Hub is available in the US, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
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Close to a third of Spotify’s 217m users are playing Ed Sheeran following release of his new album
Over 69 million people have played the star’s music in the past 28 days
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Spotify Launches a Dedicated ‘Disney Hub’ Featuring Classic TV and Movie Songs
On the video side, Disney is taking on the market with a dedicated SVOD platform. That’s not the case with music, however. The Walt Disney Corporation has unveiled a partnership with Spotify. The music streaming giant will now feature a “prominent spo…
Apple is investing in original podcasts – and Spotify investors aren’t happy about it
Daniel Ek’s company has earmarked between $400m and $500m to spend on acquiring podcast content and tools this year
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Can Major Labels Survive The Indie Music Revolution?
At the heart of the music business almost since its inception, major labels have successfully weathered multiple challenges to their industry dominance. But as music once again reinvents itself, can the major labels continue cling to power? ____________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Major record labels have…
Who Are Winners And Losers In The New Music Industry?
Regardless of who’s getting the money, it is undeniable that streaming has made the music industry lucrative again. Now, as the business works to reinvent itself, are historically downtrodden artists finally coming out on top, or are record labels and management siphoning off all of the profits? _______________________________ Guest post…
U.S. Music Streaming Revenue Tops $8 Billion, Up 33%
On-demand music services including Apple Music, Pandora and Spotify will top $8 billion in revenue in the U.S. this year, up 33% as increased adoption of products like wireless earbuds and smart speakers help drive more music subscriptions, according to a new Consumer Technology Association survey. The growing popularity of…
ROXi Plots IPO For Music Streaming Service, Device
ROXi Music, the manufacturers of music streaming service and device ROXi has chosen investment bank Arden Partners to prepare its initial public offering in the fourth quarter of 2019. The offering will be floated on the alternative investment market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. CEO Rob Lewis said going…
This Week In Music Commentary
In music commentary this week, industry experts weigh in on how Spotify’s new ad campaign reinforces the need for user-centric royalties, PledgeMusic’s ongoing pursuit of a sale, why it’s time to revisit how artist marketing is done, and more. Spotify’s ‘Dance Like Nobody’s Paying’ Serves As Call For User-centric Royalties…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the chart-topping articles from the pages of Hypebot this week covered the backlash to Spotify’s tone deaf ‘Dance as if no one is watching’ ad campaign, why it’s time to rewrite the artist marketing playbook, the reason metadata is so important for musicians, and more! Spotify Draws Fire…