SoundCloud Responds To Cash Crunch, Fire-Sale Report
Reports of a SoundCloud cash crunch and sell-off at 40% below investor valuation surfaced yesterday, even as the music streamer expanded its Premier Platform. Now SoundCloud is pushing back, saying. Continue reading
DJs, Producers Can Now Join SoundCloud Premier And Get Paid
We've been skeptical of the speed at which SoundCloud has on-ramped artists to its Premier program that allows creators to share in revenue generated ON SoundCloud. Today, the financially challenged. Continue reading
How Music Marketing Is Changing In 2017
Although not without its flaws, 2016 was the first time in a while that the music industry showed signs of real growth, thanks in large part to the rising popularity. Continue reading
SoundCloud Cash Crunch Continues, 40% Of Valuation Fire-Sale Seen Likely [NEW REPORT]
New reports confirm what we've been reporting for several months: SoundCloud needs a lot of cash or it needs a buyer; and it needs one of them fast. So far,. Continue reading
Share Of Revenue Music Streamers Paid Licensing Orgs Fell 27% In 2016, Says New Study
What a stream is worth will be debated forever, but one place to start is to ask what revenue it generates. A new study says that monetization is fast approaching. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
As we take a few minutes to revisit a full seven days of music industry news, we revisit musicians' reaction to SXSW contracts which threaten immigrants, the appreciable bump in. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, some of the most popular and often perused posts on Hypebot included a look some of SXSW's best tech events, Spotify's decision to remove its inbox and messaging. Continue reading
Hypebot Is Partnering With The Music Biz Weekly Podcast and I Am This Week’s Guest!
Hypebot is proud to be partnering with the Music Biz Weekly Podcast to help bring this already successful podcast to a broader audience. To celebrate, I joined hosts Michael Brandvold and. Continue reading
SoundCloud 101: Guide To Making Money On SoundCloud
Similar in its design to YouTube Monetization, SoundCloud Monetization gives artists the opportunity to play ads during their tracks, giving them a chance to make actual money of SoundCloud. Here. Continue reading
A Look At The 11 Startups Named To TechStar Music’s Inaugural Class [Bas Grasmayer]
Here we review eleven tech startups chosen by known startup accelerator Techstars, and what they're doing to reshape the future of music tech, and the music industry as a whole. Continue reading
