Streaming Music, Social Media And Damned Statistics

The prevalence of on demand streaming services has caused the current generation of listeners to develop an increasingly fickle relationship with both the music they listen to and the artists who create. Continue reading

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THE PITCH: Mixvisor – More Than A Replacement For Bop.fm

THE PITCH today comes from Mixvisor, The startup is creating intelligent emdebable music players that pull information from any web page and music from Apple Music and Spotify.  It sounds. Continue reading

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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Taylor Swift Sued Over “Shake It Off” • Akon To Release Album On App •Sheeran’s Big Pay Days • More

Monday 11.2.2015 Lawsuits, apps and money.  Just another new music biz Monday. Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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SF MusicTech Names 2015 Startup Innovators Challenge Winners

[UPDATED] SF Music Tech has named its 2015 Startup Innovators Challenge winners. Each will be showcasing when SF Music Tech convenes on November 10th. BTW, if you have not registered, do it. Continue reading

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Apple Music By The Numbers [Mark Mulligan]

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently announced that Apple Music has 6.5 millions paid subscribers. While a promising figure on its face, it seems unlikely that all these listeners will continue. Continue reading

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Adele, Apple Love/Hate Relationship Reaches Schizophrenic Heights

Does the famously independent chart topping songstress Adele have a price? Is being associated with this anti-music establishment, often anti-music streaming artist worth a whopping $30 million to Apple Music?. Continue reading

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CHANGES @ UMG Publishing • Berklee College Of Music • Music Biz Awards • Radar • Warner/Chappell • VH1 • BMG

Universal Music Publishing has appointed Luke McGrellis as VP creative. He joins from Sony/ATV UK where he was A&R director and signed Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Deezer Adds Podcasts • Spotify Effect Reexamined • Sony Finds Profits • BMG Ascends • More

Thursday 10.29.2015 Are podcasts really streaming music's killer app? Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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Could Adele Be The Last Hurrah Of The Album Era?

As the listening public waits with baited breath for the release of Adele's upcoming album '25,' the question is being raised as to how much longer even superstar artists like. Continue reading

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

For some of the most popular posts this week, we're looking at a new dedicated Spotify site which allows you to identify which artists you discovered before they hit it. Continue reading

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