TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot Posted by December 31, 2016 Leave a comment on TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot In looking back at some of the most popular and frequently read stories from the holiday week, we revisit music industry leaders’ predictions for 2017, SoundCloud’s end of year report, why it’s no longer likely that Spotify will buy them, and more. Music Industry Leaders Predictions For 2017 SoundCloud Touts Music Discovery, Creator Updates In Year End Report Spotify’s Acquisition Of SoundCloud No Longer Likely How I Gained 10.5 Million YouTube Followers Internet Gives Musicians Double-Edged Sword Related articles Spotify’s Acquisition Of SoundCloud No Longer Likely – hypebot 10 Music Marketing Predictions For 2017 [JESSE KIRSHBAUM] – hypebot YouTube Has Paid Musicians, Music Industry $1 Billion In 12 Months vs $1.6 Billion From Spotify – hypebot Hypebot Readers Question YouTube, Spotify Payment Stats – hypebot YouTube Says It Paid Out $1 Billion To The Music Industry This Year Through Advertising YouTube has paid over $1 billion to the music industry from advertising alone in the last year YouTube paid out $1 billion in royalties over the last 12 months, but the music industry isn’t satisfied