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

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American Music Awards 2015 – Full List Of Winners, Nominees

At last night's American Music Awards, Taylor Swift was the biggest winner with three – Song of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist. One Direction, The Weeknd and. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Some of Hypebot's most popular posts this week included the dismissal of the "Shake It Off" lawsuit against T-Swift, Adele's rejection of Live Nation in favor of indie promoters, Spotify's announcement. Continue reading

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Dear Mr. Iovine: How Other Women (Not Apple Music) Influenced My Musical Tastes

After Apple Music exec Jimmy Iovine said on national TV that he had created Apple Music because he "always knew that women find it very difficult at times…to find music," music. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 11.20.15: Passman On Freemium • Spotify Fan Insights • Storms At Tidal

Donald Passman recently shared some interesting thoughts with Billboard regarding the ‘Freemium Model’ employed by some streaming services as well as a few other new realities facing today’s music economy.. Continue reading

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RIAA Introduces A Hi-Res Music Logo, Plus Some Confusion

In an effort to get serious about hi-res music, major label lobbying group, the RIAA, has introduced an official hi-res logo. However this new image, along with the RIAA's strange. Continue reading

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7 Reasons Why You Should Be Pitching Smaller Music Blogs

While it may be the dream of many artists to end up on the front page of Rolling Stone or Pollstar, such a feat isn't only difficult to achieve, it's. Continue reading

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Judge Dismisses “Shake It Off” Plagiarism Lawsuit Brought Against Taylor Swift

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Taylor Swift over alleged plagiarism in her hit "Shake It Off" quoting Swift's lyrics in the ruling.

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Gaming Streaming Networks With Fake Listeners

At this point, most people are familiar with encountering bots on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, so it should come as no surprise that these automated users have. Continue reading

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Gender In The Music Industry

[UPDATED] While the success of superstars such as Beyonce and Taylor Swift can make it seem as though the music industry is ahead of the game when it comes to. Continue reading

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