This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators in the music industry this week weighed in on what artists ought to know about the proposed tax reform bill, the struggles of being an artist manager, and why. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
This week in our advice for DIY and independent artists, we offered sage counsel on how to promote your band on only a shoestring budget, how an indie artist managed. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Children’s Music • Financing A Tour • Career Failure • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at what the appeal in in children's music, how to finance a tour with little to no budget, why your music career can fail,. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
This week's scroll back through a packed we of music industry news reexamines Swift's conspicuous absence from Spotify, why renowned industry critic Neil Young is now giving his music away. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week Hypebot's most popular articles and posts looked one indie band that got kicked off Spotify forever and why, how bots are being used to gain Spotify followers, UnitedMasters. Continue reading
UnitedMasters On Closing The Music Data Chasm: The Inspiration Driving This $70 Million Startup
UnitedMasters launched it artist services platform this week with $70 million in funding from Google and Andreessen Horowitz; and a promise to "free musicians from dependencies on the old model while. Continue reading
How To Promote Your Band On Shoestring Budget
Band promotion can be a challenge even with a well funded label at your back, but for just getting started, financial restrictions often make effective marketing next to impossible. Here. Continue reading
How An Indie Musician Made $26,000 Selling Just A Handful Of Albums
Many artists bemoan the transition from paid digital downloads to the fractions of a penny artists earn from streaming, but some artists are adapting to this shift, and in fact. Continue reading
YouTube’s Feed Evolution and Why It Matters
Having been welcomed into the world way back in 2005, YouTube has naturally undergone some changes over time, but of all these changes, the evolution of its feed is perhaps. Continue reading
Finding The Financing In Indie Band Needs To Tour
For achieving major industry success, you need to first focus on getting your music heard and your band recognized. While touring is one of the best ways to do this,. Continue reading