5 Unexpected Cities Seeing A Live Music Renaissance

As the popularity of live music continues to grow in expected places like New York and Los Angeles, smaller less likely seeming cities are also seeing a dramatic spike in. Continue reading

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Co-Founders Case Against TuneCore To Move Forward, says Judge

A case brought by two co-founders of TuneCore against the indie digital music distributor has merit and will moved forward, a U.S. District Court ruled late last week. The plaintiffs. Continue reading

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Why Are Taylor Swift’s Web Site, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr All Blank? [UPDATED]

[UPDATE 2] Taylor Swift's official web site, Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram accounts and Tumblr have all been wiped clean. Some fans have speculated that she was the victim of. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

Johnny Cash's family condemns the neo-Nazi's use of their father image, a full time solo pianist explains how they make a living from streaming royalties, and coalition of songwriter groups. Continue reading

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

Hypebot is here to help to help the do-it-yourself independent musician get it done, with helpful tips on songwriting from Lennon and McCartney, how to get fans to purchase more. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Educational Benefits • Soft Skills • Make Money With Industry Gear • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at whether the music business can take care of artists' mental health, if we need a system to rate music, how to quickly generate. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this review of the past seven days' music industry news, we revisit, music streamers pledge to purge neo-Nazi music, Elvis Presley and the tale of two music industries, a. Continue reading

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

The most popular and often perused posts from Hypebot this week looked at whether musicians should even bother making albums if no one's buying, the problem solving ten minute silent. Continue reading

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Music Streamers Pledge To Purge Neo-Nazi Music, But How Did It Get There In First Place?

First Spotify said it was pulling down music from neo-Nazi, explicitly racist or white supremacist bands in the wake of last weekend's violence in Charlottesville, VA.  Next Deezer and CD. Continue reading

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3 Lessons In Songwriting From Lennon And McCartney

Already a challenging task when done on one's own, co-songwriting brings with it its own set of unique challenges. Here we take in some valuable lessons from one of the. Continue reading

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