YouTube Music Users Can Now Switch Seamlessly Between Audio and Music Videos
YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscribers can now seamlessly transition between a song and its music video. Users will now see a video button at the top of the. Continue reading
A Legal View Of The Fall Of PledgeMusic and What Could Happen Next
Earlier this week, Hypebot published an important Music Biz Weekly podcast interview with Attorney Chris Castle delving into the demise of PledgeMusic and its legal ramifications for artists, vendors and. Continue reading
How Spotify Calculates An Artist’s Monthly Active Users
Spotify monthly active user counts are one of the most important metrics used by the music industry – radio, media, A&R and more - to judge how hot an artist. Continue reading
Building Your Artist Development Team: The Music Producer
In this second part of a series on artist development and establishing an effective team, Camille Barbone delves into the role of the music producer, including how to find one,. Continue reading
How To Book Increasingly Larger Shows Over Time
Despite how good they may be as performers, many bands struggle with making the transition from playing tiny clubs to large rooms on sought after bills, but toiling away in. Continue reading
Gibson Guitars To Move Headquarters To Downtown Nashville
Gibson Guitars will relocate their global HQ to the heart of Music City. The company will open new offices at Cummins Station at 209 10th Avenue South, a historic property. Continue reading
The Reason Unpaid Music Internships Are A Problem
While internships can be a great way to put you on the road to industry success, unpaid internships can often class out promising candidates by not offering the support necessary. Continue reading
Saban Music Group Launches With $500 Million Investment
Billionaire investor Haim Saban, Chairman of Saban Capital Group, is teaming with music industry veteran Gustavo Lopez to launch Saban Music Group with a promised $500 million investment. SMG is. Continue reading
Ed Sheeran Breaks Another Spotify Record: 69M Unique Monthly Listeners
Ed Sheeran has notched yet another streaming record, surpassing a staggering 69 million monthly Spotify listeners, and is on course to hit 70 million. Sheeran has seen a spike in. Continue reading