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(Hypebot) –In a survey conducted by MusicWatch between October 15th and 19th former Vice President Joe Biden topped President Donald Trump as audio users’ choice ...
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How Travis Scott And One Chill Dude On TikTok Sparked Cultural Relevance For McDonald’s, Fleetwood Mac and Ocean Spray
(Hypebot) — Here we explore how the perfect storm of social media events propelled McDonald’s, a 43 year old Fleetwood Mac song, and ...
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Netflix Adds 2.2 Million New Subs For Q3
(CelebrityAccess) — Video on demand streaming platform Netflix revealed that growth slowed more than expected in the third quarter of 2020, with just ...
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Spotify Just Revolutionized Music In Podcasts and The Potential For Artists Is Huge
(Hypebot) — A new Spotify format enables the addition of full songs to podcasts and it should mean big wins for artists on ...
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Amazon Music, UMG, WMG Partner For Ultra HD, 3D Audio Streaming
(Hypebot) — Amazon Music has partnered with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to remaster thousands of songs and albums to Ultra ...
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Streaming Bots Might Be Tempting, But Artists Should Beware
(Hypebot) — Given the weight of streaming numbers in the music economy, the idea of employing a streaming bot has a significant allure ...
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Are Radio Broadcasters Facing A “Hardware Challenge…Or A Digital Opportunity?
(Hypebot) — In this piece, Fred Jacobs looks at the negative impact the pandemic has had on traditional AM/FM broadcast radio listenership, and ...
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Twitch Now Pays Indie Artists When Their Music Is Played
(Hypebot) — Twitch had licensed more than a million tracks from independent artists that can now be played during livestreams. These deals are ...
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Music Industry Growth Continues Amid Catastrophic Global Pandemic
(Hypebot) — Concerts and tours have obviously remained on pause while the pandemic rages on, but the music industry as a whole has ...
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The Haves And The Have-Nots
“1% of artists account for 90% of streams says Alpha Data” It’s a racket I tell you. Streaming has ruined the music business. ...
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