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Editorial Staff Cuts At Spin, Stereogum, Vibe

Posted by Hypebot - September 18, 2019

(Hypebot) — Billboard and Hollywood Reporter owner Valence Media laid off seven editorial staffers at Spin Media Group this week across music sites Spin, Stereogum and Vibe as the profits…

Bandsintown For Artists Launches With Free Geo-Targeted Messaging To Fans and, More

Posted by Hypebot - September 18, 2019

(Hypebot) — Bandsintown Manager has relaunched as Bandsintown For Artists. The revamped platform adds free geo-targeted messaging to fans and other improvements that build upon concert discovery platform Bandsintown’s ongoing…

YouTube Dropping Pay-Per-View From Its Music Chart Calculations

Posted by Hypebot - September 13, 2019

(Hypebot) — YouTube is revising its chart criteria and will no longer count paid advertising views on YouTube in the YouTube Music Charts calculation. The shift aligns YouTube with the…

A Cautionary Tale: YouTube, DMCA and Copyright Trolls

Posted by Hypebot - September 12, 2019

(Hypebot) — In this piece Neil Turkewitz uses the framing of the recent federal court case in Nebraska brought by YouTube against Christopher L. Brady, alleging that made false copyright…

Americana Music Awards Full List Of Winners 2019

Posted by Hypebot - September 12, 2019

(Hypebot) — The Americana Music Association kicked off its annual conference Wednesday night with the 18th annual Honors & Awards ceremony at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The Milk Carton Kids-hosted evening…

Deezer To Tests Potentially Game-Changing User-Centric Music Streaming Payouts

Posted by Hypebot - September 11, 2019

(Hypebot) — Music streamer Deezer is soliciting rights holders to test a major change in how streaming royalties are calculated. So-called “user-centric payments” would more fairly compensate low and mid-tier…

RIAA Investigating Payola Like Fox Guarding The Henhouse

Posted by Hypebot - September 11, 2019

(Hypebot) — Paying for radio airplay, or payola as it is more commonly known, has been around since the 50s in one form or another but has recently spiked. This…

FCC Asks RIAA To Invesitgate Payola

Posted by Hypebot - September 10, 2019

(Hypebot) — FCC Commissioner Mike O’Reilly has sent a letter to the RIAA asking it to investigate recent reports of payola – the practice of paying radio stations and other…

Katy Perry ‘Dark Horse’ Verdict: End Of The World Or Hand In The Cookie Jar?

Posted by Hypebot - September 5, 2019

(Hypebot) — In the wake of a recent Federal Jury verdict which resulted in the songwriting team and label behind “Dark Horse” paying out millions of dollars, Stephen Carlisle takes…

Tool’s $45 Dollar CD Proves A Boost For Music Retailers

Posted by Hypebot - September 5, 2019

(Hypebot) — A funny thing happened last week with the new Tool album” says Coalition Independent Music Stores (CIMS) executive director Michael Bunnell, “indie retail had an old-school moment.” “Several stores…

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