WED. BRIEF: SoundCloud Has Suitors • BuzzAngle Mid-Year Music Report • Pirates Are Lovin’ Jay-Z • More

Wednesday 7.5.17 Music Business News From Around The Web The right company buying SoundCloud could mean a real threat to Spotify. Updated continuously under our More News tab

MON. BRIEF: Kanye Splits With Tidal Over Money • $2M In Good Guvera News • "Devastated" Adele Cancels Last 2 Shows • More

MONDAY 7.3.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Leave it to Kanye to wreck a quiet summer weekend: "West Splits With Tidal Of Money Dispute" Updated continuously under our More News tab

This Week In Music Commentary

Commentators from within the music industry this week gave their thoughts on fixing streaming royalties/licensing, how struggling musicians can succeed, and how much more room to grow streaming has. Compromise Proposal To Fix Streaming Royalties, Licensing, Notification [DAVID LOWERY] Imagine Dragons Offer Advice To Struggling Musicians: ‘Have No Ego… And…

Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Music Therapy • Get Out Of The Garage • Protect Your Music • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at the health benefits of music therapy, how to successfully get your band out of the garage, what keen musicians do to protect their music, and more. Dixie Somers | Tones For The Troubled: 5 Health Benefits Of Music Therapy Emma Sturgis | Get…

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

Back up the advice truck, this week Hypebot unloads a slew of tips on which Instagram posts to hide, how to successfully pitch your music, the best way to manage your rights on YouTube, and much, much more! 6 Types Of Posts Musicians Should Archive On Instagram Getting Out Of…

REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this scroll back through what was an undeniably full week of music industry news, we revisit the exclusive release of Jay-Z’s new album, the payoff of Taylor Swift’s return to Spotify, the departure of Pandora’s CEO, and much, much more. New Jay-Z Album 4:44 Explodes On Twitter Despite (Or…

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

The most popular posts from Hypebot this week took on the biggest myths surrounding music streaming, the seismic shift in music consumption, why the proposed Tesla music service isn’t what everyone thinks, and more! 5 Biggest Myths About Music Streaming More Of Gen Z Get Their Music From Spotify Than…

6 Types Of Posts Musicians Should Archive On Instagram

We all make mistakes, and when your social media presence is tied to your livelihood, the ability to hide these mistakes should be taken advantage of. Here we look at six instances where artists should take advantage of Instagram’s new ‘archive’ feature and conceal their posts from the eyes of…

Getting Out Of The Garage: Tips For Starting A Band Successfully

While the number of bands and artists performing at bars and clubs each night are too numerous to count, only a select few of this groups will ever move on to moderate touring success or a record deal, much less fame and fortune. In this piece we explore how bands…

FRI. BRIEF: Jay Z’s 4:44 Drops As Tidal, Sprint Exclusive • Twickets US Launch • Sony Adds Vinyl Plant • More

FRIDAY 6.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Does Jay Z using his album releases as corporate bargaining chips make him an innovator or an opportunist? Updated continuously under our More News tab