Monday 8.29.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Streaming 2.0: The debate over exclusives is the best thing that’s happened to music fans so far this year. Updated continuously under our More News tab
Category archives: Music Tech
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, knowledgeable commentators from within the music industry give voice to their thoughts on the artist services arms race in online music, whether we ought to buy into the negative hype surrounding the DOJ ruling on PROs, and how the economics of curation can benefit emerging artists. The Coming…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of Hypebot’s high-traffic, chart topping posts this week included Deezer’s response to the exit of their North American CEO, the demise of the creative "full stop," Frank Ocean’s proof that direct-to-fan works, and much, much more. UPDATE: Deezer Responds To Exit Of North American CEO Kanye West, Leonard Cohen…
Questlove Hearts Pandora, Carpool Karaoke is Dope for Artists, and Puppies Are The Shiznit: Liv Buli’s This Week in Music and More
Another week has ended and its time for a bit ‘o buli, as in Liv Buli, who as Data Journalist for Pandora’s Next Big Sound has the bestest job title ever. Each week she steps away from the stats to share her version on 5 Bullet Fridays for the music…
How Piracy Altered Music Discovery & Licensed Services Pushed It Forward
Bas Grasmayer takes a look back at the multitude of different tech platforms (many of them a haven for piracy) which have allowed us to access music over the years, and how they have helped shaped the current emphasis on music discovery. ____________________________ Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Synchblog…
Dice Adds $6 Million For Music, Concert Discovery
London based startup Dice has added $6 million in funding to expand its app which facilitates hassle free music discovery and fee-free ticketing. The Series A round was led by Evolution Equity Partners with participation from Lumia Capital and existing investors White Star Capital, Designer Fund and Kima Ventures. Including…
Spotify Adds Full "Concerts" Tab To All Artist Pages, Expanding Songkick Partnership
Spotify has added a Concerts tab to all artist pages. It’s part of a trend that’s seen Spotify, Pandora and YouTube add features that help artists communicate with and monetize their fans, while often adding value for the user. Apple Music has thus far failed to follow suit. ________________________________________ Spotify…
FRI. BRIEF: YouTube Goes D2F w/ Backstage • Dice Adds $6M • Frank Ocean Fallout • Sleevenote • More
Friday 8.26.16 Music Business News From Around The Web YouTube is smartly adding a suite of direct to fan features. Is BandPage integration next? Updated continuously under our More News tab
Songkick Adds $15M From Access Industries To Expand Concert Discovery, Artist Ticketing
Songkick has added $15 million in funding. The startup has established itself as a leader in online concert listings, thanks to partnerships with Spotify, MTV, YouTube, SoundCloud and others. But efforts to expand its artist ticketing platform have been slowed by Ticketmaster and other established players. _______________________________________ Songkick has added…
Why Hip-Hop, Dance Are Leaving Rock Behind In Streaming Era
In all the fuss surrounding the recent streaming exclusive deals being struck between artists and streaming services, rock music has been conspicuously absent. Here we look at why genres like R&B and Hip-Hop have fared better in this new music economy than their rock peers. ________________________ Guest post by Zach…