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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In our look back through major industry events from the past week, we’re revisiting the upset winner of the 2016 Mercury Prize, Sony’s launch of a new low-cost streaming service, Apple’s quashing rumors of a Tidal bailout, and more! Independent Artist Skepta Beats Bowie, Radiohead To Become Upset Winner Of…
Skip, Replay, Repeat, Hip Hop + Donald Trump, and #SaveNelly: Liv Buli’s Week in Music and More
Another Friday, another Liv Buli Weekend Reading List. Buli, the data journalist for Pandora’s Next Big Sound, often sees what matters before the rest of us do and shares it with us lesser beings on Hypebot . By Liv Buli of Pandora’s Next Big Sound Whatever Nelly, pay your own…
Streaming Music Service Paid Subscriber Counts Compared [CHART]
With all of the action this week in streaming music including the launch of Pandora Plus, Amazon rumors and new subscriber numbers from market leader Spotify, we thought it was time to look at where each of the competitors stand based on their last public paid subscriber numbers. Related articles…
FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Resets Negotiations • Amazon, Pandora Prep Streaming Challengers • Inside Crowdmix Implosion • More
T.G.I.Friday 9.16.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Our former editor Kyle Bylin pointed out that this week marks Hypebot’s 8th year. Thank-you Kyle and all of you who have supported my vision of what a new music industry publication should strive to be. Updated under our More News…
SoundCloud Go Launches In Australia, New Zealand
SoundCloud has launched its subscription service SoundCloud Go in Australia and New Zealand. The service has already launched in the US, France, the UK and Ireland. SoundCloud Go offers more than 135 million tracks. Related articles Soundcloud, Merlin Reach Royalty Deal For 20,000 Indie Labels, Distributors The State of Music…
Warner Music Group Signs Pandora Direct Deal Paving Way For New Spotify, Apple Music Competitor
Holdout Warner Music has become the last of the major music group to sign a direct deal with Pandora. The deal paves the way for Pandora to launch a full service on demand streaming music service. _____________________________________ Two days after it announced direct deals with UMG, Sony, Merlin and 30…
Apple Kills Tidal Bailout Rumors
After financial filings that shows Tidal losses doubling to $28 million last year and hints that Jay Z’s music streamer was running out of cash, there were renewed rumors that Apple was in acquisition talks. _____________________________ A top Apple Music exec has denied that Apple is in talks to acquire…
Hidden In Plain Sight: An Underground Dance Music Scene With Millions Of Fans
Although music has in many ways lost some of its potency as the driving force behind the world’s increasingly sprawling subcultures, one particularly large subculture, the gaming community, has developed into a massive underground dance music scene. __________________________________ Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Medium With the rise of the…
Pandora Rebrands $4.99 Service As Pandora Plus, Adds Offline Listening Alongside New Features For Free Tier
Pandora has rebranded its Premium ad free tier as Pandora Plus and added new features to both its paid and free services. Toady’s launch is phase one of a reboot, that will see Pandora launching a full on demand streaming service before the end of the year. ________________________________________________ Pandora has…