TUE. BRIEFING: YouTube Defends Content ID • Apple Turns Concert Promoter • MTV Rediscovers Music • More

Tuesday 4.26.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web YouTube Content ID is far from perfect, but does anyone have a better system. Is Facebook’s ID platform an improvement? Updated continuously under our More News tab. Related articles Zoe Keating’s Experience Shows Us Why YouTube’s Attitude To Creators Must Change…

Remember This? Prince’s Warner Bros Deal Precipitated Ripple Effect Of Copyright Terminations

Years ago, Prince negotiated with Warner Brothers to regain control of his catalog of music. While among the first to do so, many artists from 1978 onward have the option to renegotiate their contracts, thanks to the Copyright Revision Act. Here, music industry attorney Wallace Collins revisits Prince’s cutting edge…

MON. BRIEFING: Prince’s Death Prompts Piracy • UMG Beats Inflight • Anti-YouTube Rhetoric Intensifies • More

Monday 4.25.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web Surprise Beyoncé release is a testament to Prince’s legacy of building an authentic career on one’s own terms. Updated continuously under our More News tab. Related articles Prince Pulls Music Off All Streaming Services Except TIDAL, Soundcloud Prince – Who Pulled…

Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music

Always eager to help artists check things off their "to do" lists, Hypebot has advice this week on using Snapchat Khaled style to successfully market yourself, how to get more involved with your local music scene, use Facebook Live like a pro, and much, much more. 3 Social Media Fan…

This Week In Music Commentary

This week in music commentary, we hear from Guster’s Brian Rosenworcel on social media’s role in fan interaction, Cortney Harding regarding what virtual reality means for the music industry, and Tracy Maddux on how too much legal action stifles innovation. Compulsory Licenses Must Require Display Of Songwriter Credits Why The…

Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Advance Your Music Career • An Effective Marketing Plan • SEO For Musicians • More

Recently on MusicThinkTank, we looked at the value of having the right mindset, how to create an effective marketing plan, five SEO tips for artists, and more. Tom Hess | The Thing You Already Have That Will Ensure Your Music Career Success Janette Berrios | How To Advance Your Music…

REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

The need for compulsory licenses to display songwriter credits, Rhapsody names a new CEO (and they’re a former UMG exec), Pirate Bay claims streaming will lead to an increase in piracy, and much more as we mash the rewind button on another full week of music industry news. Compulsory Licenses…

TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

What’s popular? These articles for a start. Here we visit Led Zeppelin’s ongoing plagiarism woes, check in on how 2016’s Record Store Day went, review the best times to post on Facebook and Twitter, and much more. Led Zeppelin Stairway To Heaven Plagiarism Case Heads To Jury Trial Record Store…

FRI. BRIEFING: Pioneer Prince Remembered • MTV Rediscovers Music • Gershon Wins MUSEXPO Award • More

Friday 4.22.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web One thing – and it’s a big one – that streaming has been good for, is the planet. Happy Earth Day. Updated continuously under our More News tab. Related articles Is This The Weirdest Band T-Shirt Of 2015, Possibly Ever? 10…

THU. BRIEFING: Rivals Move To Block Sony Michael Jackson Deal • Crowdmix Layoffs • AEG Adds Bowery • More

Thursday 4.21.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web Big consolidation deals and startup layoffs. Just another day in the new music business… Updated under our More News tab.