How Royalties Are Paid On All Three Pandora Music Services
Pandora's recent rollout of its third tier service, Pandora Premium has us taking a look at how artists an labels earn royalties from the traditional ad-supported service, as well as. Continue reading
Are UMG, Labels Encouraging Spotify’s 50 Million Free Users To Become Pirates? [UPDATED]
[UPDATED] With today's news of a Spotify, Universal Music Group deal that includes two week windows that make some album releases available only to paid subscribers, this article which we. Continue reading
Spotify Tiers May Soon Look Different
Although it's hoping to go public this year, Spotify's licensing deals with major labels are, for the moment, out of contract. As Spotify reworks these deals, it's expected that the. Continue reading
Streaming Now Generates More Revenue For Music Industry Than Downloads, Physical Combined
Double digit growth in streaming in 2016 meant that Spotify, Apple Music and their competitors now account for 51.4% of all U.S. music revenue. Digital downloads were 24.1% in 2016 and. Continue reading
The Trial That Will Determine Songwriters’ Income Over The Next 5 Years
Big news in the world of mechanical royalties, the Copyright Royalty Board is opening up hearings to set a new mechanical royalty rate. The board will hear from both music. Continue reading
Pandora Under Pressure Even As Music Industry Warms To Westergren
Pandora used to be the company the music industry loved to hate. An aggressive campaign to lower royalty payments and a now ex-CEO who cared more about money than music. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
In our weekly recap of useful advice for independent, do-it-yourself artists, we offer tips on touring successfully in Australia, what record labels look for in artists, how merchandise can be. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, some of the most popular articles on Hypebot included an exploration of Spotify's loophole exploitation, WMG's launch of a 'streaming first' record label, the best way to get. Continue reading
