Bot farms continue to manipulate streaming stats on Spotify and Soundcloud, a year after the streamers and music industry became aware of them, multiple sources tell Hypebot. The bots, which target these two services because they offer free access, are available both home-brewed and professionally marketed. Bots targeted Spotify as…
Category archives: Music Tech
Modern Touring: New School Tricks With Old School Hustle
Here we explore how both forward thinking entrepreneurial artists and music tech companies like Bandsintown are pushing the envelope on how they market themselves in order to launch successful tours. _____________________ Guest post from AWAL “I don’t like the VIP section. I prefer the mosh pit.” You won’t find Fabrice…
YouTube Music Adds Student Discount Plans
YouTube has added student plans that match discounts offered by Spotify and other competitors YouTube Music Premium will cost students $4.99 per month and YouTube Premium which includes video is $6.99. Students who sign up by the end of January can lock in Premium at the special rate of $5.99…
WED. BRIEF: Supremes Eye Apple App Store Fees • Cassette Revival • Midem Latin Confab • More
WEDNESDAY 11.28.18
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Meta Trends That Will Shape Music Industry In 2019
As the music industry closes the door on 2018, some of the promised technologies of the year, like blockchain and AI, hit the world of music with more of a fizzle than a bang, but 2018 did deliver some indicators for what meta trends will likely have the most impact…
Spotify, Apple, Amazon Urged To Label Indie Music [Petition]
With almost almost 30% market share overall, independent music is a music industry force to be reckoned with. But that share falls to below 20% on the major streaming services. In a effort to rectify the inequity, digital distributor Record Union is leading a campaign urge Spotify. Apple Music, Amazon…
For The Young, Music Drives Social Media
It is perhaps unsurprising that music tends to occupy a larger part your life when you’re young. Knowing this, it correlates that social media used by a 13 to 24 demographic would, to a greater extent, be driven by music, as a new study recently revealed. ________________________ Guest post by…
AM BRIEF: Paradigm Buys Dale Morris Touring • Cloudflare Copyright Suit • Powerful Meek Mill Op-ed • More
TUESDAY 11.27.18
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TUE. BRIEF: Paradigm Buys Dale Morris Touring • Cloudflare Copyright Suit • Powerful Meek Mill Op-ed • More
TUESDAY 11.27.18
Music Business News From Around The Web
Updated continuously under the More News tab
eMusic Blockchain Token Sales To Launch, Despite Ongoing Payment Problems
Indie digital music retailer eMusic will open the sale of its eMU Tokens to the public outside of the U.S. on Monday. November 26. The tokens are part eMusic’s blockchain project that could be hampered by its ongoing payment struggles that have seen a number of major and independent labels…