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# How musicians can thrive in 2025: Bruce Houghton on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-musicians-can-thrive-in-2025/
- Published: 2024-12-24T14:49:20.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-24T14:49:37.000Z
- Description: Bruce Houghton joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on a new Music Biz Weekly Podcast to discuss what’s ahead for the music industry and how musicians can thrive in 2025. LISTEN & WATCH HERE:
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Indie Music, Live & Ticketing, Music Business, Music Marketing, Podcasts, DIY musicians, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

Bruce Houghton joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on a new Music Biz Weekly Podcast to discuss what’s ahead for the music industry and how musicians can thrive in 2025. **LISTEN & WATCH HERE:**

Houghton is the Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/), a Senior Advisor at [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com), President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com), and a [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com) professor.

#### How musicians can thrive in 2025

Topics discussed include:

- How touring has changed in 2025 and how artists can adapt
- The shifting social media landscape
- Superfan backlash:  
  - Fans expect to be more than funders
  - Are they really *your* Superfan if the platform or record label controls access?
- Will more [artists bypass Spotify](https://www.hypebot.com/pitchfork-album-of-the-year-is-not-on-spotify-trend-or-anomaly/) and other DSPs in an effort to earn a living ?  
  - Could 2025 be the year that release windowing returns?

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