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What Is The Music Modernization Act And What Does It Mean For You?

Posted by Hypebot - October 11, 2018

[UPDATED] The Music Modernization Act was signed into law by President Trump today. The multifaceted legislation had widespread industry support as an overdue overhaul of antiquated licensing laws. But what…

Sony, Warner Music Invest In Tencent Ahead Of IPO

Posted by Hypebot - October 11, 2018

While Chinese streaming giant Tencent Music Entertainment’s announcement that it was planning to go public in the US was in and of itself major news, a revelation that both Sony…

Here Is Why SiriusXM Pandora Deal Makes Sense

Posted by Hypebot - October 10, 2018

(Hypebot) — It’s been a minute since SiriusXM bought up streaming service Pandora, a purchase decision which should greatly benefit the satellite streamer in a number of areas. including making…

Online Backlash Mars Facebook Portal Smart Speaker Launch with Spotify, Pandora, iHeart

Posted by Hypebot - October 9, 2018

UPDATED: Facebook has launched its own line of smart speakers. Free Facebook Messenger video calls are at the center of the Portal From Facebook hardware offering, but like most smart…

Market Potential: African Music Business On The Move

Posted by Hypebot - October 9, 2018

In this piece, Ben Oldfield explores the massive and largely untapped market for music consumption across the continent of Africa as a result of extensive smartphone usage, and how streaming…

A New Pay To Play? SoundCloud Expands Artists Payments To Paid Members Only

Posted by Hypebot - October 9, 2018

(Hypebot) — SoundCloud announced today that it’s dropping its invite-only monetization policy and opening SoundCloud Premier artist payments to all SoundCloud Pro or Pro Unlimited subscribers. While many more creators will…

Spotify Turns 10 Today: Is It Friend Or Foe?

Posted by Hypebot - October 7, 2018

[UPDATED] Spotify turns 10 years old this Sunday October 7th. On that day, T.I.’s “Whatever You Like” was the #1 song, Metallica’s “Death Magnetic” the #1 album and a Scandinavian…

Digital Music Promotion: 5 Keys To Success

Posted by Hypebot - October 7, 2018

The world of online promotion is a crowded one, with new music being released everyday, it can be difficult to get your work noticed at all. Unfortunately there’s not silver…

PledgeMusic CEO Dominic Pandiscia Steps Down

Posted by Hypebot - October 5, 2018

(Hypebot) – Dominic Pandiscia has resigned as CEO of troubled music crowdfunding and pre-sale platform PledgeMusic, a company spokesperson confirmed to Hypebot on Friday. He joined the startup in 2016…

Facebook Tests Adding Songs To News Feed, Stories

Posted by Hypebot - October 5, 2018

Facebook is testing the ability for users to add a song that will appear in their News Feeds and Stories, in the latest sign that deals that Facebook cut with…

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