Bandcamp Fundraiser Nets More Than $120K For ACLU As Indie Music Fans Spend $1M+ [UPDATE]

[UPDATE 2] On Friday, Bandcamp held a fundraiser donating a share of sales to support the pro-immigrant and pro-refugee work of the American Civil Liberties. 400 independent labels and artists. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: Live Music + VR • New Music Showcase For Borchetta • Beyonce’s Sweatshop Slaves • More

Music Business News From Around The Web  Is live music nearing it’s Napster moment thanks to virtual reality? Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Jesse von Doom On Developing CASH Music’s Non-Profit Indie Music Community: “We build for and with artists.”

Here Jesse von Doom outlines the goals of CASH music, an organization which makes free and open web tools available for performing artists, as well as running an educational site.. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

In this weekly edition of our music commentary section, we hear from industry experts on how to get sync placements, why DIY is the best way to do music, and. Continue reading

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

This week on Hypebot, Our most popular and well read posts from the past week included a look at the day the music died in Canada, Facebook's new Global Music. Continue reading

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8 New Technologies Redefining How DJs Play Live

Although selection may always be at the core of DJing, technology also plays a large part in how they practice their craft. Here we look at eight exciting new pieces. Continue reading

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Songtrust Partners with DotBlockchain Music

Songtrust has partnered with DotBlockchain Music for the second phase of its creation of a "decentralized global database of music rights, combining the publishing and the performance information into a unit. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Spotify May Delay IPO • Apple Music Nabs Spotify Exec • Zuck Says He’ll Pay Creators • More

FRIDAY 2.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  As we've written previously, a delayed IPO could be very expensive for Spotify.  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Nielsen Completes Gracenote Acquisition

Nielsen announced on Wednesday that it had completed its acquisition of entertainment metadata provider Gracenote.  Gracenote's data and technology is a key element of user interfaces and programming guides and. Continue reading

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Backline With Mary Timony [INTERVIEW]

In this edition of Backline, Mary Timony guitarist and singer of the group Ex Hex, takes us behind the scenes to discuss her gear and instrument preferences, as well introduce. Continue reading

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