A2IM panel explores unfair performance rights on sound recordings
This year at a virtual Indie Week conference, a panel led by Michael Huppe of SoundExchange addressed an ongoing issue regarding performance rights in the US, which prevents artists from. Continue reading
Amazon Music launches Vinyl of the Month Club
Amazon has quietly launched a monthly vinyl record subscription service. Vinyl sales were 29% in 2020 leading to production delays that can leave both new releases and classic titles out. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most-read Hypebot posts
Most popular on Hypebot this week, we dug into Blockchain tech’s potential to remix the music industry, how more artists are finding a wider audience (but not making more money),. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The week in D.I.Y. & Indie music
This week, our tips and tricks for the music business do-it-yourselfers out there covered rules for touring in a van, how frequently you should post on social media, how music. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review
In this weekly review of music business news, we revisit the WIPOs consideration to offer streaming remuneration for performers, some major resignations from Live Nation’s board over anti-trust concerns, Facebook’s. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank weekly recap: Guns in music videos • Music through the pandemic • Improve the listening experience
On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors shared articles on what you need to consider before showing guns in your music videos, how artists have been able to adapt and continue. Continue reading
340+ promising Tunecore artists have been upstreamed to Believe
TuneCore and parent company Believe are celebrating the success of their Signed By program with news that 340 artists have been upstreamed from the D.I.Y. distributor to the respected artist. Continue reading
YouTube is about to change its terms of service, and musicians will NOT be happy
If you operate a YouTube channel, you likely received an email notifying you of impending changes to the platform’s terms of service – changes which are likely to leave artists. Continue reading
How to make money from songwriting
Beyond simply releasing your music on streaming services and hoping for the best, there are a whole host of way in which songwriters can pull down additional revenue from their. Continue reading
How ‘girl in red’ used Spotify Marquee for international rollout of her debut album [Case Study]
Here we explore how Norwegian indie pop sensation Marie Ulven (aka girl in red) harnessed the power of Spotify’s Marquee feature to help propel her debut album to international success.. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
This week in our commentary section, we looked at IMPALA’s urging of the US to adopt a more European method paying radio performance royalties, explored where, with so many choices,. Continue reading