This Week In Music Commentary

This week, those speaking their piece on goings on within the music industry include Brandon Kinder, sharing how he balances his band and solo career, Justin Kalifowitz outlining his big ideas for. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Several articles which quickly rose to stardom this week included our look at Soundcloud's massive financial loss, Pirate Bay and Co's return to the digital map as major streaming sites,. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

Indie artists gather 'round! Whether you're looking to develop a greater online following, promote your music on YouTube without actual music videos, wondering why you should regularly email your fans,. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Choose The Best Digital Distributor • Reduce Drug Use At Concerts • Tips For Writing A Chorus • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we learned what to consider when choosing a digital distributor, looked at how to reduce drug use at shows, why you should never enter a musical reality competition, and more.

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Before moving on to what will surely be another full week of music industry news, we're taking a moment to look back on news from the past seven days, including a Philly. Continue reading

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Google’s YouTube Acquires BandPage For $8 Million

Consolidation within the music tech space continued today, with Google owned YouTube acquiring BandPage,  one of the original and most popular direct to fan platforms, for a reported $8 million.

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David Bowie’s Legacy On Copyright: Did He See The Future?

While all of David Bowie's predictions about copyright – like its no longer existing – may not have been one hundred percent accurate, he was correct about the panic the. Continue reading

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Mixing Music, Spirit Guides And Cocktails

Music and alcohol are old and close friends, but usually the pairing invokes memories of cheap beer-encouraged mosh pit ecstasy. (OK, maybe that's just me.) But some of the folks. Continue reading

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Digital Resale And The Restoration Of Value To The Creative Process

This article examines the detrimental fallout from the landmark case of Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi, Inc, how it created a music economy where the resale value of digital music is. Continue reading

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Soundtrap on the Music Business Podcast

On this edition of Hypebot's Music Biz Podcast, we're joined by Per Emanuelsson the CEO and co-founder of Soundtrap, a platform for collaborative music creation. He shares his thoughts on. Continue reading

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