Spotify Announces Major Streaming Stats Calculation Shakeup

In a bit of good news for artists, Spotify recently announced that it will be altering the way in which it tallies streams of remixes, meaning both artists and remixers. Continue reading

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Music Festival Culture Is Now Playlist Culture [Cherie Hu]

In this article, Cherie Hu explores how music festivals have adapted to the rise of playlist culture, through partnerships with streaming services and even the way in which festivals market. Continue reading

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Obsession: 4 DJs, Producers, Share What Keeps Them Up At Night

Obsession is a level of passion that can change how a person creates, performs, and releases music. In this piece four world-touring DJs and producers out of Piknic Électronik share with. Continue reading

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Mixing Music, Spirit Guides And Cocktails

Music and alcohol are old and close friends, but usually the pairing invokes memories of cheap beer-encouraged mosh pit ecstasy. (OK, maybe that's just me.) But some of the folks. Continue reading

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Streams Of Top 25 Mixes Grow By Over 100% [EXCLUSIVE]

The popularity of mixes has been increasing rapidly, with month to month growth in the triple digits. Today Dubset Media shares data on which songs are most frequently sampled.

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Dubset’s December 2015 Mix Transparency Report – “Dónde está Eduardo?”

Media tech innovator Dubset is inaugurating a monthly Mix Transparency report offering a deep and timely analysis of the underlying content used in DJ mixes. This first report offers some surprises,. Continue reading

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This Week’s Most Read Hypebot Posts

FREE $20 Traktor DJ App  De-Evolution Of Music Biz Jay-Z App Release Stumbles iTunes Radio Demo Video Analyzing New Jay-Z Release Co-creating A Fanbase 10 Great Ways Musicians Are Using. Continue reading

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Are EDM Live Shows Inherently Limited or Do They Have Greater Potential?

While EDM DJs have been accused of creating music and then simply pushing play in live performance, there's obviously more to EDM shows than that. Though certain styles of acts. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap – Spotify: Millions Of DJs & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Simon Tam: The Real Reason Why SOPA Didn’t Pass: Marketing Wes Davenport: The 5 Most Important Skills Twitter Teaches Us Shane Jones: Digital. Continue reading

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David Dufresne On Spotify: Millions of DJs

Many artists have already expressed their concerns with Spotify and other streaming services. There’s concerns over the small amount of revenue, the unfairness felt by many indie artists/labels versus major. Continue reading

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