This Week in Music Commentary

Former Rhapsody, Sony Exec Sends An Open Letter To The Music Business How TIDAL Could Deliver On It's Promises 8 Experts Make A Case For Why “Physical” Recorded Music Still. Continue reading

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Spotify Introduces Ad Targeting To Allow Brands To Tap Into Your Playlist And Audience

Spotify has announced the launch of Playlist Targeting, the newest feature in it's Spotify For Brands platform. Playlist Targeting will allow brands to reach specific artists by targeting unique audience segments based. Continue reading

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Join Us Next Week At The Second Hypebot San Francisco Music & Technology Meetup

After a hugely successful meeting of the music tech minds earlier this year, Hypebot will host its second San Francisco Music Tech Meetup on Tuesday April 21, 2015 from 7:00-10:00pm at. Continue reading

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How TIDAL Could Deliver On It’s Promises

The continued media feeding frenzy around Jay-Z’s TIDAL demonstrates just how valuable star power is for cutting through the clutter. What has helped sustain interest is Jay-Z’s vision for delivering. Continue reading

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Metallica Sued Napster 15 Years Ago Today

No one innovation or event changed the course of the modern music industry more than the introduction of Napster. On this day 15 years ago, Napster faced its first real. Continue reading

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Data Is Power For Indie Musicians

With no testing and no feedback during the creation process and in the end, artists spend their entire career hoping people will like their music. Indie artists can up their odds with. Continue reading

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Spotify To Add $400M At $8.4B Valuation In 7th Round, Unveils “Tweet The Beat” Twitter Spam Feature

Spotify is smartly going back to the funding well prior to the launch of Apple's new music service. But does this $400 million round signal a perennially unprofitable company, and is. Continue reading

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Apple’s Streaming Music Launch Plans: $9.99, $14.99 Tiers, Lots Of Exclusives

It's shaping up to be the year the music industry put a premium on exclusive content. Jay Z is counting on them to build TIDAL; and now comes word that. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts on Hypebot.com

 Former Rhapsody, Sony Exec Writes Open Letter To The Music Business 7 Ways To Never Get Invited Back to a Venue How Much Do Musicians Make From Spotify, YouTube?  TIDAL's. Continue reading

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6 Lessons Indie Labels & Musicians Have Learned About Streaming Music

With tighter budgets and thinner margins, the loss of revenue as music consumption shifts online is particularly concerning for independent artists and labels. But they're quickly learning to adapt.

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