For an artist, the prospect of traversing the globe can carry significant appeal, but financing such a venture is no easy task. Here traveler and musical entrepreneur Brett Newski discusses how a musician can travel the world at a minimal cost. ____________________________ Guest Post by Brett Newski Hello. My name…
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Eurovision To Broadcast Live In US For First Time
The Eurovision Song Contest is a big deal. It’s launched and boosted careers of EU artists for years, but never been televised in the U.S. Now Viacom’s Logo channel will broadcast the finale live and ad free on May 14th. “We are thrilled that the world’s biggest entertainment show is…
Live Nation Declares Today National Concert Day
To kick off another summer of live music, Live Nation will mount its 2nd annual National Concert Day today May 3rd. The event will take place at NYC’s Irving Plaza and feature performances by Dierks Bentley, Wiz Khalifa, Joan Jett and Cheap Trick. There will also be special appearances by…
TUE. BRIEFING: Amazon Takes On YouTube • Beatport Slashes Operation • Music Biz Conference • More
Wednesday 5.12.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web A serious competitor to YouTube is great news for creators and the music industry. Updated continuously under our More News tab.
Pandora Streamed Drake’s "Views" 17.4 Million Times In 4 Days
Apple Music may have the interactive streaming exclusive this week, but that didn’t keep Pandora users from enjoying tracks from Drake’s new album. Since Friday, over 146,000 users have added Drake stations to their Pandora accounts. Drake’s "Views" has over 17.4 million spins to date The track "Too Good" featuring…
Drake Surpasses 911,000 Albums In Just 3 Days In U.S. And Canada, Beyonce And Prince Also Strong
In just 3 days since its release, Drake’s Views, has passed 822,000 album units (streams + sales) in the US and 89,000 in Canada. Beyonce’s Lemonade made also remained strong with 188,000 album units in U.S. and 13,ooo in Canada, according to BuzzAngle. UNITED STATES: BuzzAngle Music Album Project Week-to-Date…
Live Nation To Launch Massive $20 Concert Ticket Promotion
Concert giant Live Nation is planning a special $20 ticket fire sale to 1000 major summer concerts. Starting May 13th and running through May 20th. We’ll have more details as they leak, though we expect a complete list of concerts tomorrow during Live Nation’s National Concert Day celebration. Until then,…
Overheard @ ASCAP EXPO 2016
A SCAP Expo 2016 is a wrap. But last week’s LA gathering did offer more than a few memorable moments and Adam Davis of Hypebot’s parent company Skyline Music was there to capture them. Overheard at ASCAP 2016: ________________________________________________________ Overheard at ASCAP 2016 • "I’m a non-confrontational person. I’m pretty…
Why Your Cover Songs May Never Be Streamed Thanks To New Rules At Spotify, Apple Music
Although recording covers of popular songs has long been a tactic for more obscure artists to try and gain prominence, streaming services like iTunes and Spotify are taking steps to either hide or remove these versions in an effort to make it easier for users to find the originals. ___________________________________…
CHANGES @ MetaPop • UMG • SESAC • SGAE • 7Digital • Three Six Zero • More
A new installment of Hypebot’s compendium of music industry deals, appointments, announcements and more. If you don’t read about it on Hyepbot, did it really happen? • Matt Adell, the former CEO of Beatport, has launched his new company MetaPop. The company is the first platform to monetizing fan remixes…