Warner/Chappell Music announced a worldwide publishing agreement with hot UK grime songwriter, DJ, and producer Swifta Beater. MORE: • Independent distributor INgrooves has appointed Ollie Buckwell as Senior Vice President Business Development. • Proper Music Group, the UK’s largest independent distributor, has singed a deal with independent digital distribution company…
Category archives: Music Tech
Day The Music Died In Canada: HMV Bankrupt, Closing All 102 Stores
January 27th is being called "the day the music died" by many Canadians. That’s the day that an Ontario judge approved bankruptcy for Canada’s largest music retailer HMV. __________________________ On Friday January 27th, an Ontario Canada Superior Court of Judge approved placing HMV Canada into receivership. The application was filed…
This Week In Music Commentary
In our music commentary section this week, industry experts voice their opinions how music must compete in the ‘attention economy’, the scarceness of artificial scarcity, and why not all art and music are scalable. Music Must Compete In The "Attention Economy" says Sony Exec The Next Right Song [Andrew Dubber]…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Hypebot’s advice for the independent, DIY artists among this week ranges from why you need a social media and content strategy, to how you can collect more email addresses at your next show, to 115 soclial media facts you must know, as well as much more. Why You Need A…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this re-visitation of full week of music industry news, we take another look at the impending death of net neutrality, whether cassettes are becoming the next vinyl, YouTube’s launch of a new chat feature, and much more. Billboard Finally Adds Streaming To All Genre Charts Netflix Not Worried About…
YouTube Led Google’s 22% Growth, $26 Billion Q4. Maybe They Can Share More Of It With The Music Industry?
The music industry has recently its ire recently on YouTube and its payments to rightsholder. In a quarterly earnings call this week, the CFO of parent company Alphabet (aka Google) provided the music industry their best talking point yet. ______________________________ On Thursday, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) announced financial results…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the most popular and frequently read posts from the world of music business this week included an explanation of why Spotify can’t turn a profit while Netflix can, the coming disruption of music funding, music tech trends to watch in 2017, and more. How Netflix Can Turn A…
Why Do Streams Count As Sales On Billboard Charts? "There is no consumption," says Digital Music Veteran
This week Billboard and Nielsen added streaming to their genre charts, and digital music veteran Jim Griffin is asking why. He’s held top digital posts at Warner Music, Cherry Lane and Geffen. Congress, the Copyright Royalty Board and United Nations have all called on him to testify. So when Jim…
Music Industry Has Upper Hand As Spotify Faces Soaring Interest Rates, Stock Discounts
Last year when Spotify took on $1 billion in debt, we reported that it did so under terms that forced rate increases if it failed to IPO. Now, those terms could force Spotify to IPO quickly, which leaves the music industry in a strong negotiating position. ____________________________________ Spotify raised $1…
FRI. BRIEF: iTunes Int’l Moves To Ireland • Google Play Tests Atuoplay • Glassnote Adds Management • More
FRIDAY 1.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Dear Tim Cook, Did you forget the EU wants you to pay much more in taxes and Trump wants you to move jobs back to America? Good for you. Updated continuously under our More News tab