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THU. NEWS BRIEF: YouTube Adds Music Analytics • Stingray IPO Soars • Beats Speaker Recall • TuneCore + TapInfluence • More

Thursday 6.4.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

Bruce Houghton on 06/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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5 Ways to Kill Your Band’s Motivation

Nobody said being an independent band would be easy. And if someone did, they totally lied to you. The DIY route is as arduous as its name implies. All of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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50 Cent Trashes Jay Z’s TIDAL [VIDEO]

 "The people that you saw there don't even own the rights to their music. So they can't say it's just going to come out on Tidal…Why would you buy Tidal. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: Apple Music Rumors • YouTube Music Key Delays • Soundcloud Contract Leak • More

Tuesday 6.2.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

Bruce Houghton on 06/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Announcing The Hypebot Sessions @ New Music Seminar 2015

We've always been selective about partnerships, but this one is a perfect fit. We're teaming up with the New  Music Seminar to produce The Hypebot Sessions as the kickoff to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/30/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How Snapchat Works [INFOGRAPHIC]

With more than 100 million users, Snapchat is valued at more than $15 billion. But if you're much past college age, its likely that you don't really know exactly what. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Indie Artist Zoe Keating Releases New Spotify Payment Stats

Independent musician and artist advocate Zoe Keating has released another detailed spreadsheet that shows her payments from Spotify. Zeating, who has chosen to have only some of her music available. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Former Rhapsody Exec Jon Maples Joins 8tracks

Former Rhapsody exec Jon Maples has written a number of smart pieces for Hypebot and been interviewed on our Upward Spiral podcast. So we were quite pleased to hear that he's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/21/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (2)
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A2IM Announces 2015 Board of Election Results

The American Association Of Independent Music (A2IM) today announced the results of 2015 elections to its board of directors which will include four new members.

Bruce Houghton on 05/19/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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What Most Musicians Don’t Understand About Selling Music

Why did you become a musician? I bet "because I love promoting and driving sales" wasn't on your list of reasons. But these days, musicians have to take on the. Continue reading

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