WED. BRIEF: Deezer Expands HiFi • YouTube Makeover • Fake Yeezy • CD Baby’s DIY Lovefest • More
Wednesday 8.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Deezer finally goes wide with hi-rez music, and we hear Spotify and Napster are testing for rollout. Why is this major. Continue reading
Merlin Has Paid Out $1 BILLION To Indie Labels
Merlin, the global digital music rights agency for 20,000 indie labels and distributors from 53 countries, has announced its billionth dollar in distributions, since launching in May of 2008. With. Continue reading
How To Download Your Original SoundCloud Files – From The Better To Be Safe Than Sorry Dept.
While no one is sure what SoundCloud's future looks like, it's clear that the company is still facing some serious issues, leaving many concerned about the future of any original. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The most popular and often perused posts from Hypebot this week looked at whether musicians should even bother making albums if no one's buying, the problem solving ten minute silent. Continue reading
SoundCloud Usage Is Falling, Making Turnaround More Difficult
New investors are hoping to turn a struggling SoundCloud around, but their job rapidly becoming more difficult because of falling usage. Traffic to soundcloud.com has seen a steady decrease, down from 353. Continue reading
This Man Is The Secret Weapon That Investors Believe Will Save SoundCloud
News came late last week that SoundCloud had been saved, for now, by an emergency $169.5 million cash infusion. Co-founder Alex Ljung would step aside to make room for new. Continue reading
A2IM Calls Out Billboard For “Erroneous” Independent Music Power Players List
Billboard has published its latest Independent Power Player Edition and A2IM, the U.S. indie label sector's top trade organization, is crying foul over the magazine's definition of independent, which includes. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Looking back on seven full days of music industry news, we revisit SoundClouds dubious future, whether Disney's Netflix content poll is indicative of a similar trend coming to the music. Continue reading
SoundCloud Saved By Emergency $169.5M Investment As CEO Ljung Steps Aside [OFFICIAL]
SoundCloud has closed an emergency round of funding that will allow the struggling streamer stay online, Co-founder and CEO Alex Ljung will step aside as a new leadership team takes. Continue reading
SoundCloud Won’t “Continue” Unless Investors Rescue It Now, Says CE0 Lung [UPDATED]
UPDATE] SoundCloud will be forced to shut down soon unless investors vote to step in with $169.5 million to rescue it, according to multiple reports. Today (Friday 8/11/17) is the. Continue reading
