REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this edition of our look back through the past seven days of industry news, we examine SFX's continued action against Robert Sillerman, Pandora and Shazam's additions to their respective. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: The Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The most popular and frequently read posts on Hypebot this week included a breakdown of what to expect when working with studio musicians, what will happen when music streaming reaches. Continue reading
FreshTunes Launches Offering 100% Free Music Distribution To Spotify, Apple, All Major Services
In the digital age, music distribution has become a commodity, and like most commodities the price is almost constantly moving downward. Companies like CDBaby, TuneCore and OnePRM offer flat fee. Continue reading
Pandora Rebrands With New Logo
Pandora is revving up it efforts to encourage users to transition from free to paid as it preps its on demand streaming music service for launch later this year. Along. Continue reading
Deezer Partners With Feature.fm As First On-Demand Music Streamer To Offer Affordable Marketing To Artists
Native music ad platrom Feature.fm has expanded its reach signifigantly with a new Deezer partnership. Feature.fm, which some dismiss as 'pay-to-play', has scored wins offering indie artists affordable guaranteed in-stream. Continue reading
Spotify SoundCloud Acquisition Could Come At A Deep Discount, As Traffic Flattens
There are conflicting reports has to how likely a Spotify acquisition of SoundCloud is, but any deal would likely happen at a price far below the $700 million – $1.2. Continue reading
Spotify Loses Two Top Execs: Deezer Nabs Riad Hawa, Early Hire Jonathan Forster Also Exits
Deezer has hired away Spotify exec Riad Hawa to expand its music hardware partnerships. Sales VP Jonathan Forster, one of Spotify's first dozen staffers and a close associate of CEO Daniel EK, is. Continue reading
