Tidal, The Streaming Service That’s Kind To Artists, Sued By Prince Estate Over Copyright Infringement
Although it was originally billed as being an artist-friendly service crammed with exclusive content, Tidal's success on both counts is questionable and now, in addition to its tepid launch and. Continue reading
Seymour Stein Reveals “Embarrasing” Deal Made with Madonna
In this piece, soon to be 73-year-old music business legend and discoverer of Talking Heads as well The Ramones opens up with marked frankness about his groundbreaking career, as well. Continue reading
Irving Azoff Claims YouTube “Pirates” Are “Really Evil”
The CEO and Chairman of Azoff MSG Entertainment, Irving Azoff, is leveling some heavy criticism at YouTube in very public war as he attempts to get the popular video sharing. Continue reading
Judges Denies Claims Of 29 Prince “Heirs”, Official Tribute Concert Begins To Take Shape
29 would-be heirs to the Prince estate were excluded, and other previously unchallenged heirs will be forced to undergo genetic testing, a judge ruled last week. Simultaneously, an official tribute. Continue reading
THU. BRIEFING: Pokeman Invades Music Biz • Prince Estate News • Omnifone Sold For $10M • Platoon • More
Thursday 7.14.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Pokeman, Prince and Omnifome news is interesting, but I suspect the real news will come soon from startup Platoon. Updated continuously. Continue reading
My Top Music Tech Launches In 2015 – Jon Romero, Vector Management
Between now and the end of the year we're asking some of the new music industry's best and brightest to share what they think were the most important launches in. Continue reading
Less Than 10% Of Spotify Users Listen To 1 Full Album Per Month, According To Universal Music Group Analysis
Is the album dead? There's no easy answer. But an analysis of Spotify user listening habits done by Universal Music Group suggests that while artists are continuing to make albums,. Continue reading
Why What’s Good for Adele, Sucks For Everyone Else
We often celebrate artists like Adele and Taylor Swift for leading the music industry in a direction of positive change, but the realities of income redistribution mean that their business. Continue reading
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