Merchbar Simplifies Band Merch Sales And Discovery

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk to with Ed Aten, who is the CEO and co-founder of Merchbar, a website and mobile app that allows people to. Continue reading

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Will Social Networks Ever Be Able To Master Music?

While some of the more diminutive players in the field of social networking like Vine and Flipagram have been making great strides when it comes to integrating music with their. Continue reading

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VOTE: Should Playlist Creators Be Paid?

Playlists on Spotify and elsewhere are the new radio – curated content from a trusted source. As their importance has grown, efforts  - both legititmate and not so – to. Continue reading

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Scott Borchetta – The Exec Who Pulled Taylor Swift Off Spotify – Says Streaming Music Will Be “Much Better For Everyone”

Spotify, Rhapsody, Deezer, Rdio, Slacker, Pandora, Tidal, Google Play, Apple Music and more. In 10 years, 50% will be gone. With so much competition, consolidation is inevitable; but seldom does. Continue reading

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Niche Music: The Next Streaming Frontier

While streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music offer a seemingly unlimited buffet of music from which listeners can pick and choose, it may be more variety than most listeners. Continue reading

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Take Note Pandora, Spotify, Apple: iHeart Radio Just Launched A Chrome Extension

If ease of use is what ultimately wins the streaming music race, iHeartRadio just pulled ahead with the addition of an extension for Google's Chrome browser that lets you multitask and. Continue reading

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Call To Action: Today Is Last Day To Comment On Who Controls .Music Domain. It Takes 1 Minute

The pending addition of the .music domain name opens up a world of possibilities for artists and all music related companies; and who controls it matters. Many music industry trade. Continue reading

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We Launch Our New Music Tech Startup Column THE PITCH With “Artist Accelerator App” Tradiio

Today we're launching a regular new feature THE PITCH.  In it, we ask promising music tech startups to "pitch" their product or service to the Hypebot community in 100 words. Continue reading

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Country Star Luke Bryan Debuts Song On Tinder

Luke Bryan is debuting a song on social dating app Tinder. Bryan has placed 12 singles at No. 1 and sold 7.5 million albums with 30 million digital tracks   He's. Continue reading

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