Get music heard: 5 areas to focus your marketing
With virtually every artist jockeying for the attention of potential listeners, strategically focusing your marketing efforts is critical to ensuring your music actually gets heard. Here, we look at five. Continue reading
When artist collaborations matter, how to make them happen
For newcomers and industry veterans alike, experimenting with collaboration can go a long way towards expanding your musical horizons and improving your abilities. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix. Continue reading
YOUR MORNING COFFEE #59: UMG IPO • $270M in WMG ‘alt income’ • middle-class artists • more
This 59th edition of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” podcast is now live. Episode #59 On this latest installment of. Continue reading
Spotify acknowledges growing battery drain complaints
Spotify users are complaining about growing battery drain issues, and the streamer appears to be taking it seriously. Complaints are piling up on Reddit, Twitter, and Spotify’s own user forums.. Continue reading
Getting It Done: Last week in D.I.Y & Indie music
This week, our tips and advice for the scrappy industry do-it-yourselfers out there dug into why more artists should live-stream their album launches, how artists can make the most out. Continue reading
REWIND: New music industry’s last week in review
In this journey back through a busy week of music industry events, we revisit the first neobank for musicians, a new agreement of sorts between Twitch and Music Publishers, a. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot
Topping the Hypebot charts this week, we had articles covering the Fugees’ reunion for Global Citizen Live, a massive jump in Universal Music’s stock, thirteen must-read music industry newsletters and. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Recognizing songs • Indoor concerts • Does vinyl sound better?
On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors shared articles on those songs distinctive enough to recognize in the first five seconds, how to safely host an indoor concert, and what science. Continue reading
Facebook reveals the kinds of content it demotes
If you’ve ever wondered why some of your posts get so little traction, Facebook may have just offered some clues. In an updated post on the types of content that. Continue reading
Strong UMG stock debut marks new chapter for the music business, says MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan
Universal Music Group soared 35.68% on the day of its IPO this week adding $13 billion to its $39 billion valuation just the day before. Even rivals Sony and WMG. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
Over the past week, music industry insiders weighed in on the “work hard, playlist hard” mentality musicians should cultivate, why songwriters deserve more compensation, the reason middle-class musicians need niche,. Continue reading