Why Music Streaming Is More Lucrative For Labels [JAY FRANK]
By Jay Frank of FutureHit.DNA. In the great streaming royalty debate, the focus has been on tiny royalty rates per stream. Artists are up in arms, many are opting out. Continue reading
$2.75 Million Later, Music Discovery Platform Exfm To Shut Down
After four years and $2.75 million in investments, social music discovery platform Exfm is shutting down. As with many other failed music startups, Exfm's founders blame the music industry. "The technical challenges. Continue reading
How To Gift $20,000,000 In Music
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. If you pay by the month for music, your kith and kin might call you crazy behind your back. Isn’t that stuff free? On. Continue reading
Why You Won’t See Beats Music, Pono or YouTube Music Till Next Year
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. It’s one thing to see what on-demand music services and stores Spotify, Rdio, Amazon, iTunes, and the rest are doing to help people collect. Continue reading
Rdio Launched In 20 More Countries Today
Spotify may have a big announcement scheduled for later today, but Rdio started Wednesday with a surprise of its own. Just days after naming a new CEO and major layoffs,. Continue reading
Live Coverage Of Spotify Event @ 10AM ET Wednesday, Led Zeppelin Exclusive Expected
UPDATE 2: Read full coverage of the event here. Spotify is promising a big announcement today, Wednesday Decemmber 11th at 10 AM ET; and Hypebot will be covering it live.. Continue reading
bop.fm Partners With Deezer
bop.fm has added Deezer to the list of partners connected to its multi-platform music streaming app. In addition to Spotify, Rdio, YouTube, and SoundCloud, bop.fm now adds 30 million Deezer. Continue reading
Bop.fm Connects Music Services To Make Music More Shareable
Bop.fm launched out of beta this week promising the end of song link and playlist frustration. By offering playlists that source songs from multiple services, including YouTube, SoundCloud, Rdio and. Continue reading
YouTube Deletes Billions Of Fake Views
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. People on the internet are noticing that YouTube deleted billions of fake views from YouTube, after someone – some say artists, labels, or their. Continue reading
