Facebook Could Be the Future of Social Music, But Isn’t Yet [Mark Mulligan]
In an ere where almost everything is billed as "social," streaming music is a surprisingly outlier. Given music's power to bring people together, streaming would seem ripe as a social. Continue reading
Song Stories: How Boise’s Treefort Music Fest Grew From A Small Event Into A Huge Success [PODCAST]
Song Stories, hosted by Hypebot contributor Kyle Bylin, explores how music changes people's lives and impacts the places they live in. This week's episode features Eric Gilbert, who is the. Continue reading
The Awkward Truth Behind Skip Rates
With the ubiquity of music access and a lack of any need for patience, the term "skip-rate" has crept into the modern music industry lexicon, and some new data behind. Continue reading
Spotify Songwriter Town Hall Charm Offensive: Go Ahead, Make My Day [Op-Ed]
In an effort to combat some of the negative press it's been receiving over its efforts to keep down songwriter royalty rates, Spotify is planning to hold a series of. Continue reading
Setting Up A Foolproof Home Practice Space
Improving as a musician without practicing is impossible, and practicing without a space to do it in is similarly difficult. In this piece we explore how to allocate the optimal. Continue reading
Songtradr Adds $12 Million To Fund Global Growth
Music licensing platform Songtradr has completed a Series B capital of US$12 million to support acquisitions, growth and product development. This round brings Songtradr’s total funding to date to $21.5. Continue reading
Songs By Jay-Z, Nina Simone, More More Added To National Recording Registry
The Library of Congress announced Wednesday (March 20) that songs performed by Jay-Z, Cyndi Lauper, Neil Diamond and Nina Simon are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording. Continue reading
Splice Raises $57.5M, Artist Payments Pass $15M
Splice has raised $57.5 million in a Series C round to expand its music sample subscription service and other artist services. The startup also announced that it has paid $15. Continue reading
Tencent Music [NYSE: TME] Stock Fell 11% Wednesday
UPDATE 2: Tencent Music [TME] stock took a hit Wednesday after the streamer's first post-IPO report to investors included a $127 million quarterly loss. Tencent stock closed Wednesday at $16.66. Continue reading
