Amazon Shines Spotlight On Indie Artists In Exclusive Holiday Collection

Amazon today released its second annual collection of holiday music. "Indie for the Holidays" is exclusively available to stream on Prime Music and purchase on Amazon.

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Deezer Adds Podcasts • Spotify Effect Reexamined • Sony Finds Profits • BMG Ascends • More

Thursday 10.29.2015 Are podcasts really streaming music's killer app? Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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Where People Are Buying Music [INFOGRAPHIC]

Physical music sales are certainly on the decline, but while the numbers for mass merchants and chain stores are dropping, some non-traditional merchants are seeing an improvement.

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THE PITCH: Byta – Securely Send And Receive Digital Audio

Today's PITCH comes from Byta, a freemium service for securely sending and receiving digital audio.  Like all startups making their Hypebot debut on THE PITCH, Byta has 100 words to. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

This week Hypebot has a whole host of useful tips for the independent musician, from giving your career a holiday boost, to methods for promoting your show beyond posters and. Continue reading

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New YouTube iOS App Includes Improved On-The-Go Features

For bands and artists who use YouTube for their touring and behind the scenes videos while on the road, the newly updated iOS App could be quite a blessing, as. Continue reading

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Facebook’s Video Management Efforts Must Consider Songwriters

Facebook's announcement that it will be releasing a suite of tools to help rights holders remove infringing video is good news for video rights holders, but leaves artists wondering if. Continue reading

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The Demographics Of Facebook Users

72% of online American adults use Facebook, according to Pew research, unchanged from September 2014. It is especially popular among online women,  77% of whom are users. 82% of online. Continue reading

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The Danger Of The Controlled Composition Clause

Although U.S. Copyright Law states that artists and their publishers are owed a statutory mechanical royalty rate of $.091 cents per song, many record labels use their position of power. Continue reading

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

Check out how much money Warner Music will lose now that Happy Birthday is in the  public domain, the surprise reason YouTube is a threat to the music industry, and. Continue reading

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