Apple Introduces “Breakthrough” HomePod Speaker Designed To “Reinvent Home Music”

At today's WWDC conference, Apple introduced HomePod, a new line of Siri controlled audiophile smart speakers that deliver automatically adjusted spatially aware sound. Connected with Apple Music, HomePod also acts. Continue reading

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Apple Music Now Has 27 Million Paid Subscribers

Apple Music now has 27 million paid subscribers, Apple announced during its WWDC 2017 conference Monday. As of December 2016, Apple had 20 million subscribers, making today's stat a 35%. Continue reading

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The Orchard Comes Out On Top As Sony Merges RED, Global Indie Distributors

Sony Music Entertainment will combine its regional independent distribution groups including Sony RED into The Orchard, and its various teams will unite as a single global team managed by The. Continue reading

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Using Brand Names In Your Songwriting: Creative And Business Perspectives

Here we examine the power of using brand names in one's songwriting, looking closely from both the business perspective and how they can benefit bands and brands financially, and the. Continue reading

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UPDATED: Top Apple Music Exec Bozoma Saint John Resigns

[UPDATED] Bozoma Saint John, one of Apple Music's most visible executives, is resigning and exiting the company, multiple sources have now confirmed. Saint John had been Pepsi's head of music. Continue reading

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10 Free Sites For Sharing Your Music

As they work to establish their careers, artists will work to get as much music in front of their audience as possible, but just using music aggregators like Tunecore or. Continue reading

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China Music Licensing Pioneer Mathew Daniel Joins NetEase Cloud Music

China music licensing pioneer Mathew Daniel has moved to NetEase Cloud Music as VP of International. Formerly President, International of R2G, which was acquired late last year by Tencent Music,. Continue reading

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Universal Music Will Be Spun Off With An IPO “At The Right Moment,” says Vivendi CEO

After months of speculation whether Vivendi will spin off Universal Music, Chairman and CEO Vincent Bolloré shared that an IPO of the world's largest music group was all but inevitable.

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How To Create A Wikipedia Page The Right Way [Music Biz Podcast]

Stella Yu from StellaResults.com visits Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss how to use Wikipedia and how to create your own wiki page. Stella provides many tips on using. Continue reading

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Key SoundCloud Exec Stephen Boyd Is Headed To YouTube

Stephen Bryan, SoundCloud's exiting chief content officer is headed to YouTube, multiple sources have confirmed. Bryan joined SoundCloud in 2014 from Warner Music and was responsible for getting the licensing. Continue reading

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