Drake, the Weeknd, Shawn Mendes Lead Juno 2017 Nominees [Full List]

The Juno Awards announced their 2017 nominees today, and Drake, the Weeknd and Shawn Mendes lead the pack with 5 each. Alessia Cara and Leonard Cohen each earned 4 nominations. A Tribe. Continue reading

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Billboard Adds Pandora To Chart Data

Slowly, the Nielsen Billboard charts are evolving to reflect how people actually consume music in 2017. The latest data to be added comes from Pandora.

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BBC Music Awards Names 2016 Winners

Adele dominated the third annual BBC Music Awards again this year winning two awards, the same number as in 2015.  She won both Album of the Year and Song of. Continue reading

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Ed Sheeran Performs A Mini Concert For Hospitalized Fan [VIDEO]

Musicians have always visited sick fans in the hospital, but one benefit of social media is that every act of kindness is amplified. Ed Sheeran's mini-concert for an ailing fan. Continue reading

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Spotify’s Most Played and Viral Songs In The US, UK and Globally 11.2.16

A look at this past week's most streamed and viral songs on Spotify in the US, UK and around the world.

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New Global Head Of Music Lyor Cohen’s Letter To His YouTube Team [FULL TEXT]

Former top Def Jam and Warner Music Group executive Lyor Cohen has been named the Global Head Of Music for Google's YouTube (more here), and began his tenure with a. Continue reading

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Pandora Rebrands $4.99 Service As Pandora Plus, Adds Offline Listening Alongside New Features For Free Tier

Pandora has rebranded its Premium ad free tier as Pandora Plus and added new features to both its paid and free services. Toady's launch is phase one of a reboot, that. Continue reading

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Hans Zimmer Wins Copyright Lawsuit And An Apology, As Pace Of Copyright Claims Accelerates

The case against Hans Zimmer over music from "12 Years A Slave" was dismissed last week. Whatever side you're on, however, its still an indisputably lucrative time to be a. Continue reading

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

In some of Hypebot's most frequently read articles this week, we examined how, in the case of Ed Sheeran, inspiration can lead to lawsuit, Live Nation's introduction of expedited event. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Frank Ocean's visual album is finally drops on Apple Music, streaming proves to be a bigger part of industry revenue than previously thought, The Biebs cranks up the heat on. Continue reading

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