Amazon Planning Free Ad-Supported Music Streamer To Take On Spotify, Pandora
UPDATED: Amazon is in talks with the major labels to launch an ad-supported music streaming service in direct competition to Spotify and Pandora according to a new report. The free. Continue reading
BTS Is First K-Pop Artist To Pass 5 Billion Spotify Streams
BTS has released its new album, MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA today and Spotify is confirming that they are now the first K-Pop group and first artist from Asia to. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentators from inside the music industry took to their soapboxes to examine the risk of music business 2.0 syndrome and explain why we need a conscious music tech. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Our tips and advice for the independent artists out there covered how to optimize your official YouTube artist channel, how you should be marketing your next album (or even single),. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Tax Loophole • Music Technology • Submitting Your Music • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors shared articles on a tax loophole just for songwriters, some important recent advancements in music tech to be aware of, how to submit music to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this cycle back through a busy week in the music industry, we revisit BTS's meteoric rise past five billion Spotify streams, the decline of playlists and rise of podcasts,. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Hitting the top of the charts among Hypebot readers this month, we had articles looking at BLACKPINK's beating out of Ariana Grande and BTS for biggest YouTube debut, the distressing. Continue reading
Spotify: The Decline of Playlists and Rise of Podcasts [MIDiA]
Just as the music industry gets comfortable with playlists as a marketing and revenue generation tool, come words of caution from the analysts at MIDiA. A playlist ‘hit’ often does. Continue reading
