Across all formats, genre claimed 4.31% share in the first half of 2019
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FCC Asks RIAA To Invesitgate Payola (Again)
FCC Commissioner Mike O’Reilly has sent a letter to the RIAA asking it to investigate recent reports of payola – the practice of paying radio stations and other music services to play music. The request came on the heels of a Rolling Stone piece that suggested that payola, which some…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
In our most popular posts from the past week, Blink-182 departs BMG in favor of Columbia Records, we look at what DoJ’s decision for the recent ‘Stairway to Heaven’ case could mean for songwriters, explore six key ways in which can improve the SEO of their music, and more. Blink-182…
The United States is about to become a $10bn recorded music market again – for the first time since 2007
US market now on course to generate over $1bn EVERY MONTH from recorded music in the first half of 2020
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To Combat Rampant Piracy, a U.N. Organization Launches a Global Anti-Piracy Database
So far this year, multiple piracy websites have gone down as part of a large-scale crackdown from the music industry. Thanks to aggressive subpoenas from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), YouTubNow, a self-described “powerful” YouTu…
The Music Industry Successfully Shuts Down Convert2MP3
Looks like the music industry continues to score more victories in its fight against major music pirates. Starting a major offensive against music piracy several months ago, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has managed to shut down …
To Halt Rampant Fake Streams on Spotify, the Music Industry Signs Anti-Manipulation Code of Conduct
Admittedly, the music industry has a major problem – fake streams. Three years ago, for example, Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) found Jay-Z’s music streaming service, TIDAL, flat-out lied about its total streaming numbers for two popular al…
The RIAA Successfully Takes Down Two More Pirate Sites — Mixstep and NoFile
In its ongoing war against music pirate websites, the RIAA has scored major victories. Over the past several weeks, the RIAA has managed to successfully take down numerous piracy websites. First, in mid-March, the major music industry organization shut…
How much money is the US music publishing industry making? A billion dollars more than it was 4 years ago.
New stats from the NMPA, analyzed by MBW, reveal some surprising commercial facts
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The RIAA Obtains DMCA Subpoenas Demanding the Personal Info of 14 Stream-Ripping Websites
As part of its major music piracy crackdown against YouTube stream-rippers, the RIAA has targeted a slew of new websites. First, with just a single subpoena obtained at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the music organizati…