TUE. BRIEF: Spinal Tap Lawsut • Beats 1’s Lowe To Keynote SXSW • FUGA To U.S. • Bon Iver Gender Equality Drive • More

TUESDAY 10.18.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Zane Lowe is talented, but is he really transformational or revolutionary enough to keynote SXSW or is Apple just a big sponsor? Updated continuously under our More News tab

Don’t Be Fooled: The Truth Behind Amazon Music Unlimited’s Price

With Amazon having finally released their long awaited stand-alone streaming service, the $7.99 sticker price seems to be bucking an industry trend by offering consumers unlimited streaming for less, but the figure is deceptive. _______________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Amazon has finally launched it’s long awaited…

Up-And-Coming Rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Kicks Some Chart Ass

Data doesn’t lie if you know what to look for. Here Next Big Sound’s Liv Buli takes a close at he rapid rise of rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, who is he dominating the Pandora charts in the wake of the release of his new mixtape. ____________________________ Guest post…

AM BRIEF: Pirates Outrank Streamers • Americana Outsells Country • Beyonce Sells 2M Tix • LPFM • More

Monday 10.17.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Does free streaming really reduce piracy when traffic on PBay and YouTube-MP3 surpasses Spotify and Pandora? Updated continuously under our More News tab

This Week In Music Commentary

Music commentators this week shared their thoughts and opinions on how old school talent can transition to a modern music economy, the RIAA gets confused, and we hear a brief but poignant history of 1/8 inch headphone jack. Can Old School Label Talent Transition To Digital? [Jon Maples] Will Someone…

This Week In Music Commentary

Music commentators this week shared their thoughts and opinions on how old school talent can transition to a modern music economy, the RIAA gets confused, and we hear a brief but poignant history of 1/8 inch headphone jack. Can Old School Label Talent Transition To Digital? [Jon Maples] Will Someone…

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

In our DIY and advice section for this week, we drop some handy knowledge for on artists on using Snapchat like a pro, embracing your mistakes, and how artists can better tap into the college music market, as well as much more. 5 Ways To Snapchat (In A Snap) Learning…

REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this edition of our look back through the past seven days of industry news, we examine SFX’s continued action against Robert Sillerman, Pandora and Shazam’s additions to their respective platforms, Spotify’s recent massive payout, and much, much more. SFX Continues To Move Against Ex-CEO Bob Sillerman Shazam Adds Music…

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

The most popular and frequently read posts on Hypebot this week included a breakdown of what to expect when working with studio musicians, what will happen when music streaming reaches a tipping point, how you can set positive but also realistic goals in your music career, and more. What To…

Learning To Embrace Mistakes As A Musician

While there are many skills musicians must master in order to be successful, one of the most important and difficult is the ability to recover and learn from mistakes. Here we look at how artists can use their screw-ups to help with their overall improvement. ____________________________ Guest Post by Anthony…