Pandora Dropped 2.3 Million Listeners In Last 3 Months, Stock Falls As Net Loss Widens
UPDATED: Pandora is heading into a stormy season, with court decisions, rate hearings and Congressional action all just ahead. Today's report to Wall Street, however, did nothing to calm investor. Continue reading
New Investors Line Up To Give Spotify Another $400 Million
A list of top global investors is emerging as Spotify continues late stage talks to reap an additional $400 million in funding at a valuation of $8.4 billion. It's no. Continue reading
Jay Z’s TIDAL Nabs Taylor Swift Streaming
Jay Z's recently purchased TIDAL appears to be positioning itself to be a real streaming music contender. Unlike Spotify, TIDAL is streaming Taylor Swift. Is this the first of TIDAL's. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup 2.9.16: U.S. Copyright Office, Apple, Beats & Spotify
The US Copyright Office released a music licensing Study on Thursday documenting principles that should guide congress in its plan for music licensing reform. Highlights of the 245 page report include performance. Continue reading
MySpace Returns From The Dead, Traffic Up 575%
What if MySpace was more than a vault for Throwback Thursdays? With new stats showing user traffic up a surprising 575% from this time last year, MySpace is causing a bit. Continue reading
Why SoundCloud Will Beat Other Streaming Music Services [Best of Hypebot 2014]
As 2014 comes to an end, we look back at the year's most read posts on Hypebot. This one is by Dan Polaske, an entrepreneur & blogger. Who is the current leader. Continue reading
Russell Simmons Discusses New Era of Music Industry
In a recent interview with Grammy U and All Def Digital, Def Jams' Russell Simmons spoke about the recent shift in the music industry – a shift he believes has taken. Continue reading