Judges Denies Claims Of 29 Prince “Heirs”, Official Tribute Concert Begins To Take Shape
29 would-be heirs to the Prince estate were excluded, and other previously unchallenged heirs will be forced to undergo genetic testing, a judge ruled last week. Simultaneously, an official tribute. Continue reading
THU. BRIEFING: Pokeman Invades Music Biz • Prince Estate News • Omnifone Sold For $10M • Platoon • More
Thursday 7.14.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Pokeman, Prince and Omnifome news is interesting, but I suspect the real news will come soon from startup Platoon. Updated continuously. Continue reading
My Top Music Tech Launches In 2015 – Jon Romero, Vector Management
Between now and the end of the year we're asking some of the new music industry's best and brightest to share what they think were the most important launches in. Continue reading
Less Than 10% Of Spotify Users Listen To 1 Full Album Per Month, According To Universal Music Group Analysis
Is the album dead? There's no easy answer. But an analysis of Spotify user listening habits done by Universal Music Group suggests that while artists are continuing to make albums,. Continue reading
Why What’s Good for Adele, Sucks For Everyone Else
We often celebrate artists like Adele and Taylor Swift for leading the music industry in a direction of positive change, but the realities of income redistribution mean that their business. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
For some of the most popular posts this week, we're looking at a new dedicated Spotify site which allows you to identify which artists you discovered before they hit it. Continue reading
Is Samsung Buying Jay Z’s TIDAL?
A series of early mis-steps may have left Jay Z wondering what he'd gotten himself into when he bought and renamed the streaming music service now known as TIDAL. But. Continue reading
Former UMG Digital Exec Rob Wells Joins Music Social Network Crowdmix As CEO Americas
Over 14 years, Rob Wells helped guide UMG into the digital age as President of Global Digital Business, Now he's taking on how musicians interact with their fans on social media.. Continue reading
Tidal Is Selling Prince CDs – Why Doesn’t Every Music Streamer Also Sell Music?
I've always thought that music streamers should also sell downloads and CDs, or at least link to someone who does. The major labels could force them to and even if buying music. Continue reading
Vivendi Universal Has $7 Billion And Wants To Buy Your Startup, Label Or Festival
Over the last few years, the major labels have made small investments in startups, but aside from UMG's acquisition of EMI, not made many deals to purchase other labels. Now. Continue reading
