Apple Aquires Tech, Talent Of Bankrupt Music Streamer Omnifone
Ominfone was in the business of building streaming music services for the likes of Blackberry, Samsung's Milk and Pono. It was one of the first companies to launch an unlimited. Continue reading
REQUIRED READING: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The most well read articles on Hypebot from the past week included an explanation of why no one is listening to your music, hard rock's strong showing on streaming services,. Continue reading
Neil Young Catalog Returns To Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Napster, Deezer, Others
[UPDATE 2] Neil Young has been one of the most vocal critics of music streaming, primarily because of audio quality. In April of 2015, he pulled all of his catalog. Continue reading
One Chart Which Tells The Music Business Story
This article looks at an exceedingly revealing chart from Fortune detailing the revenue generated by the recorded music industry within the past forty plus years, including all of highs and. Continue reading
Napster Partners With Sprint, EVEN and Lufthansa, Joins Music Industry Initiatives
Napster has been a little silent lately compared to competitors like Spotify and Apple Music. But that doesn't mean the music streamer formerly know as Rhapsody has not been busy. Continue reading
YouTube Buries Hatchet With GEMA, Meaning Germany Can Watch Videos Again
Germany's citizens can once again watch YouTube to their hearts content. After years of conflict between everyone's favorite video sharing site and the German collection society GEMA, it appears the dust. Continue reading
Spotify Relaunches Artists Site As “How To” Guide, But Stops Sharing Per Stream Payment Rates
The Spotify Artists site has relaunched with an emphasis on "how to" be more successful on the music streamer. "The music industry's still in the midst of a major transition – and. Continue reading
Should Spotify’s Daily Mix Be A Standalone Product?
After initially focusing more on human curation, the introduction of Spotify's more algorithm-based Daily Mix feature was extremely well received by users. Many were frustrated at the inability to synch. Continue reading
Warner Music, Avenged Sevenfold Test The Sacred 7 Year Rule
After the band bolted from Warner Music to drop their latest album with Capital Records, the former company is suing Avenged Sevenfold on the grounds that they violated their contract and. Continue reading
The Time Has Come For Facebook To Accept Songwriters’ Friend Request [David Israelite]
As Facebook has grown and developed, on the video side of things in particular, the time has come for the popular social networking platform to become properly licenesed, lest it risk. Continue reading
