Rhapsody Expands To Latin America, Europe With Major Telefónica Deal

(UPDATED) Spotify and Rdio may get most of the press, but Rhapsody has been a player in streaming music since 2001 – long before these two startups were founded. Today,. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: Apple Event Oct. 22, CBGB Film Review, WillCall App, Martin Guitars, SXSW & More

TUESDAY 10.15.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

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David Byrne Takes A Sharp Yet Despairing Look At Spotify, Streaming Music and Musicians

Late last week David Byrne wrote a lengthy column for The Guardian in which he discussed streaming music, Spotify, the music industry, artist careers and his own choice of pulling. Continue reading

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DeliRadio Raises $9.35 Million In Funding, CEO Wayne Skeen Shares The Big Picture

Today web radio service DeliRadio announced that they've raised $9.35 million in funding from investors. This impressive achievement will allow DeliRadio to start hiring more engineers and grow their technical. Continue reading

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WiMP Launches Lossless CD Quality Music Stream

Today EU subscription music streaming service WiMP launched WiMP HiFi, a streaming music service with lossless music in CD quality. Its is available for Sonos, Bluesound, iOS and Android at. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds Follow Buttons, But Will Artists and Labels Use Them?

Spotify has added Follow buttons in the hopes that artists, labels, blogs and brands will embed them on sites. The buttons make it easy for web visitors to follow artists,. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: YouTube Music Awards, Songza + Foursquare, EDM Backlash, Lowery In NY Times & More

TUESDAY 10.1.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

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BandPage Expands Fan VIP Experiences With Rhapsody Partnership

BandPage today announced a partnership with Rhapsody that expands the reach of it's fan VIP Bandpage Experiences offering. Rhapsody will now send targeted notifications,with links to purchase BandPage Experiences directly. Continue reading

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Spotify, Pandora and TuneIn Form Streaming Audio Task Force, Release Online Listener Survey

Three very different streaming services – Spotify, Pandora and TuneIn have joined forces to form what their calling The Streaming Audio Task Force.  First up from the rather grandiosely named organization is. Continue reading

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Disconnect Your Music Service From Facebook NOW, Says Beats Music Exec’ Ian Rogers

Former Topsin CEO Ian Rogers wants everyone to disconnect their music service from Facebook right now. "If your music service is currently barfing every track you play to Facebook, turn. Continue reading

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