8 Things Every Musician’s Website Must Have

If you're having a difficult time getting traction with your music online through mediums like Spotify and Soundcloud, building a website can be a great way to have a one. Continue reading

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

The most popular and often read posts on Hypebot this week included the question of whether labels are encouraging Spotify's free users to become pirates, The diversification of Pandora and. Continue reading

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Why Spotify, UMG Windowing Deal Won’t Work

With yesterday's announcement that Spotify and Universal Music Group had struck a multi-year licensing deal came to revelations: 1) the music streamer would pay lower streaming rates IF it delivered specific. Continue reading

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Apple Music Had 20% More Users Last Month Than Spotify or Pandora

90 day free trials helped Apple Music amass 20% more unique monthly users in the U.S. in February than Spotify or Pandora, says a new just released study by Verto Index.

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THU. BRIEF: Pandora Pressured • $1B YouTube Problem • Native Buys Metapop • Slacker Goes Old School • More

Thursday 3.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Activist investors are pressuring Pandora CEO Westergren to make the streamer profitable quickly or sell. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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15% Of Pandora’s 100M Users ‘Intend’ To Upgrade To Paid Premium

Pandora has told shareholders that it projected signing up 6 – 9 million paid subscribers to its newly launched Premium on-demand streaming service in 2017.  But a survey of users. Continue reading

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Inside Pandora’s Plan To End Abandoned Playlists

Subtitled "how I learned to stop indecision and love the Genome," Pandora data analyst Glenn Peoples offers a peek inside “Add Similar Songs,” a unique and powerful playlist-building feature built into. Continue reading

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5 Steps To Get Your Music On Spotify, Apple Music Playlists

With the streaming age now a present reality, playlist placement has become a critical part of any band or artists release strategy. Here we look at five important steps to. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Compromises As Label Deals Near • Vevo Adds Watch Party • SXSW Update • More

3.17.17 Music Biz News From Around The Web If rumors are true, Spotify will allow Premium windowing – a move that could both boost early sales and increase paid subscriptions.. Continue reading

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Taylor Swift Preps Plan To Offer Fans Music Streaming, But On Her Own Terms

Taylor Swift is planning to launch her own streaming music service, reports DMZ, citing filed documents. But we read the available evidence differently than the celebrity gossip site, though we. Continue reading

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