Apple Music is making a play for the red hot Latin music market with ¡Dale Play!, a newly launched playlist of hot Latin hits globally. Each week, the playlist artwork features a different artist hand selected by Apple Music’s editorial team and will act as its face of Latin music…
Category archives: Major Labels
8 Best Pop Performers Of All Time
One of the most widely consumed genre’s of music in the world, pop, has been home to some of the most iconic and groundbreaking performers of the 21st century. In this piece we look at eight of the most renowned pop artists to ever live. _______________________ In this recent post…
What Role Will The Copyright Office Play In “Noncommercial Use” Of Pre-1972 Recordings Under MMA
Now that the Music Modernization Act has run the gauntlet and been passed into law, Chris Castle takes a hard look at what role of the Copyright Office Examiners will be playing in authorizing the noncommercial use of pre-1972 recordings. __________________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Tech Solutions…
Latin Music Boom Here To Stay
After achieving dominance in 2017, the Latin music wave breaking through into the mainstream has showed no signs of stopping. Here we look at the timeline of Latin music’s economic boom. ___________________________ Guest post by William Glanz of SoundExchange Latin music achieved dominance in 2017, with “Despacito” becoming nearly as…
Warner Music Group Launches WMG Boost To Invest In Music Tech Startups
In a positive sign for overall industry growth, music business giant Warner Music Group has to allocate some of its cash into something called WMG boost, with hopes of investing in music tech related startups. __________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 You can tell that the music…
Spotify Is Now 10 – How Has It Impacted Music?
Although the Swedish streaming service couldn’t have been introduced to the market at worse time, Spotify has managed to not only endure but grow. Now ten years in, we look at both the good and the bad brought about by the platform’s presence in the music industry. ____________________________ Guest post…
INgrooves Joins eMusic Exodus Over Late Payments
INgrooves has joined a growing group of distributors and record labels pulling their music from eMusic over continued payment problems, a spokesperson told Hypebot Monday. Just weeks ago, The Orchard and Naxos separately pulled their extensive catalogs from the struggling subscription music download platform. Multiple sources tell Hypebot that many…
Music in Media Awards Names 2019 Nominees
The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) has announced its 2019 nominees for music in film, TV, video games, commercials and trailers. With over 500 submissions, nominees were chosen from around the world in genres of music for film, TV and video games, including dramatic feature, sci-fi/ fantasy, documentary and…
First Round Voting For Grammy Awards 2019 Opens
First round voting for the Grammy Awards 2019 begins today, October 17th, and runs through October 31st. See our full list of Grammy Deadlines and Dates 2019 here.
Stairway To Heaven Isn’t Blurred Lines
In response to a what was, for some, a less than ideal outcome to a recent court ruling from the 9th circuit that "Stairway to Heaven" had not in fact infringed upon the song "Taurus" by Spirit, copyright lawyer Rick Sanders weighs in on why the ruling may not be…