Sony Takes $2.3B Controlling Stake In EMI
With a check for $2.3 billion, Sony has become the world's largest music publisher. The deal adds a catalog of more than two million songs from EMI Music Publishing, including hits. Continue reading
Did Kanye West Help Make Taylor Swift Famous? Pandora Dives Into The Data
As the battle between Taylor Swift and Kanye West continues, the rapper continues to maintain that he made her “Famous.” Pandora dug into their data to analyze the way their. Continue reading
A Look At Nielsen Music’s Mid-Year Report: Streaming Explodes • Rock, Country Struggle To Keep Up With R&B/Hip-Hop. Latin
Nielsen recently released its 2016 mid-year music report and it has some big takeaways. On-demand streaming is exploding. R&B/hip-hop and Latin are surging and Rock and country music need to catch. Continue reading
Kayne West “Famous” Video Is Now On YouTube Uncensored – 2.5M Views In 48 Hours [WATCH]
The controversial official video for Kayne West's "Famous" is now on YouTube via Vevo, after a one week exclusive on Tidal. The video, which may lead to lawsuits from celebrities. Continue reading
How The Share Button Is Ruining Social Media
If you’re anything like me, your social feeds are a mess right now. A quick sample of mine: festival flyers, ads for a CRM system, open letters to Donald Trump,. Continue reading
Clickbait Genius: Kayne West Debuts Star Fueled “Famous” Video
Kayne West has called his marriage to Kim Kardashian live performance art, and indeed that could be said about his entire career and life. his latest piece of social media. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Latest Music Tech Meetups A Massive Success
Last week, Hypebot hosted a third hugely successful San Francisco Music and Tech Meetup. We saw many familiar faces from previous events and we also met a lot of new. Continue reading
