Amazon Is Now 3rd Largest Subscription Music Service In The World [Mark Mulligan, MIDiA]
Amazon is now the 3rd largest paid music subscription service in the world, according to a new MIDiA analysis. Their just published report looks at Amazon’s streaming music strategy and. Continue reading
Warner Music’s Topsify Playlist Chief Exits To Launch New Venture
Three years after selling Playlist.net to Warner Music Group and establishing the major's own Topsify playlist brand, Kieron Donoghue is leaving the label group to start a new venture. The future. Continue reading
A7X Lawsuit Bears Potential To Forever Change Label Contracts
Huntington Beach, CA based band Avenged Sevenfold is trying a legal maneuver new to the music industry as they challenge the "7 year rule," which bars the personal services of. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The chart-topping, most often read articles from Hypebot this week covered Billboard's potential addition of YouTube plays ot its chart calculations, the release of a Spotify for Artists dedicated app,. Continue reading
Record Labels Are (Kind Of) Dead, Long Live Label Services!
[UPDATED] As the role and relevance of record labels has changed over time, new opportunities have also emerged in the music business, something which these two ex-major label guys are. Continue reading
Warner Music Cuts Deal With Mixcloud
Mixcloud, a British streaming service that allows listeners to share and consume radio shows, recently announced that it is signing on to a licensing agreement with Warner Music Group, and. Continue reading
Mixcloud Signs Landmark WMG Direct Licensing Deal For Curated Audio Streaming
Mixcloud, which has served as a platform for DJ sets, music podcasts and other long form audio since 2009, has finalized a deal with Warner Music Group. Negotiations with UMG. Continue reading
Aaron Bay-Schuck, Tom Corson To Lead Warner Bros. Records, Cameron Strang To Exit [OFFICIAL]
New WMG CEO Max Lousada is putting his stamp on the company with a major change in the executive suite of his flagship label. Current Warner Brothers Records Chairman and. Continue reading
Techstars Music Accelerator Launches Global Search For 2018 Class
Launched by respected startup accelerator Techstars and led by former Topspin and Twitter music head Bob Moczydlowsky, Techstars Music graduated its first class of 11 startups earlier this year. Now, a. Continue reading
Shakeup At Warner Music: Cameron Strang Resigns Board As Jon Platt, Max Lousada and Noreena Hertz Join
They real and rumored shakeups at Warner Music Group continue with Cameron Strang, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records resigning from the WMG board as three others join. The changes. Continue reading
LinkedIn: Musician’s Guide
While most artists tend to focus their social media marketing efforts on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, could it be that the typically more 'business' focused LinkedIn has promotional. Continue reading
