Hypebot, Author at CelebrityAccess

People Still Listen To More Radio Than Music Streaming And Podcasts Combined

Posted by Hypebot - February 14, 2024

(Hypebot) — The death of broadcast radio appears to have been greatly exaggerated. According to a new Edison survey, the average person in the U.S. Spends 36% of their daily…

Spotify Partners With Bandsintown To Supercharge Live Music Discovery

Posted by Hypebot - February 13, 2024

(Hypebot) — Shows listed on the global live music discovery platform Bandsintown will now also appear on Spotify. The new partnership provides greater visibility and discovery for artists, venues, and festivals of all…

US Accounts For 9.9% Of Global Music Piracy

Posted by Hypebot - February 12, 2024

(Hypebot) — After years of decline, global music piracy is rising again by double digits, and the United States accounted for 9.9% of all illegal activity. The US ranked third…

85% Of TikTok And 84% Of YouTube Videos Include Music

Posted by Hypebot - February 9, 2024

(Hypebot) — A new analysis shows just how high the stacks are in the battle between TikTok and UMG and reinforces how important music is to TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and…

Spotify Paid The Music Industry $9 Billion In 2023

Posted by Hypebot - February 8, 2024

(HYPEBOT) – Apparently, passing 602 million monthly active users was not the only big stat Spotify wanted to share this week. Two days after a solid report to investors that sent its stock up…

WMG Has Strongest Quarter Ever, Tips 10% Layoffs, UpRoxx And HipHopDX Sale To Invest $200M In Core Music Business

Posted by Hypebot - February 8, 2024

(HYPEBOT) – Warner Music Group (WMG) announced its strongest quarter ever, with revenue rising 17% from Dec. 31, 2023, to $1.75 billion. But in an internal memo obtained by Billboard,…

Four Big Music Takeaways From Spotify’s Q4 Earnings Call

Posted by Hypebot - February 7, 2024

(HYPEBOT) – While Spotify’s Q4 earnings call focused more on podcasts, audiobooks, and bottom-line numbers than music, there were still some critical music-related takeaways. Spotify is still growing, and that growth…

Spotify Passes 602 Million Monthly Active Users As Losses Narrow

Posted by Hypebot - February 6, 2024

(HYPEBOT) – Spotify added 28 million Monthly Active Users (MAUs), including 10 million paid users, in the last three months, the second-largest-ever Q4 gain. Spotify stock was up as much…

New Apple Royalties Favor Majors At The Expense Of Independent Artists, Say Indie Labels

Posted by Hypebot - February 5, 2024

CUPERTINO, CA (Hypebot) — Indendent labels and artists are upset by what they say is the unfair advantage that Apple Music gave major record labels with its recent 10% increase…

Is UMG’s Battle With TikTok An Opportunity For Independent Musicians?

Posted by Hypebot - February 4, 2024

(HYPEBOT) – Universal Music Group is responsible for more than 30% of global music consumption by more than one metric. With all that music at least temporarily coming off TikTok, does…

Hypebot

Feedback or Comments