Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: New Band Members • Find Your Fans • Music Royalties Explained • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors shared advice on how to successfully recruit new band members, how to use data to find fans, where you need to register to collect all. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Not quite ready to move on, we're taking a moment to revisit the past week of music industry news and refresh ourselves on ten artists that, while not exactly real,. Continue reading

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

This week, the most popular and voraciously consumed articles to appear on Hypebot covered a statement from the board of PledgeMusic, why it's no longer a major label world, a. Continue reading

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10 Fake Artists With Over 1 Billion Streams

As if making it in the music industry wasn't hard enough, musicians now face competition from fake artists. Often they are production companies paid a flat fee by streaming services. Continue reading

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Avoid Dead Ends: 6 Tips For Touring Successfully As An Independent Musician

Touring is difficult for anyone, and doing so as an independent artist brings its own set of challenges, with no guarantee of success no matter what you do. That said,. Continue reading

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MixTape Monkey Now Has 11 Million Listeners

Underground mixtape site MixTape Monkey now has 11 million listeners, according to founder Mark Serrano, who runs the influential site from his two bedroom apartment in Kansas City.

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What Bands, Artists Can Learn From Fortnite [Video]

The incredibly popular game Fortnite has become an unstoppable force in the video game industry. Using basic marketing tactics, fortnite has been able to adapt and keep fans engaged, showing. Continue reading

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5 Things Your Email Press Release Must Have

When it comes to emailing press releases, acting as your own PR team makes an already challenging task even harder, and if you're hoping for industry gatekeepers to even give. Continue reading

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Find Your Fans: Utilizing Data To Analyze Your Audience

Thanks to the wonders of the digital age, artists now have a vast array of data and analytics at their fingertips that can help them to get a much better. Continue reading

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Roc Nation Fires 5 Executives [REPORT]

Roc Nation Records has reportedly at least five senior-level executives, according to Billboard. Those let go include senior vp promotion Azim Rashid, senior vp A&R Orlando McGhee, executive vp marketing. Continue reading

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