At Age 76 And 73, Sony’s Top Music Execs To Re-up For $27M A Year
At the risk of sound like an ageist (and admitting that I'm no kid), I keep hoping for a changing of the guard at the top of the music business.. Continue reading
Pandora, Spotify Top Music App Charts. Where Did TIDAL Rank?
Pandora and Spotify topped both the App Annie Top 10 music app "By Downloads" and "By Revenue" charts. Beats Music landed an impressive 3rd place finish on the revenue ranking. Even Rhapsody. Continue reading
Sony: ‘We (Really) Do Share Multi-Million Spotify Advances With Artists’
Responding to the wave of criticism that followed the leak of a contract between Sony Music and Spotify that revealed $42.5 million in advances, $9 million in advertising trade and. Continue reading
International Artists Assoc. Reacts To Leaked Sony Spotify Contract [Full Text Of Letter To Regulators]
Following the leak of a revealing contract between Sony Music and Spotify, the recently formed International Artist's Association has joined managers in calling for contract transparency and better terms for. Continue reading
This Week in Music Commentary
Spotify, One Hit Wonders, Music and Fashion and Piracy past and present all were given great consideration during this very active week in music commentary. Perhaps you have something to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Spotify topped the news this week with a leaked Sony contract and the news that it was adding video, podcasts and more. But others made news, as well: Pandora bought. Continue reading
Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
A leaked Sony Music and Spotify contract, Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" marketing campaign, unusual but effective music career investments and the war on piracy all topped this week's most read posts. Continue reading
Music Managers Call For Change After Sony, Spotify Contract Leak
Among the many perusing the recently leaked contract between Spotify and Sony Music were artist managers. Yesterday their trade group, The International Music mangers Forum (IMMF), consolidated their concerns in an. Continue reading
Did Spotify Leak Their Own Sony Contract?
A leaked copy of Sony Music's 2011 – 2013 contract with Spotify unleashed a multitude of complications for Sony and the entire music industry. But who leaked the document? David Lowery has. Continue reading
