TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, Hypebot's most often read articles covered the financial plight of the average musician, Ed Sheeran's litigation woes at the hands of Marvin Gaye's estate, how Best Buy brought. Continue reading
The Business Of Streaming Music [PODCAST]
David Turner, the author of the newsletter Penny Fractions. David joins Michael Brandvold on the Music Biz Weekly podcast in a discussion about the business of streaming music, the issues. Continue reading
Musician’s Guide To Streaming Click Fraud
As streaming settles in to become the established medium of music consumption, the inevitable issue of fraud is rearing its ugly head. In this piece Kevin Cornell provides a quick. Continue reading
YouTube Music Launches In 17 Countries, Red Re-brands As YouTube Premium
YouTube's newest subscription service, YouTube Music, is now available to all users in the U.S, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South Korea, in addition to 12 new countries: Austria, Canada, Finland,. Continue reading
Spotify Misstep: Direct Licenses With Managers For Rights They Don’t Control
There have been rumblings over at Spotify HQ of a plan for the streaming platform to pay advances for direct deals with artists and artist managers. Chris Castle explains why. Continue reading
Spotify Is ‘Cash Flow Positive,’ says CEO Ek, Admits Hate Policy Handled Badly
Spotify CEO Daniel EK has now publicly admitted that the company handled the implementation of its new "hate content and hateful conduct" policy badly. More surprising was how the founder. Continue reading
71% Of Spotify Users Need Free Music says Troy Carter
Spotify Global Head of Creator Services Troy Carter was tasked yesterday with convincing a skeptical creator community that expanding the streamer's free tier was good news, even though ad-supported streams. Continue reading
Spotify Expands Free Music, Adds Assisted Playlists
Spotify is expanding its free ad-supported tier with unlimited access and song play to tracks on 15 personalized playlists. More free music, which is a direct threat to broadcast radio,. Continue reading
Artists Without Label Revenue Up 27%, Industry +$1.4B [Mark Mulligan]
2017 global recorded music revenue hit $17.4 billion, up from $16 billion in 2016. Streaming drove the increase, but the fastest growing sector was artists without labels, which saw a. Continue reading
Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) To Report Q1 Results May 2
Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT) will report its first quarter 2018 financial results on Wednesday, May 2nd, after the market closes. It is the first time that the music streamer has. Continue reading
