Amazon Readies Campaign To Take On Spotify, Apple Music
Amazon Music has grown impressively, accelerated by an explosion in Alexa smart speakers use. But, in part because the online giant seldom releases user stats, it is still portrayed in. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week in music commentary, broadcast radio issued an ironic but welcome plea for fairness, Yoko Ono revealed herself to be one of radio's biggest fans, and we learned why. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
We have a whole slew of tips and tricks for the independents DIY musicians out there, this week offering advice on how to take advantage of music's 'Moneyball' moment, how. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Create A Band • Jerry Garcia • Metal • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, we looked at articles discussing how to create a band, Jerry Garcia musical legacy, why people who claim to hate Metal could just be listening to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this cycle back through a busy and tragic seven days in the music industry we looked at some impressive streaming numbers from Sony and Universal, examined why moves from. Continue reading
CD Baby Distributes 50% Of New North American DIY Tracks, Publishes 1 Million Songs
[UPDATED] CD Baby, a company best known as a distributor of and advocate for independent musicians, now also administers the publishing of more than a million songs for 160,000 songwriters. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The popular and frequently perused articles from the pages of Hypebot this week explored five Spotify hacks your really ought to know, the reason so many major labels are dumping. Continue reading
Spotify Direct Deals vs Major Label Artists – Who Wins?
Spotify has drawn fire for making direct deals with artists. But while it might offer a higher net royalty rate, are these deals really good for artists overall vs. the. Continue reading
