Did Kanye West Help Make Taylor Swift Famous? Pandora Dives Into The Data
As the battle between Taylor Swift and Kanye West continues, the rapper continues to maintain that he made her “Famous.” Pandora dug into their data to analyze the way their. Continue reading
Kim Kardashian Uses Snapchat To Discredit Taylor Swift, She Responds On Instagram [VIDEO]
The ongoing war of words between Taylor Swift, Kim Karsashian and her husband Kayne West would usually not be worth paying attention to. But it unfolded entirely on two fairly. Continue reading
A Look At Nielsen Music’s Mid-Year Report: Streaming Explodes • Rock, Country Struggle To Keep Up With R&B/Hip-Hop. Latin
Nielsen recently released its 2016 mid-year music report and it has some big takeaways. On-demand streaming is exploding. R&B/hip-hop and Latin are surging and Rock and country music need to catch. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Topping the Hypebot charts this week, we have pieces on Kanye West's uncensored "Famous" video, why Trent Reznor is wrong about Apple Music, YouTube's drop in importance as other streaming. Continue reading
Is Buying Tidal A Waste Of Apple’s Money?
Although Apple is allegedly in talks to purchase Jay-Z's streaming service Tidal, it's hard to see what exactly what the benefit would be for Tim Cook's company, as Apple is. Continue reading
Tidal Failed To Pay Indie Labels In Norway For Months [REPORT]
Tidal failed to pay a number of indie labels, according to a Norwegian outlet. Whether caused by negligence or the complexities of paying tens of thousands of labels, publishers and. Continue reading
4 Big Music Business Stories You Missed Over The July 4th Weekend
I hope that you had a restful holiday weekend. I caught up on sleep, as apparently did Kayne West and his celebrity friends, according to his controversial new video, which. Continue reading
Kayne West “Famous” Video Is Now On YouTube Uncensored – 2.5M Views In 48 Hours [WATCH]
The controversial official video for Kayne West's "Famous" is now on YouTube via Vevo, after a one week exclusive on Tidal. The video, which may lead to lawsuits from celebrities. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this edition of our re-visitation of the week's music industry news, we look at a flagging Billboard Magazine and Hollywood Reporter, the projected growth of the global music market, Apple's rejection of an upgraded. Continue reading