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New App Musicboard Aims To Be ‘IMDB For Music’

Hypebot reports: "IMDB has long been a virtual gathering place for film connoisseurs, and the site may finally have a musical equivalent in the...

What Is Tencent’s Music Endgame?

Hypebot reports: "MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan looks at Tencent’s recent $3.8 billion investments in WMG and UMG and what the mean for the music...

Pandora will tell podcast hosts where their listeners live and how...

The Verge reports: "Pandora is giving podcast hosts more information about the listeners they reach on its platform starting today. The company just announced...

2000 Black Artists, Labels, Producers To Support On Bandcamp Today Commission...

Hypebot reports: "Just in time to inform your Juneteenth music purchases, a fan-generated list of black artists, producers, and labels on Bandcamp has grown...

Social Media: The Lockdown Opportunity For Musicians?

Hypebot reports: "As the pause on live music continues to stretch into the foreseeable future, artists are compelled to double down on their social...

WarnerMedia, iHeartMedia to Produce Companion Podcasts for HBO Max Shows (Exclusive)

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "HBO Max’s programming is getting the podcast treatment. WarnerMedia and iHeartMedia have inked a deal to co-produce a slate of...

Spotify Starts Streaming on Comcast’s Xfinity Devices

Variety reports: "Spotify is now available for Comcast’s TV and broadband subscribers to stream from their television sets. The cable operator announced that under...

SoundExchange, Recording Academy & More Launch ‘Fair Trade’ Campaign to Pay...

Billboard reports: "Anytime there is a royalty for the use of a sound recording in the U.S., the music creator is entitled to receive...

Spotify Stock Rises 28% In Just 9 Days

Hypebot reports: "Shares of Spotify are up 27% in the last 9 trading days. The stock opened Thursday at $245.00. On June 11 the...

Universal Music, Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Expand Partnership to Study Racial Inequality...

Billboard reports: "Universal Music Group (UMG) and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative are expanding their partnership to study systemic racial inequality in the music...