NMPA, SoundEx, ASCAP, More
[UPDATE 4] The music industry was quick to react to the United States Senate's unanimous passages of S. 2823 the Music Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill cosponsored by more than 80 Senators. Continue reading
The Biggest Challenge Facing Music Right Now [Hisham Dahud]
"When was the last time you sat down and just… listened?" That's the question asked by Hypebot contributor Hisham Dahud. The answer for most of us could have significant implications. Continue reading
