Move Over Spotify, YouTube Has A Major Samsung Deal Too
Samsung Galaxy customers will a free limited YouTube Premium! subscription which includes ad-free access to both YouTube and Google's latest streaming service, YouTube Music. The news came on the same. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Hypebot's most popular and often perused articles this week covered PledgeMusic's ongoing failure to pay artists, why more band and musicians are rejecting traditional record deals in favor of making. Continue reading
Spotify To Come Pre-Loaded In Millions Of Samsung Phones
Spotify and Samsung are expanding their partnership. Starting today, Spotify will be pre-installed on millions of new Samsung mobile devices globally. In addition, new Spotify users in the U.S. with. Continue reading
2018 Was A Good Year To Be Spotify [Russ Crupnick]
While there has been much discussion of Spotify's financial situation, another important metric to pay attention to is actual listeners. Here Russ Crupnick of MusicWatch breaks down some of the. Continue reading
Streaming Revenue Impressive, But Can It Ever Make Up For Lost Physical Sales?
With streaming revenue showing a massive increase in comparison to previous years, the major three record labels are rejoicing at their annual haul. A big part of this income still. Continue reading
100 Million Use Paid Music Streaming Services In US [MusicWatch]
Fresh off the release of RIAA revenue numbers MusicWatch shared its year-end numbers assessing the size of the US streaming market and how music listening is evolving. Among the internet. Continue reading
Spotify India Passes 1M Users In 1st Week: Stunning Stats About Streaming in World’s Most Populous Country
Spotify announced that it has passed 1 million users in India just a week after launching there. It's an impressive number until you remember that the country has a population. Continue reading
7digital, Juke End Partnership After $4.5M Settlement
UK-based 7digital has reached a settlement with Media Saturn’s Juke music streaming service to dissolve their partnership. Under the Agreement, 7digital will be released from all outstanding contracts with the Juke. Continue reading
Hypebot Crashes The Music Biz Weekly Podcast: Streaming, PledgeMusic, Smart Speakers, More
The big three record labels earning $19 million a day from streaming, the ongoing PledgeMusic tragedy, how smart speakers are changing songwriting and the future of podcasting were all part. Continue reading
Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book’ Passes 1.5B Spotify Streams
Three years after the release of 'Coloring Book,' Chance the Rapper surpassed 1.5 billion streams on Spotify as of March 1st. 'Coloring Book' was released in May of 2016 and. Continue reading
