Amazon Prime Music Is Here And It Underwhelms, But Not In A Bad Way

Amazon's new Prime Music is here, a streaming service that's "free" to Amazon Prime subscribers only. If you're wondering if Spotify users will switch over then you're on the wrong. Continue reading

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7 Tips For Marketing Your Music On Streaming Services

We're in a weird transitional period in relationship to streaming music services. It's hard to know which service will survive and whether or not focusing on streaming alternatives to Spotify. Continue reading

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ROK Mobile: Music + Mobile Service From The Guy Who Brought Us Patron and Paul Mitchell

(UPDATED) Partnerships betweeen music streaming services and mobile carriers are announced almost weekly, but seldom is the carrier and music service one an the same. That's the one price, one. Continue reading

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Gracenote’s Rhythm Adds Filesharing Data and Social Media Sentiment Via Musicmetric

Gracenote continues to build its Rhythm platform for music streaming services with the addition of global fan data from Musicmetric. Earlier this year Gracenote announced a social media and trending. Continue reading

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Guilty Pledgers Party For Good Causes With Spotify

Just when you thought there was nothing else to say about playlists, along comes the Guilty Pledgers app for fundraising with Spotify playlists. The idea is that you throw a. Continue reading

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The Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

5 Major Stories Shaping The Music Industry In 2014 How To Land A Synch 2014 Music Biz Predictions Making Soundcloud Better Stopping Google+ Spam Spotify Drops Free Limits Top 100. Continue reading

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Frisky Builds An Indie EDM Streaming Service

The news that Radionomy was buying Winamp and Shoutcast from AOL was good for many web radio broadcasters including Faisal Sultan of Frisky, an EDM radio station that added a. Continue reading

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Rdio Jumps On Free Music Bandwagon, Lifts Listening Limits

"If you love something, set it free," begins the announcement from Rdio, that they've dropped all listening caps on it's U.S. site.  The move comes just days after Spotify dropped. Continue reading

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5 Stories That Will Shape The Music Industry In 2014

By Alex May (@AlexmDrums) In a recent episode of the Upward Spiral podcast, we talked with Darren Hemmings, who is the founder of Motive Unknown, a strategic digital marketing consultancy, about the. Continue reading

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Spotify Drops All Time Limits On Free Accounts

Spotify has dropped all time limits on free accounts. The move comes just days prior to the launch of Beats Music, which will offer only a 7 day free trial.. Continue reading

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