Ruth B’s Streaming Success: Anatomy Of A Developing Artist [Glenn Peoples]
How was up-and-coming artist Ruth Berhe able to amass 115 million spins on Pandora before her debut album was even released? In this look at DIY done right, we follow Ruth. Continue reading
Judge Denies Pandora Bid To Lower Royalties After Buying FM Station
Pandora has taken multiple tacts in its effort to lower the royalties it pays to musicians, labels, publishers and other rightsholders, including lawsuits, lobbying and even buying a small South. Continue reading
How Do Feature Placements On iTunes, Spotify and Amazon Work?
Distribution in the music industry is one of the most important aspects of any musician's career. It means that you are getting your music out to the masses, which could. Continue reading
5 Musings From A Digital Music Exec [Best of Hypebot 2014]
As the year draws to a close we're sharing some of Hypebot's most read posts of 2014. This one came from Robb McDaniels, founder of INgrooves Music Group. He recently resigned. Continue reading
Broadcast Radio Is Growing In The U.S., Especially Non-Commercial FM
Last week the FCC released a quarterly report on the number of currently licensed broadcast stations. Radio Survivor puts the numbers in long-term perspective to show that this year's growth. Continue reading
There Are 15,330 U.S. Radio Stations, But How Many Matter?
The FCC has released new numbers show 30,367 total licensed broadcast outlets (AM/FM/TV) in the United states. That includes 4728 AM stations, 6613 commercial FM stations and 3989 educational/non-profit FM. Continue reading
Introducing Agogo, The Swiss Audio Knife of Listening Apps
By Dexter Blumenthal of Evolver.fm. It’s always nice when new technology erases boundaries between formerly discrete functionalities. Suddenly, you only need one thing where you used to need two or. Continue reading
As War Of Words Heats Up, Is Pandora Really Underpaying Artists? [CHART]
This week, musicians from Pink Floyd to David Lowery, have shared thoughtful and impassioned arguments taking Pandora to task for paying artists too little and their campaign to pay even. Continue reading
Create Spotify Playlists From Pandora Likes
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. You know how some would-be reporters think Pandora and Spotify are basically the same? Like, when they say “Pandora faces competition from the likes. Continue reading
