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Replace Your Mouth With Tinie Tempah’s Or Enjoy A Music Video Made Of Vines

Tinie Tempah now has a rap app that lets you replace your mouth with his. There's got to be a better way to describe it but you'll get what I. Continue reading

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Digital Performance Royalties For Older Songs Considered By Tennessee Legislature

Musicians of all genres today are building on the legacy of earlier songwriters. But digital performance royalties are not paid to artists for music recorded before 1972. Two Tennessee legislators. Continue reading

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Twitter Use Is Tiny Compared To Facebook [CHART]

Twitter gets a lot of press and remains a powerful promotional tool for some.  But its overall monthly active usage is dwarfed by Facebook.

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Beats Music Licensing Indies with Merlin, Pays Same Royalty Rate As Majors

Beats Music and Merlin yesterday announced a licensing agreement that includes a commitment on Beats part to pay all rights holders equal royalty rates. With Merlin cosigning Beats announcement, talk. Continue reading

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5 Ways Major Label Music On SoundCloud Would Be Awesome

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Most of the music services available today have more or less the same music, so they distinguish themselves with third-party apps, free versions, improved. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup: February 7, 2014

This year’s Super Bowl featured more current hits in commercials than any Super Bowl in recent history.  Advertising executives at top music publishers credit their label partners’ role in making. Continue reading

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Rdio and Shazam Integration Goes International, Leaves Spotify In The Dust

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Rdio and Shazam extended on Tuesday a joint feature in Shazam’s app that lets music fans preview and collect songs they’ve tagged from speakers. Continue reading

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5 Time Management Tactics Every Musician Must Know

We've talked a lot this week about how to stay ahead of the time management game. Prior planning, staying focused, having attainable goals, and being willing to work hard to. Continue reading

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: Labels Sue SiriusXM, $10 Prince Tix, Rdio + Tesla, Topspin On Beats, U2 & More

FRIDAY 2.7.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

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Union Square Venture’s Partner Andy Weissman Talks Music Startups

Subcribe to the Upward Spiral podcast in iTunes, play recent shows on SoundCloud, or follow us on Twitter.  In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we. Continue reading

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iTunes Radio Listeners Are Not Buying Music

Apple did not use the phrase "iTunes Radio" in their late January earnings call and one has to wonder if they're disappointed with listenership or with the possibility that few. Continue reading

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