Adele “25” By The Numbers: 3.3 Million 1st Week Sales • 51/49% Physical/Digital • 67% Of Top 200 Sales
Music sales tracking firm BuzzAngle reports that Adele's "25" sold 3,327,992 total albums in its first week of release. Nielsen Music put the number slightly higher at 3.38 million. Sales were split. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week's most popular articles included a helpful how-to guide for artists looking to use Snapchat, David Lowery's request that the New York Attorney General investigate Spotify, and why the. Continue reading
Forbes’ Top Earning Women In Music 2015 [Taylor Swift Is Not #1!]
A new musicians top 10 earnings list is out, and this time its the women of music who got the once over from Forbes' army of calculator jockeys. Love 'em or. Continue reading
Bands Meets Brands: How To Make Money In Music 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC]
As physical sales continue a downward spiral, artists are turning to brands to replace revenue. Examples are everywhere from Drake (“I avoided the coke game and went with Sprite instead”) to Rihanna. Continue reading
5 Rewarding Careers to Explore With a Music Degree
Looking for a job in the music industry but are worried that all the good ones are taken? Fear not. Although it can often seem as though the industry doesn't. Continue reading
Bandsintown Launches Local Concert Promo Platform
Until now, BandsInTown's Promoter has been primarily used by the big players like Live Nation and Universal. Today the show promotion platform is relaunching as a more affordable service available to anyone. Continue reading
Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith Top Spotify 25 Most Influential Artists Under 25 List
Today Spotify shared a list that they are calling the World’s 25 Most Influential Artists Under 25, led by Ed Sheeran. The global ranking was determined by volume and growth of. Continue reading
Quickhitz: A Radio Format Which Cuts Songs In Half
If you thought that songs on the radio seemed a little briefer than usual, you may be on to something. A new radio format known as Quickhitz is in the business of reducing. Continue reading
Billboard Music Awards Winners 2105 – A Full List
Taylor Swift, Sam Smith and Iggy Azalea were amongst the biggest winners at Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards 2015 hosted by Chrissy Teigen and Ludacris at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in. Continue reading
