[UPDATED] With today’s news of a Spotify, Universal Music Group deal that includes two week windows that make some album releases available only to paid subscribers, this article which we published yesterday is all the more poignant. In it, Ross Pruden, points out that windowing and other exclusives encourage Spotify’s…
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SoundCloud Finally Available On Google Chromecast with iOS
Two years after it launched on Android, SoundCloud is now available on Google Chromecast through iOS devices. SoundCloud has enabled shared playback, so multiple users can control what’s playing. SoundCloud has also upgraded both of the mobile apps and the receiver "to provide a consistent and streamlined experience." Related articles…
MON. BRIEF: Fans Love Bots • Google To Fix "Small" Ad Problem • RIAA Report Analysis • Moodelizer • More
Monday 4.3.17 Music Business News From Around The Web "It’s Not Their Pop Idol, but a Bot. Fans Cheer Anyway." Updated under our More News tab
This Week In Music Commentary
This week music industry commentators clambered aboard their soapboxes to discuss how music festivals are changing, the quest for consumer data in the music business, why mental healthcare is a right for artists, and more. How Music Festivals Are Changing [Interview w/Evan Harrison of Huka Entertainment] Artists Are Humans And…
AM BRIEF: Spotify Nears UMG Deal • Social Media Sameness • Sillerman Is Back • More
TUESDAY 4.4.17 Music Business News From Around The Web If the Spotify UMG deal is done, the other majors – and then an IPO – will follow. Updated continuously under our More News tab
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
As we cycle back through seven full days of music industry news, we revisit YouTube’s ongoing ad debacle, why Spotify’s various price tiers may soon look different, the growth in revenue generated by streaming, and much more. YouTube Ad Debacle Continues: Creators Concerned About Falling Payments, Vevo says: "We’re Safe!"…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some the chart-toppers on Hypebot this week included articles looking at a new strategy for releasing music, how Apple is further crowding Snapchat out of the market, Facebook’s hiring ramp-up, and more! A New Strategy For Releasing Music Apple Puts Another Nail In Snapchat’s Coffin Eric Gardner, David Sonenberg Among…
Calculate Your Spotify Payments With This FREE Per US Stream Mechanical Calculator
Music collection agency Audiam has created a free payment calculator based on per streaming mechanical royalty rates supplied to them by Spotify. The rates are for the United States and only for mechanical royalties. Mechanical royalty rates also vary month to month, based on how many total streams occur in…
FRI. BRIEF: Streaming Drives 11% Music Biz Growth • YouTube Ad Woes Continue • Radio Royalties Bill • More
FRIDAY 3.31.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Streaming is now music’s main revenue driver. Make that reality work for you or face extinction. Updated continuously under our More News tab
Apple Music Had 20% More Users Last Month Than Spotify or Pandora
90 day free trials helped Apple Music amass 20% more unique monthly users in the U.S. in February than Spotify or Pandora, says a new just released study by Verto Index. ___________________________ click on image to enlarge Apple Music had 40.7 million monthly unique users in the U.S. last month,…