Strong Quarter For Sony Music Helps Sony Corp. Turn Profitable Despite Orchard Write-Off

Sony Corp beat analyst's expectations and swung back to profitable in the first quarter of 2016 after posting a loss last quarter.  Helping drive the turnaround was a stronger than expected. Continue reading

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Frank Ocean Teases New Release With Stream Only Available To Apple Users

Always private and a bit mysterious, Frank Ocean promised his fans new music in July; and on the last day of the month, he launched a teaser that points to. Continue reading

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Is Spotify Also Eyeing Tidal? Kayne West Shares Insider Info, Calls On Apple To “Give Jay His Check”

Last month we heard rumors that Apple was exploring the purchase of Jay Z's Tidal streaming service. Since then, we've heard nothing, until this weekend when Tidal co-owner Kayne West. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Gives Creators An “Album” Option

Ever since SoundCloud cut its label deals and added a paid service, it's sped up the pace at which its adding new features. Today they added the option to display. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week in music commentary, we hear thoughts and opinions on how the formula which makes Pokemon Go so successful could be applied to the music industry, the coming of. Continue reading

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

In Hypebot's most popular articles this week, we looked at Rhapsody users' rebellion over the Napster switch, Twitter's simplification of the account verification process, the explosion of Pokemon music on. Continue reading

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Canadian Music PRO SOCAN Acquires Jeff Price’s Audiam “to finally fix the global industry problems”

In May, Canadian performing rights organization SOCAN acquired music and metadata delivery technology provider MediaNet. Late yesterday, they added Audiam, a digtal music licensing and royalty collection service, to their music. Continue reading

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The Music Industry’s Complex Relationship With YouTube Explained In Just 50 Words

“According to those who oppose the service, YouTube is slowly killing the music industry, one tiny cut at a time. It is anti-artist and anti-copyright, they claim. Meanwhile, every major. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEFING: Spotify IPO Examined • Facebook Pays Creators To Go Live • Beggars U.S. Hacked • More

WEDNESDAY 7.20.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Can Spotify live up to its $8B valuation?  Despite an equity stake, the majors have no intention of making it easy.. Continue reading

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YouTube Music Launches Daring Ad Campaign Featuring A Cross Dressing Teen, Rapping Hijabi Muslim, More [VIDEO]

There are no reliable stats on how many people pay to use YouTube Music, but it clearly lags well behind Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.  In a move guaranteed to raise awareness,. Continue reading

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