Music Industry Asks Google Why It Doesn’t Do More To Stop YouTube Stream Ripping

Last week, when an RIAA lawsuit forced YouTube-MP3 offline, we asked why Google has not worked to shut it down sooner. With other stream ripping sites still live, others in. Continue reading

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Spotify For Artists Adds Multiple Logins, Access Levels For Team Members

Artists have teams, even if it's just other band members, they need access to their Spotify For Artists account and data. Last week the top music streamer made that much. Continue reading

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“It” Breaks Summer Box Office Slump

Summer is almost over and, while the music industry is soaring,  the season couldn't end too soon for most film companies. But Warner Brothers'  "It" managed to shake off the. Continue reading

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How College Students Discover and Consume Music

College is where we form lifelong listening habits, so the battle for collegiate ears is an important one. Yesterday, Spotify announced a premium bundle with Hulu for students at just. Continue reading

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Warner Music Acquires Spinnin’ Records For Reported $100 Million

Warner Music Group has acquired independent electronic music label Spinnin’ Records, the music group announced this morning. Headquartered in the Netherlands and founded in 1999, Spinnin’ Records is also home. Continue reading

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BandLab Acquires, Rebrands DJ Live Streamer Chew.tv

After struggling financially for months,  DJ community and live streamer Chew.tv has been acquired by Singapore based social music creation platform BandLab.  The service will rebrand as "Chew by BandLab."

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Ticketmaster Sued After Allegedly Sabotaging Tour

The promoter behind a popular '90s legacy act package show is suing Ticketmaster, claiming the ticketing giant damaged the tour's ticket sales by only showing customers the highest priced tickets. Continue reading

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Co-Founders Case Against TuneCore To Move Forward, says Judge

A case brought by two co-founders of TuneCore against the indie digital music distributor has merit and will moved forward, a U.S. District Court ruled late last week. The plaintiffs. Continue reading

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

The most popular and often perused posts from Hypebot this week looked at whether musicians should even bother making albums if no one's buying, the problem solving ten minute silent. Continue reading

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Spotify Is Set To Dominate Music Just Like Google Dominates Search

In much the same way as Google has risen to become the dominant name in search engines, Spotify may be headed to emerge as the dominant name in music. Here. Continue reading

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