Beats To Become Part Of iTunes As Apple’s Music Sales Fall 14% This Year

Global music sales at Apple’s iTunes are down 13% – 14% since the start of the year, according to a new report. The reason are obvious – ubiquitous free music. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds “Sort You Music” To Get You Playlists In Order

For many, playlists are the new radio.  But who has the time to endlessly sort all of the tracks you've added into a pleasing order or re-order them when you. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Apple Unveils iTunes 12: Major Redesign, New Features Deezer Acquires Stitcher Adding 35K Talk Shows and Podcasts To Music Platform  SFX Owned Beatport Aquirehires Listn, Will Shut It Down MORE:

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Listen To Spotify On An Old Cassette Player [VIDEO]

  This retro Spotify media server is based on a Raspberry Pi, the super cheap cerdit card sized single board computer, and as creator Matt Brailsford explains, the cassette tapes. Continue reading

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: Pandora Growth Slows, Tumblr Upgrades Video, Battle @ The Greek, Ticketleap & More

FRIDAY 10.24.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE  Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

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Rhapsody Names New CEO

Rhapsody has always been music streaming's quiet competitor. They were among the first to the party, but have since have avoided splashy moves – no big ad campaigns or free. Continue reading

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Is Bandcamp’s “Subscribe” Feature the Answer to Sustainable Digital Music Consumption, or Has Streaming Won The Race?

By Tyler Hayes, Freelance Writer & Blogger Bandcamp is a website on a mission to provide musicians with the tools necessary to sell their recorded music–both digitally and physically. It's an. Continue reading

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Two Views On The Future Of Streaming Music Services

By Alan Cross, Canadian Broadcaster, Radio Consultant. Guys like Thom Yorke and David Byrne can rage against the dying of the light as much as they want, but that won’t prevent streaming. Continue reading

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Microsoft Launches Music Deals App Boasting $0.99 and $1.99 Album Deals

Microsoft just announced it's rollout of Music Deals – a new app for Windows and Windows Phone users with big music taste on a tight budget. The company has promised. Continue reading

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5 Ways Indie Labels & Artists Can Increase Music Monetization

From the INgrooves newsletter.  1. Today, the marketplace is dynamic! Understand how to maximize monetization for all platforms. Two key examples are YouTube and Spotify. YouTube channel maintenance should focus. Continue reading

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