Spotify Discover Weekly Has Helped Fans Unearth 300 Billion Tracks

Included with Spotify's annual lists of artists, albums, tracks and trends that topped the service in 2016, was a note that the music streamer's Discover Weekly playlists had been streamed more. Continue reading

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4 Best Practices For Strengthening Your Spotify Profile

As Spotify continues to grow and develop, the ways in which artists and fans can connect is also shifting. Here to help us keep up, we look at four of. Continue reading

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Tidal, The Streaming Service That’s Kind To Artists, Sued By Prince Estate Over Copyright Infringement

Although it was originally billed as being an artist-friendly service crammed with exclusive content, Tidal's success on both counts is questionable and now, in addition to its tepid launch and. Continue reading

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Sony’s Obermann Moves To WMG As Chief Digital Officer, EVP Biz Dev

Warner Music Group has hired Sony's Ole Obermann to oversee the company’s global business development, with a focus on new digital revenue opportunities and streaming.

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CD Baby Extends 50% Off Album Distribution Sale Through Friday, Offers 1¢ Shipping

Now through December 2nd, standard digital album distribution at CD Baby is 50% off at $24.50.  Just enter the code BLACKFRIDAY2016 at checkout.

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Instagram: The Best Way To Reach Music Fans

If you're curious which social media platform is the best one to target fans on, it looks as though the popular photosharing app Instagram may be your best bet, as. Continue reading

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Record Labels Shift From Promoters To Storytellers As Power Fades

In this piece,  David Emery remarks on record labels' directional shift towards promoting and selling artists "stories" as their power and influence in the music industry begins to fade.

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

Topping the charts on Hypebot this week we had articles covering how streaming precipitating changes in the sound of pop music, why a trade group is suing against Azoff's global. Continue reading

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How Become A Verified Artist On Spotify

In this piece, Chris Robley walks us through the twelve steps to becoming a verified artist on Spotify, including attaining the requisite 250 followers necessary for such verification to take. Continue reading

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How To Get 100K Plays On Soundcloud

With the music sharing space being as crowded as it is, generating followers has become a challenging task to say the least, but it is doable. Here an artist shares. Continue reading

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Join SoundCloud’s Free Artist Forum Live Online Today At 12:45PM ET

UPDATED: SoundCloud's second SoundCloud Artist Forum starts at 12:45 PM ET today. All creators are encouraged to participate for free on Facebook Live.  

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