Spotify Playlist ¡Viva Latino! Passes 10 Million Followers

¡Viva Latino! has been growing 5x times faster than any other Spotify playlist in its top 1000. The streamer’s flagship Latin playlist has propelled numerous Spanish-language songs into the Global Top 100 and Top 50 charts. Now, ¡Viva Latino! has surpassed an impressive 10 million followers. The growth of Spotify’s…

MON. BRIEF: Senate Eyes Streaming Piracy • Woodstock 50 Updates • Music Discovery On Tik Tok • More

MONDAY 7.29.19
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This Week In Music Commentary

This week, commentators inside the music industry explained why the music business must break down into data silos, dissected the music consumption habits of Brazil, examined the future of music licensing, and more. Come Together: Why The Music Industry Must Break Down Data Silos Dissecting Brazil’s Music Consumption A Look…

Miss Anything? REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Last Week In Review

In this tick back through a busy week in the music industry, we revisit the shuttering of PledgeMusic’s website, Live Nation’s acquisition of Latin concert giant OCESA, the latest milestone by ‘Old Town Road,’ and more. PledgeMusic Takes Website Offline 6 Tales From ‘Spotify Unknown’ Of Near Misses, Aborted Acquisitions…

TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

This week, some of our most popular articles from the pages of Hypebot covered a music industry trade group’s claims that piracy isn’t a problem – free YouTube and Spotify are, a look at what every major label and subsidiary earned in 2018, a disagreement between top analysts on the…

How To Deliver New Music To Fans After A Lengthy Hiatus

It’s impractical to assume any artist can constantly churn out new material, and a reprieve from creating music can often be a healthy thing. That said, getting back in the game can be challenging, not just for you, but also for you fans when it comes to introducing them to…

Spotify Names Sulinna Ong Head of Music UK and Ireland

Spotify has appointed Sulinna Ong to the newly-created role of Head of Music in the UK and Ireland. Ong initially joined Spotify in April as Head of Artist & Label Services. She came to the streaming giant from Deezer, where she served as Global Vice President of Artist Marketing. I’m…

PledgeMusic says "All data has been preserved"

PledgeMusic pulled its web site offline Thursday leaving artists without the ability to access and download previous fan and order data. The shuttered service now says that all data has been preserved and will be made available soon. Overnight this line was added to PledgeMusic’s front page: "All data has…

FRI. BRIEF: UMG Streams Earn $10M Daily • Live Nation Solid Q2 • Drake + SiriusXM + Pandora • Twitter Rebounds • More

FRIDAY 7.26.19
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