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Discord And Reddit Become The Latest Targets For The Music Industry’s Anti-Piracy Campaign

Posted by Hypebot - April 7, 2022

(Hypebot) — Discord are Reddit are the newest targets in music industry’s ongoing battle against piracy and copyright infringement. Recent industry actions against YouTube ripping sites have resulted in court awarded…

Ireland Is Paying Musicians And Artists $354 A Week To Be Musicians And Artists

Posted by Hypebot - April 7, 2022

(Hypebot) — Then presidential candidate Andrew Yang help popularized the concept of a universal basic income in the US and the positive impact that income support would have on musicians,…

Vinyl Sales Continuing To Grow Despite Supply Chain Woes

Posted by Hypebot - April 6, 2022

(Hypebot) — Vinyl sales are continuing their dramatic upward trend despite ongoing manufacturing and supply issues. Last week’s vinyl sales topped 700K up 1.4% over the same week last year, reports Making…

Ed Sheeran Reacts To ‘Shape Of You’ Court Win: ‘There’s Only So Many Notes’

Posted by Hypebot - April 6, 2022

(Hypebot) — Ed Sheeran has won a long court battle over a plagiarism accusation regarding his hit single Shape of You. After the victory Sheeran posted a video on Instagram…

How Will The New Physical Mechanical Rates Effect Valuations?

Posted by Hypebot - April 5, 2022

(Hypebot) — The Copyright Royalty Judges offered a breath of fresh air in the contentious and labyrinthine Phonorecords III and IV proceedings by refusing to accept the insider “settlement” worked…

Despite Low Ratings, The Grammys Delivery A Spotify Bump

Posted by Hypebot - April 5, 2022

(Hypebot) — UPDATED: The Grammys delivered a solid increase in plays on Spotify despite having just 8.93 million viewers, virtually the same as last year’s all-time low of 8.8 million.…

The MLC’s 13% Unmatched Song Rate Isn’t Good Enough, Says Atty Chris Castle

Posted by Hypebot - April 4, 2022

(Hypebot) — We often hear that Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) match rates – accuracy matching a song with its creator – are consistent with the “industry standard,” But this is…

How The Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan Spotify Dispute Affected Artists Everywhere

Posted by Hypebot - April 4, 2022

(Hypebot) — A guest post byVincent Williamsof Berklee College of Music: Music Business Journal. On January 24, Neil Young penned a letter to his label and manager regarding the spread of…

Five Ugly Truths About Music Discovery

Posted by Hypebot - April 1, 2022

(Hypebot) — Every platform wants to help with music discovery, but what does that mean? Let’s discuss the reality behind music’s buzziest term. A guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix. Every artist I…

Instagram Adds Music From Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music To Messages

Posted by Hypebot - April 1, 2022

(Hypebot) — Instagram has added a number of significant new features to its messaging platform. Most useful for musicians and music marketers is the addition of 30 second song previews…

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