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

Topping the Hypebot charts this week, we have pieces on Kanye West's uncensored "Famous" video, why Trent Reznor is wrong about Apple Music, YouTube's drop in importance as other streaming. Continue reading

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Twice As Many People Listen To Music On Amazon Prime Than On Apple Music, Spotify Premium Combined

Amazon has always been an underappreciated player. First it became the only alternative to the iTunes download store.  More recently, its quietly become a powerful player in streaming.  But few. Continue reading

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Is This The End Of Freemium Music On Spotify? [Mark Mulligan]

New stats put Spotify paid users at more than 35 million.  Even more impressively, the music streamer appears to be growing at 2 million subscribers per month. Much of that. Continue reading

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The Brexit’s Impact On The Global Music Economy

The surprise Brexit vote is guaranteed to have far-reaching economic effects in a variety of areas, and the music industry is by no means immune. Here we examine some of. Continue reading

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Pandora Says Some Accounts At Risk, Change Your Password Now

Pandora has informed some users that key information from their accounts were listed in a data dump that was recently publicly released. While different than a hack, it does still. Continue reading

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Spotify Passes 35 Million Paid Subscribers As Apple Music Struggles To Catch Up

The race for streaming music dominance has heated up in recent months, with Apple Music and Spotify the clear leaders.  Today's report that Spotify has 35 million paid subscribers, coupled. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEFING: Sony Accused Of Streaming Collusion • 50 Cent Exits Bankruptcy • CBS Radio IPO • More

​Thursday.7.7.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  It's not hard to imagine a major label favoring a streaming music service that it owns part of over a competitor.  Updated. Continue reading

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Should Apple Really Buy Tidal? A Look At Paid Subscriber Stats For All Major Music Services [CHART]

If Apple is buying Tidal, its shouldn't just be for its subscribers. After all, Tidal only has 3 million. But then again, given Apple Music's horrible churn rate, it needs all. Continue reading

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BIG Trouble Ahead For #Apple: Users Leave Apple Music 3X Faster Than They Do Spotify

Apple Music has a problem with users dropping the service.  It's called their churn rate – "the annual percentage rate at which customers stop subscribing to a service" – and. Continue reading

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Is Buying Tidal A Waste Of Apple’s Money?

Although Apple is allegedly in talks to purchase Jay-Z's streaming service Tidal, it's hard to see what exactly what the benefit would be for Tim Cook's company, as Apple is. Continue reading

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