This week, commentators inside the music industry weighed in on consent decree reform, whether technology precipitated the death of "good" music, and shared some key advice for when it comes to marketing artists. ASCAP, BMI Issue Joint Open Letter On Consent Decree Reform [Full Text and Analysis] Did Technology Bring…
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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this perusal back through the past week’s music industry news, we revisit some of the week’s news highlights, including PledgeMusic’s continued failure to pay artists, Spotify’s legal complications with its India launch, YouTube’s most watched videos of all time, and more. Gimme Radio: Building A Fan Driven Music Streaming…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Hypebot’s most popular articles this week touched on The Beatles’ modern day streaming success, ASCAP’s lawsuit of venues for their failure to pay out, how many artists don’t properly understand their record deal, and more. What Beatles 2018 Success Says About Streaming’s Future [Mark Mulligan] ASCAP Sues 13 Venues For…
Why Spotify Cares About India And Why it May Not Deliver
Spotify launched in India this week, despite a court action and very public dispute between the streamer and Warner Music,. MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan looks a why India matters so much to Spotify and why it may end up being disappointed. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry…
Owning Music Is Important – Vinyl Can Help
With the rise of the digital age, music has ceased to become something we own as much as something we rent. One format, once thought of as obsolete, is shifting this new balance, however. Here we look at why ownership of music is still important, and how vinyl is making…
Playing To Strangers: Why Marketing To People Who Haven’t Heard You Is The Most Profitable
In this piece Amber Horsburgh breaks down some interesting streaming statistics suggesting that, contrary to many conventional marketing theories, marketing to listeners who have never heard your music can be a more profitable approach than trying to cultivate a rapid central fanbase. ______________________________ Guest post by Amber Horsburgh. Amber writes…
SiriusXM Adds 10 Emerging Artists ‘Discovery’ Channels
SiriusXM has added 100 new commercial-free Xtra Channels available exclusively to subscribers on the SiriusXM app, web player and connected devices, including 10 that are designed to showcase new and emerging artists. These music channels also feature skip-ahead functionality. Many of the new SiriusXM channels are variations of classic formats….
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SXSW Adds Keynotes From Spotify, Gimlet, Malcom Gladwell
South by Southwest Conference and Festivals has announced further additions to their Keynote and Featured Speaker lineup for the March 8-17 event. Keynotes announced today include award-winning filmmaker PJ Raval and a keynote conversation between Spotify chief content officer Dawn Ostroff, Gimlet co-founder Matt Lieber and Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano….
Gracenote Partners With Muzooka For Photos, Artist Assets
Gracenote is now using Muzooka’s unified artist asset management platform to help deliver the latest photos and more. Gracenote is a leading provider of music metadata to many top music platforms and electronics devices. With the Muzooka partnership, when an artist or manager updates a photo on the Muzooka platform,…