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Music Ally To Launch In China

Posted by Hypebot - June 25, 2019

(Hypebot) Music industry consultancy and news site Music Ally has teamed with Kanjian Music, the Chinese music services company, to launch Music Ally China. This new venture will bridge the…

Spotify CEO Ek Says Fans Could ‘Pay Artists Directly’ With Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency

Posted by Hypebot - June 21, 2019

(Hypebot) — Libra cryptocurrency would enable fans “to pay artists directly,” according to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. Earlier this week, Spotify became a founding partner in the Facebook-led Libra global…

Labels, Streamers, Publishers Pledge To Battle Streaming, But Major Players Fail To Sign On

Posted by Hypebot - June 20, 2019

(Hypebot) — Spotify, Amazon, and Deezer have joined all three major labels and music publishers, the RIAA, the American Association of Independent Music, IMPALA, Merlin, The International Confederation of Music…

Grammys Finally Accept Streaming Links As Submissions

Posted by Hypebot - June 20, 2019

(Hypebot) The Recording Academy will finally accept streaming links instead of physical product for award submissions in most categories. In a statement, the Academy also said, “For most categories, we…

Universal Music Vault Fire Story Could Alter Company’s Valuation

Posted by Hypebot - June 18, 2019

(Hypebot) Recently a new story from the New York Times revealed that a major fire in one of Universal Studios vaults had caused the company to lose more than 100,000…

LyricFind Disputes Genius Lyric Theft Claim, Challenges WSJ Reporting

Posted by Hypebot - June 18, 2019

(Hypebot) The blockbuster Wall Street Journal piece in which lyric site Genius offered some pretty convincing proof that Google and its primary lyric providers like LyricFind had been stealing its…

Genius Accuses Google Of Stealing Its Song Lyrics After Detecting Hidden Morse Code Telltales

Posted by Hypebot - June 17, 2019

(Hypebot) Lyrics annotation site Genius.com says that it has caught Google stealing and using its song lyrics to power some of the tech giant’s search results, Genius says it caught…

Kickstarter Cancels Drip XOXO Artist Subscription Project: Serving Small Creators Is Unsustainable

Posted by Hypebot - June 17, 2019

(Hypebot) XOXO, the Kickstarter backed successor the Drip artist and label subscription platform is shutting down before it launches. “Ultimately, we couldn’t find a way to make the business viable,” …

Taylor Swift Gives Surprise Performance At Stonewall Inn AEG Pride Celebration [VIDEO]

Posted by Hypebot - June 17, 2019

(Hypebot) Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance at last night’s Stonewall Inn and AEG’s pride celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising during NYC’s Pride Month. Swifts appearance…

SoundCloud Promotes Michael Weissman To President

Posted by Hypebot - June 13, 2019

(Hypebot) SoundCloud has promoted Michael Weissman to President. He will report to Chief Executive Officer, Kerry Trainor. Weissman previously served as SoundCloud Chief Operating Officer. Weissman was has been a…

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