Tag: Music download

Music Downloads Had A Short And Unhappy Life

Data shows that interactive streaming has become the dominant form of music consumption, largely replacing previous means of listening, and causing us to look back at the less than lucrative. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/11/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)
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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

This week, the most popular among Hypebot's many articles looked at Spotify's eventual transformation into a full stack company, the most powerful independent curators on the streaming service, how you. Continue reading

admin on 10/20/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Join 3700+ Songwriters: SIGN THIS PETITION NOW To Stop Big Tech From Lowering Royalty Rates

The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA), which represents U.S. music publishers and their songwriters, along with the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) are facing off against Google, Apple, Amazon, Spotify. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/09/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Pandora [NYSE: P] Stock Flat

[UPDATED] A day after Pandora fell 6% on news that Liberty Media was in no hurry to combine the streaming music service and it's majority-owned SiriusXM, it's stock rebounded slightly on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Dubset Scores $4 Million To License, Monetize Remixes

Dubset Media has scored a $4 million Series A funding round, led by Cue Ball Capital. Founded in 20o8, the company had previously closed two funding rounds for undisclosed rounds. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/27/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this re-visitation of a full week of music industry news, we look back on Live Nations impressive growth streak, Virginia's legalization of ticket scalping, the most popular tracks on. Continue reading

admin on 02/25/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Hypebot’s ‘Believe It Or Not’ – iTunes Is Still The Most Popular Music Platform In The U.S.

While music download sales are clearly on the decline, don't count them out yet.  According to a survey of 10,000 consumers by PayPal and SuperData, iTunes, is still the most. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/22/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)
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RIAA Recaps 2016 Gold & Platinum Certifications

The RIAA certified 890 Digital Single Awards and 407 Album Awards in 2016. Here are some of the year’s highlights.

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Self-Imposed Music Scarcity In The Digital Era

Although streaming is the dominant form of music consumption, and seems to be here to stay, many listeners are turning to vinyl-only, or cassette-only record labels to obtain their music.

Guest Post on 07/19/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify Merchbar Partnership Means BandPage Is Out

[UPDATED] Alongside today's announcement that Spotify would be selling merchandise from 35,000 artists thanks to a new partnership with Merchbar, was a mention that offers from BandPage would no longer be. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/22/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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