Marvin Gaye Family Brings Pharrell Back To Court Claiming Perjury
The lawsuit by Marvin Gaye’s family against Pharrell appears to be the gift that keeps on giving, with the former now bringing Pharrell back to court once again, this time. Continue reading
How Many Email Subscribers A Musician Really Needs
In an age where we’re constantly bombarded by an endless deluge of content, email newsletters have remained one of an artist’s best tools for sustaining a following of fans. Here. Continue reading
Deezer Let’s Users Ban Songs, Artists
If your brief obsession with “Dance Mokey” is over or the thought of listening to one more track from a known sex offender pushes you over the edge (which it. Continue reading
Billboard Adds YouTube, Video Plays To Album Charts
Billboard will now count video plays from YouTube, Apple, Vevo, and Tidal when calculating its Billboard 200 album chart. Video views, which will be added starting January 3rd, will become. Continue reading
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Getting It Done: Last Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
In our do-it-yourself section this week, we offered independent artists tips and advice on how to avoid over promotion, the best to avoid the industry holiday slowdown, how to make. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Protecting Your Instruments • Starting An Independent Music Career • Unexpected Expenses • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors shared pieces on how to keep you instruments safe from harm, what it takes to start your own independent music career, how to prepare. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this look back through a full week of music industry goings on, we revisit Spotify’s ‘best of the decade,’ the impending problems YouTube Creators are going to face, the. Continue reading
Copyright Office Should Establish Conflict Of Interest Policy For The MMA Musical Works Database [Op-Ed]
In this piece, Chris Castle weighs in on why the Copyright Office should put in place a conflict of interest policy for the recently passed Music Modernization Act’s Musical works. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week on Hypebot, some of our most popular articles covered the untimely death of Juice WRLD at 21, provided a visual breakdown of music licensing works in the US,. Continue reading
Last Week In Music Commentary
In music commentary this week, industry insiders weighed in what AI lyrics taught them about the future of music, contract lessons we can learn from the Taylor Swift/Big Machine debacle,. Continue reading