The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has asked Spotify for information about its anti-competitive complaint against Apple, according to Reuters. Earlier this year, Spotify filed a formal complaint in the EU alleging that Apple was limiting access to its customers through restrict practices and high app store fees. Reuters reported that…
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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
As we look back in on another busy week of music industry events, we review TIDAL’s executive staffing changes, the return of ‘vintage sound’ in music and why it’s happening, pop’s continued industry supremacy, and much more! TIDAL Ups Tony Gervino, Elliott Wilson To Executive Roles 11 Favorite Blogs For…
TIDAL Ups Tony Gervino, Elliott Wilson To Executive Roles
TIDAL has announced two executive-level promotions – Tony Gervino has been appointed to EVP, Editor-in-Chief and Elliott Wilson to Chief Content Officer. Gervino will oversee all editorial direction at TIDAL, including leading a team of editors and programmers in multi-genre global playlist curation, as well as the digital magazine, READ….
What Streaming Services Pay Per Stream
Even to industry insiders, determining what exactly each streaming service pays out per stream can be a confusing and complex process, with each platform having its own unique formula for calculating what an artist actually earns. Here we break down some of the numbers in a more digestible format. _____________________________…
RIAA To Host Key Streaming Policy Panel At Mondo.NYC
The RIAA promises to cut through the complexities of consent decrees, the Mechanical Licensing Collective and other issues related to streaming in an intensive 60 minutes session at the Mondo. NYC conference later this month. Hosted by RIAA Chairman and CEO, Mitch Glazier, “Everything You Need to Know About Streaming…
How To Successfully Pull Off An Influencer Marketing Campaign In The Music Business
While many may think of influencer marketing as a fringe industry reserved for celebrity elites, it has in fact permeated into the mainstream including, perhaps not surprisingly, the music business. In this piece, we break down how to successfully run an influencer marketing campaign as a music industry insider. ___________________________…
Everything Wrong With The Music Business According To The Black Keys [Video]
During their recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of acclaimed duo The Black Keys dished on everything wrong with the modern music industry, dispensing some hard-to-swallow pills on what life in music today is really like. ________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix During…
Dolby Atmos Music: Coming Soon To Amazon Streaming
For a while now, Dolby has been stockpiling audio from Universal Music Group, and it appears the company is finally going to put this digital hoard to use in partnership with Amazon Music. These immersive mixes from some of the world’s biggest artists will debut as Dolby Atmos Music on…
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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the most popular and frequently read posts on Hypebot this week dug into what streaming services are actually (maybe) pay out to artists, what we can learn from IFPI’s Music Listening Report, some of the essential skills every artist manager needs, and more! This Chart Shows What Streaming…