Music Streaming Reaches A Tipping Point

It seems the industry has finally reached a point where music streaming revenue has become the greatest contributor of royalties for both artists and labels and, as purchases continue to drop, this increasing prominence. Continue reading

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MUST READ: Spotify Helped Me As An Artist – Here Is How

In this article, indie artist Pip Blom recounts the process releasing their new EP, and how Spotify enabled them to find and reach an international audience which would have otherwise. Continue reading

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Cstream Offers More Than Music Streaming, Adds Books And Video

With Apple and Spotify dominating the streaming market, it's become a tough world out there for streaming startups. The new French streaming service Cstream, however, hopes to avoid this issue. Continue reading

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Down Under, Streaming Is Up, Downloads Are Down

In an extension of a music industry consumer trend seen in the United States, it seems our neighbors to the south are embracing the streaming age, as Australians increasingly eschew. Continue reading

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Watch Today’s Google Event LIVE HERE @ Noon ET + We’re Live Tweeting Music Related News via @Hypebot

Google has a major hardware event scheduled for today at Noon ET and we'll be tweeting anything music related live. Follow us @hypebot or you can watch the event live here:

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Download Revenue To Shrink 50% As Streaming Music Grows To 950 Million Users, Says New Analysis

Streaming music adoption is exploding, but just how big a can it get? And at how bad a hit will paid downloads take as streaming expands? Very big and very. Continue reading

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Streaming Hits Important Mile Marker In 2016

While streaming's growth has certainly been noticeable in 2016, the full extent is greater than many previously thought. Indeed, recent stats show that purchase revenue barely surpased non-purchase revenue, putting. Continue reading

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Samsung Milk Music Shuts Down Today, Users Encouraged To Transition To Slacker

Milk Music, the on again off again attempt by Samsung, one of the world's biggest cell phone manufacturers to launch a music service, is shutting down today. One beneficiary of Milk's. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Changes @SpinMedia • Verizon Wants To Buy Vessel • Streaming Best Anti-Piracy Tool • More

Thursday 9.22.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Constant change in music journalism creates openings for new voices, but also means fewer platforms that really move the needle.  Updated. Continue reading

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4 Key Ways To Get People To Click On Your YouTube Videos

The massive saturation present on virtually every music platform means it has become that much more difficult to get your music to stand out from the crowd, and YouTube is. Continue reading

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