WED BRIEF: iHeart Preps Spotify Competitor • Last-Minute Ticketer Gametime +$20M • Pandora Tops US Streaming • More

Wednesday 9.21.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  While we hardly need yet another streamer, iHeart's move is a logical brand extension in a sector that's far from static.. Continue reading

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5 Critical Things To Add To Your Monthly Email Newsletter

Social networks are essential for promoting music and shows, but their popularity can rise and fall.  Remember MySpace? There are just two constants in your marketing plan, your web site and your email list.. 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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RIAA Gold and Platinum Awards August 2016

Last month the RIAA certified 71 Digital Single Awards and 34 Album Awards.Topping the list were Twenty One Pilots, Zach Brown, Blake Shelton, Kevin Gates and Mark Anthony.

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Did Apple Music, Spotify Just Win The Streaming Wars? [Mark Mulligan]

Although streaming in general has seen strong growth in 2016, it seems this recent build in subscribers has largely been isolated to two major players in the streaming wars, Apple. Continue reading

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Join the growing Hypebot tribe, get involved and stay on top of breaking new music industry news on social media and with our free daily newsletter which summarizes the day's. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Hypebot's most heavily read posts from the past seven days included those revolving around Beats music co-creator's exit of Spotify to join Apple Music, Spotify's alleged 33% subscriber growth, the re-imagination. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Resets Negotiations • Amazon, Pandora Prep Streaming Challengers • Inside Crowdmix Implosion • More

T.G.I.Friday 9.16.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Our former editor Kyle Bylin pointed out that this week marks Hypebot's 8th year. Thank-you Kyle and all of you who. Continue reading

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Revamped Apple Music, iTunes 12.5.1 Released

Apple released its promised revamp of Apple Music which puts data-driven music discovery front and center, alongside a new version of iTunes.  Both add features that make Apple's music services more. Continue reading

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Why People Pay For Subscription Entertainment Services

Here Karen Allen looks what makes a person willing (or unwilling) to pay for subscription entertainment, depending on whether the content they're accessing is premium or non-premium.

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