Snapchat Adds Music – It’s A Big Deal, But Will Artists And Songwriters Get Paid?

Snapchat has been very public about its music ambitions, including rumored talks to start a label or to buy Taylor' Swift's Big Machine records in tandem with Apple. Today those tune-driven dreams. Continue reading

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How Rhapsody Re-Entered The Streaming Player Competition

Industry analyst Mark Mulligan who pens the Music Industry Blog shares how Rhapsody and its Napster brand are on the road back to becoming a real competitor in the crowded streaming music sector.

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Fast Company Names 10 Most Innovative Music Companies 2015

Each year Fast Company names the year's most innovative companies including a special category for music. In addition to putting the spotlight on some great companies, it's an interesting glimpse. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 2.9.16: U.S. Copyright Office, Apple, Beats & Spotify

The US Copyright Office released a music licensing Study on Thursday documenting principles that should guide congress in its plan for music licensing reform. Highlights of the 245 page report include performance. Continue reading

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Rdio Dropped From Zenbu Pre-1972 Music Lawsuits

(UPDATED) Just 5 days after Google, Apple's Beats, Sony, Rdio, Songza, Slacker and Grooveshark were served with simultaneously filed lawsuits alleging exploitation of pre-1972 sound recordings without license or payment, the. Continue reading

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Google, Apple, Sony, Rdio, Songza, Slacker, Grooveshark Targeted With Pre-1972 Music Lawsuits

[UPDATE 2] Google, Apple's Beats, Sony Entertainment, Rdio, Songza, Slacker and Escape Media Group (the parent company of Grooveshark) have been served with simultaneously filed lawsuits alleging exploitation of pre-1972. Continue reading

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Global Digital Music Market Projections 2015 – 2019

When technology is used to record, store, and encode sound digital music has been created. Beyond it's creation, digital music is what then allows customers to listen or download music. Continue reading

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8 Steps To Building Your Personal Music Brand [Best of Hypebot 2014]

As the year draws to a close we're sharing some of Hypebot's most read posts of 2014.   Neil Patel freely shares his "Complete Guide To Building Your Personal Brand". Continue reading

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After SoundCloud Deletions, Kaskade Plans His Own Music Platform

On Wednesday, in a series of Twitter posts, electronic music dj and producer Kaskade revealed that he was getting SoundCloud takedown notices for many of his posted tracks and that. Continue reading

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Bandsintown Partners With Sony Music Unlimited

Bandsintown has partnered with Sony's Music Unlimited subscription service to bring song previews to its concert listing app. Bandsintown users will now be able to preview music by artists whose concerts are. Continue reading

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Gracenote Takes On The Echo Nest With Music Recommendation API ‘Rhythm’

2014 is already shaping up to be a pivotal year for Gracenote. Sony is selling the music data provider to the Tribune Media in a deal that creates a massive. Continue reading

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