YouTube Views Double In Single Year To 1 Billion Hours Every Day

YouTube has become the service that the music industry loves to hate. But with stats like those just released, YouTube is also a medium that music would miss dearly if. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: SoundCloud Go Adds $5 Tier • Millions In Unpaid YouTube Royalties • RIAA Wants Piracy Filters • More

2.28.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  SoundCloud joins Pandora and iHeart in testing a $5 price point. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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10 Things You Can Do To Get Better Tour Data

When artists set out to plan a tour, there are challenging decisions that must be made, when it comes to where fans and venues are located, what cities are worth. Continue reading

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

This week, the most popular articles from Hypebot included topics such as SoundCloud's continued need for cash, why the music industry is more innovative than you might think, Spotify's massive. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Named Merrit Farren As New General Counsel

Streaming music service SoundCloud has named Merritt Farren as its new General Counsel. Farren's bailiwick includes oversight of SoundCloud's legal affairs and public policy strategy, as well as data protection,. Continue reading

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Collect All Your Royalties For Pandora Plays: A How To Guide

Although Pandora is often labeled as the poster child for services that don't pay artists the money they deserve, the reality is that Pandora can be one of the best. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Accuses Financial Times Of Fake News That It’s “Begging For Money” As 2 Top Execs Exit

Soundcloud was playing defense today, after weekend reports that two top SoundCloud executives had exited the company and that it is now "begging for money"; calling much of the account. Continue reading

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UPDATE: Two Top Execs Exit As SoundCloud “Begs” Investors For Cash

UPDATED: SoundCloud's COO and VP of Finance both have left the music streamer. Their exit comes just weeks after the company admitted in financial filings that it could run out. Continue reading

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Prince Arrives On All Major Streaming Services, 2 New Albums Planned [UPDATED]

UPDATED: On Sunday, all of Prince's extensive Warner Music catalog returned to streaming. WMG also announced a slate of reissues and 2 new releases.

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Bandcamp Makes Major Improvements To Help Sell More Merchandise, Physical Goods

Sales of music merchandise, along with other physical formats, continue to grow on Bandcamp. To accelerate growth, Bandcamp has unveiled major improvements. 

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CHANGES @ SoundExchange • Univeral Music Group Publishing • Thirty Tigers

SoundExchange has announced the appointment of Ron Wilcox of Warner Music Group (WMG) to its Board of Directors. Wilcox serves as WMG’s Executive Counsel, Business Affairs, Strategic and Digital Initiatives.. Continue reading

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