Unfair Pay For Artists At Live Venues: Tish Hinojosa Speaks Out
In a recent opinion piece, Austin artist Tish Hinojosa highlights the dark truth of how little musicians can expect to make for performing live, and the "beggars shouldn't be choosers" mentality which contributes to the unwillingness. Continue reading
Pirate Bay, KickAssTorrent, Others To Become Massive FREE Streaming Music Services “In Weeks” [EXCLUSIVE]
As we reported on Friday, thanks to a new plug-in from Torrents-Time, Pirate Bay has just become the world's biggest free video streaming site, and others like KickAssTorrent have pledged. Continue reading
YouTube Content ID And Audiam vs AdRev [Brian Hazard]
Rather than demanding a takedown when you catch someone using your music without permission on their YouTube video, there are instead services which allow you to cash in on the. Continue reading
Marketing With Cinemagraphs And Animated GIFs
For artists, keeping up with digital marketing trends is important when it comes to getting the attention of fans both old and new. Here we look at how GIFs and. Continue reading
Merlin Reduces Administration Fee For Indie Labels By 20%
Merlin, the global digital rights agency for independent labels has announced that it is reducing the administration fee for deals with members by 20% from 2.5% of revenues to 2%. This. Continue reading
Legal Issues With Songwriter Collaborations
Co-writing songs with friends and fellow artists can be a fun and productive experience, but also brings with it a host of legal complications. Here we examine how both the revenue and. Continue reading
Court Upholds Dismissal Of Major Live Nation Anti-Trust Case
As the biggest bull in the barn, Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary are easy targets; and too often they've painted the bulls eye on their own forehead. But Live Nation's. Continue reading
MON. BRIEFING: SFX Creditor List • Rihanna Redefines Platinum • Tidal Donates $1.5M • WhoSampled • More
Monday 2.8.2016 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web The fallout from the SFX bankruptcy will eventually touch almost every corner of the music industry. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, we hear why the so-called death of Bitcoin is bad for artists, how robots may or may not be able to replace flesh and blood musicians, and why it. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of Hypebot's more popular reads this week included articles on Apple's shutdown of its free iTunes radio, who's getting wrecked by the SFXE bankruptcy, Amazon's prep for a jumping. Continue reading
