Hypebot’s ‘Believe It Or Not’ – iTunes Is Still The Most Popular Music Platform In The U.S.

While music download sales are clearly on the decline, don't count them out yet.  According to a survey of 10,000 consumers by PayPal and SuperData, iTunes, is still the most. Continue reading

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How Streaming Is Changing The Sound Of Pop Music

As the industry shifts further towards streaming and away from a retail and download based economy, not only is the way in which we consume music changing, but so is the music. Continue reading

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Gig Salad Launches New Artist-Focused Podcast Series

Online live music marketplace GigSalad have launched a new podcast series featuring a humorous, behind the scenes look at the creative life, both on and off stage.

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

When it comes to popularity, these posts have got it in the bag. Some of our most read articles from the past seven days included SFX's termination of its Chapter. Continue reading

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Top 5 Must-Hear Music Biz Podcast Episodes of 2015

Music Biz Podcast distributed 33 shows in 2015. We are proud of every single interview we conducted, but these five episodes received the most downloads on iTunes. Thank you to every. Continue reading

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Future Of Music 2015 Re-Cap: Building Your Local Music Community

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Scott LeGere and Jay Coyle, who are educators and entrepreneurs. LeGere heads the music business program at McNally Smith College. Continue reading

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Renman U: An Honest Look at the Music Biz from Steve Rennie

Steve Rennie has spent the last 30+ years in the music business wearing a number of hats: manager of Incubus, concert promoter, record executive, host of Renman Live, and now. Continue reading

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Overheard @SFMusicTech

Last week, SF Music Tech, the gathering of the music tech tribe, held its latest session.  As usual, attendees looked forward rather than complaining about the past and present. Playlists. Continue reading

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What Are Your Favorite Music Industry Hashtags? We Share Ours

Way back in 2011,  we recently asked Hypebot readers to share their favorite and most productive hashtags for music industry news. Their recommendations then ranged from the popular to the now. Continue reading

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Soundwave Helps Music Apps Solve Cold Start Problem

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Craig Watson, the co-founder of Soundwave, a popular music discovery app. They also make an SDK, called Shine, that helps. Continue reading

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