Indie Labels Grab Record 34.4% Market Share
According to Billboard SoundScan mid-year numbers provided by A2IM, report, indie labels hit a record high with 34.4% of the overall market share based on master ownership (not distribution). That's. Continue reading
5 Worst Pieces Of Social Media Advice Musicians Should Ignore
Earlier this year Ellie Mirman wrote a great post for HubSpot on "30 Terrible Pieces of Social Media Advice You Should Ignore." The post takes somewhat of a corporate focus. Continue reading
The Balance Of Influence Has Shifted
By Brian Thompson of Thorny Bleeder. i sent a tweet this morning, questioning the ethics of what a popular band was doing. judgement reserved, i was simply asking what people's. Continue reading
10 Do’s So You Don’t Fall Into The Tour Blues
By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz). After coming back from a European tour with the Matisyahu camp, performing at 4 festivals and one solo show for nearly 50,000 people, I. Continue reading
How I Listen: Fame House’s Hisham Dahud
As part of Hypebot's 9th Anniversary celebration, we're featuring some old friends and familiar names. In this ongoing series, How I Listen, we ask industry leaders and artists to share. Continue reading
Celebrating Hypebot’s 9th Anniversary!
(UPDATED) Way back in July of 2004, I wrote Hypebot's first post – Affordable Emailable Electronic Press Kits. In the early days, it didn't matter that almost no one was. Continue reading
Umphrey’s McGee Takes Another Music Tech Step Forward With Headphones & Snowcones
Umphrey's McGee is currently on tour with another tech experiment to improve live show experiences for their fans. Dubbed Headphones & Snowcones, presumably after the song of the same name,. Continue reading
7 Ways To Double Size Of Your Fan Base
Very few bands grow at an incremental rate during their whole career. So what causes those leaps where a band grows exponentially over a short period of time? On Music. Continue reading
Spotify, CEO Ek Respond To Thom Yorke & Nigel Godrich’s Noisey Streaming Exit
(UPDATED) "So far I've not seen any cannibalisation," Spotify CEO Daniel EK tweeted this morning in response the noisey exit of Atoms for Peace - the band anchored by Thom. Continue reading
Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich Exit Spotify In Protest: “New artists get paid fuck all.”
"We're off Spotify", Nigel Godrich tweeted on Sunday, referring to his Atom For Peace project with Radihead's Thom Yorke and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. "Someone gotta say something. It's bad for new music.." For some artists and. Continue reading
