A better way to value streams on Spotify [Chris Castle]
[UPDATE] Attorney and artist advocate Chris Castle outlines an alternative way to value streams on Spotify, one which offers fairer compensation to the artists behind the music. Guest post by. Continue reading
Twitch finally gets around to notifying banned streamers of why they were banned
In an effort to claw its way back from a parade of content moderation gaffs, live streaming giant Twitch will now be doing its banned users the courtesy of actually. Continue reading
Emerging Colombian artists you shouldn’t miss
If you’re looking to discover new music, don’t miss these up and coming artists from Colombia, who are crushing it in the music game. Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of. Continue reading
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Berklee College of Music alumnus and trustee Josh Gruss , the CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Round Hill Music has gifted the College $1 million to establish the Josh Gruss/Round. Continue reading
3 top record labels now earn $2.56M per hour
Although we’re still dealing with a global pandemic, and all the challenges that means for the music industry, major labels UMG, Sony, and WMG are having their most lucrative year. Continue reading
Spotify’s HiFi plans leak on Reddit
Rumors that Spotify was nearing the launch of a HiFi / lossless music option have heated up over the last week. Spotify announced back in February that hi-def music was. Continue reading
Twitter pauses verifications (again) after giving fake accounts blue checks
Twitter has stopped taking applications for official verification of accounts yet again, The pause in granting the much-coveted ‘blue checks’ came after Twitter admitted that some fake accounts had been. Continue reading
Live Nation to require vaccination, negative test for fans, artists at all shows
Live Nation has announced that starting October 4th, artists and audiences will require proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID test to be admitted to any of its. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot
Claiming the top of the Hypebot charts this week, we had articles covering how Spotify is tracking your data, how Facebook and Instagram ad tools can be used to do. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review
As we cycle back through the past week’s music industry news, we’re revisiting vaccine requirements at concerts, whether it’s time for music crowdfunding to make a comeback, the problem with. Continue reading
