Category archives: Music Tech

NMPA Backed Mechanical Licensing Collective Wins Battle To Administer Music Modernization Act

The US Copyright Office has named the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) as the official entity tasked with licensing and administering rights under the new Music Modernization Act (MMA). The MLC was backed by many major industries organizations including National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), and…

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

This week, the most frequently read articles on Hypebot covered Borchetta’s pushback against Swift, how Big Machine Records inadvertently promoted a label services deal, Spotify’s shutting down of free direct distribution, and more! How The ‘Spotify Sound’ Is Changing Music Borchetta Bites Back: Taylor, ‘It’s Time For Some Truth’ And…

Unified And Together: How Diverse, Inclusive Is The Music Industry?

In part one of this two-part analysis, Ben Gilbert speaks with a variety of people working within the music business, in an effort to assess the state of diversity and inclusivity within the industry right now, and whether or not it’s representative of society as a whole. ______________________ Guest post…

Tidal Adds Interactive Credits

Music streamer Tidal has added added interactive credit pages designed to spotlight the creators behind the music including background singers, lyricists, producers and mixing engineers. Tidal says this is just a first step in "creating an ecosystem where all contributors to the music making process are highlighted." The streamer says…

Streaming Takes Fans Beyond The Hits. Empowers Music Discovery

As artists continue to one-up each other across all metrics, it seems the music industry one percent are giving way to a broader swathe of artists, making for an at least somewhat more egalitarian music industry. __________________________ Guest post from AWAL Records are breaking left and right. As artists one-up…

Monstercat, Sansar Partner For Virtual Reality Concerts In Second Life

Social virtual reality company Sansar and EDM label Monstercat have partnered to launch Monstercat: Call of the Wild, a collaboration that is expected to create VR concerts, meet-and-greets and giveaways. The experience officially launches July 12 with an “epic virtual bash” to celebrate Monstercat’s eight-year anniversary. Free and premium tickets…

Rolling Stone Launches Music Charts That Are Updated Daily

Rolling Stone has launched five music charts powered by analytics firm Alpha Data, formerly known as BuzzAngle Music, which the magazine acquired last year. The debut comes almost two months later than originally planned. Taking a stab at the iconic Billboard charts that its hopes to dethrone, Rolling Stone says…

Downtown Music’s Roberto Neri To Chair UK Publishers Assoc.

Robert Neri, the Executive VP of Downtown Music Publishing, has been named chair of UK trade organization the Music Publishers Association. Neri, who has been a director on the MPA board since 2015, will replace Universal Music Group executive Jackie Alway, who served as chair for four years and will…