YouTube To Unveil More Details Of Paid Service This Wednesday

To paraphrase The Kinks, I'm so tired, tired of waiting, tired of waiting for YouTube to launch their paid subscription service.  But it looks like, while we may not yet. Continue reading

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Is Samsung Buying Jay Z’s TIDAL?

A series of early mis-steps may have left Jay Z wondering what he'd gotten himself into when he bought and renamed the streaming music service now known as TIDAL.  But. Continue reading

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“Found Them First” – Spotify Measures Your Song Picking Cred

[UPDATED] If you're an early adopter of an up-and-coming band and are looking for bragging rights (or are just curious) Spotify's new "Found Them First" allows users to identify which. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

We hear from Steven Tyler regarding artist's rights, some talk of whether indie streams generate smaller royalties than the big stars, and a word of warning about the dreaded controlled. Continue reading

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Music Sales By Format – Downloads, Streaming, Physical [CHART]

RIAA statistics compiled by Statista show streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music generated $1.028 billion for the U.S. music industry in the first half of 2014, up 23% from. Continue reading

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Blockchain Tech And What The Music Business Could Learn From The Internet Of Things

Here George Howard reflects on his perception of the sameness of music business discussions/panels as they relate to streaming, and the challenge of getting people to understand blockchain technology and. Continue reading

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Surprising New Study Shows 66% Of U.S. Streams Music, Amazon #1 Paid Music Service

Streaming music is growing even faster than we thought, according to a new U.S. study, and Amazon is the #1 choice for those who pay for streaming. That Amazon's music costs are. Continue reading

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Managers Of John Legend, Knaan, Lindsey Sterling Exit Troy Carter’s Atom Factory

There were two major defections this week at Troy Carter's artist management arm Atom Factory this week, and with them went three marquee clients.

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How To Find What Matters To You Most On Hypebot

Scrolling down an endless stream of posts is not always the best way to consume content, so Hypebot has sections and tabs to help quickly find what matters most to you.

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A Beginners Guide To The True Cost Of Streaming Music [INFOGRAPHIC]

If you follow the music industry press, it would be easy to decide that knowing what streaming music costs and what streaming music pays is a constantly moving target. While that's. Continue reading

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