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Amazon Becomes The #2 Music Streamer In The U.S.

Posted by Hypebot - February 28, 2022

(Hypebot) — While Spotify continues to dominate, Amazon Music is on track to pass Pandora to become the #2 music streamer in the US. Apple Music remains a distant fourth. By…

The Live Music Society Makes Grants Totaling $2.3M To 126 Small Venues

Posted by Hypebot - February 25, 2022

(Hypebot) — The non-profit Live Music Society has made a third round of grants to 18 small music venues. To date it has helped 126 venues in 34 states across…

Songwriter Inflation Adjustments Must Become Mandatory

Posted by Hypebot - February 25, 2022

(Hypebot) — Songwriters are often not fairly compensated as it is, but inflation is just adding fuel to the fire. Here are a few suggestions to help fix this problem.…

The Problem With Facebook Ads For Music

Posted by Hypebot - February 24, 2022

(Hypebot) — Social media advertising was once the way of the future, but recent changes have thrown the industry into a tailspin that artists should avoid at all costs. A guest…

Songwriters To Protest At Spotify LA Office: ‘Music Creators’ Livelihoods Hang In The Balance’

Posted by Hypebot - February 24, 2022

(Hypebot) — Songwriter advocacy group The 100 Percenters is planning a peaceful protest in Los Angeles on Monday in support of better royalty rates for music creators from Spotify and…

Now HitPiece Is Trying To Recruit Artists BEFORE They Release Their NFT

Posted by Hypebot - February 23, 2022

(Hypebot) — After launching what the RIAA called “little more than a scam operation” that minted and sold music NFT without permission, startup Hit Piece is hoping to sign artists to…

Why Are So Many Small Music Venues Shutting Down?

Posted by Hypebot - February 23, 2022

(Hypebot) — From the recent pandemic to gentrification, small venues have been receiving the short end of the stick lately. A guest post by Janelle Borg of AmplifyYou. In the Reeperbahn district in…

YouTube’s Content ID System Doesn’t Work

Posted by Hypebot - February 22, 2022

(Hypebot) — YouTube’s Content Id System proves faulty when it recently flagged a video of a cat purring for copyright infringement, writes Timothy Geigner of Techdirt. Op_Ed by Timothy Geigner from TechDirt. YouTube’s Content…

Tours Are Back. Are You Ready?

Posted by Hypebot - February 22, 2022

(Hypebot) — Artists are ready to get back on the road this year, but are you ready for what that means? A guest post by PATRICK MCGUIRE of SoundFly. Let’s get this out…

Full Text Of New Kanye West Statement: ‘Ye Passes $100M Deal With Apple To Release Donda 2 On Stem Player’

Posted by Hypebot - February 21, 2022

(Hypebot) — Kanye West issued a new official statement Friday night regarding his self-release of the Donda 2 album only on his $200 Stem Player device and a live “Donda…

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