MON. BRIEF: Indies Suffer Vinyl Glut • Sony Eyes Reorg • Apple ‘808’ Exclusive • Pandora Turtles Appeal • More
MONDAY 12.12.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Vinyl, the savior of indie retail and (we thought) indie labels is being co-opted (like everything else) by the majors. Updated continuously. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week's music commentators gave voice to what we can learn from Myspace, how Spotify's favoring of its own playlists is huring indie curators, and how context awareness is the. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In DIY and Indie Music
This week we're offering helpful advice to indie and DIY artists with tips on how to use video e-cards for holiday marketing, what you can expect when you hire a. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
As we cycle back through another full and exciting week of important music industry news, we revisit T Swift and Zayn Malik's new duet, Spotify's ending of SoundCloud talks, Pandora's. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This weeks most popular and widely read posts on Hypebot took a a look at the recent Oakland warehouse tragedy, 2017's Grammy nominees, the beggining of the music streaming price. Continue reading
How To Use Video E-Cards For Holiday Music Marketing
If you're short on ideas for how to connect with fans and share content this holiday season, a well placed e-card can be just the thing to engage fans and. Continue reading
Remember Myspace? It Taught Indie Artists The Power Of Engagement
In this piece Rich Nardo weighs in on the legacy left behind by the once omnipresent Myspace, and the legacy it has left behind, as well as lessons current artists. Continue reading
Hypebot Readers Question YouTube, Spotify Payment Stats
YouTube announced this week that that it paid $1 billion in royalties to the music industry in the last year. Global music industry trade group, IFPI, countered that was not. Continue reading
What To Expect When You Hire A Music Publicist
While many artists may believe that hiring a music publicist will solve all their problems, this is sadly far from the truth. Here we look at a few things artists. Continue reading