AI is transforming art, but will it do the same for music?
[UPDATED] Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the art world. But will it do the same for music creation and consumption, and what could the consequences be? by Antony Demekhin, CEO. Continue reading
Spotify is closing all its offices this week, so I’m closing Spotify
Spotify is closing all offices this week, so I’m closing Spotify. My personal week-long “boycott” of Spotify is not a protest. In fact, Wellness Week, which offers Spotify employees “the. Continue reading
How to use psychology to get more fans
Learn how to get inside the heads of your listeners to create and grow a budding fanbase… by Randi Zimmerman from the Symphonic Blog Everyone talks about how important it. Continue reading
The new rules of social media engagement
The digital world is always changing, so it’s important to stay up to date with music marketing, how fans like to engage, and more… by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0. Continue reading
Locked out of Instagram? Follower count dropping?
An Instagram outage that began on Monday morning is locking out users and telling many of them that “we suspended your account on October 31, 2022.” Many Instagram follower counts. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Spotify’s Q3 • streaming price hikes • musician mental health • MLC holds $500M
Episode 116 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart hosted Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is now live. Learn what they are discussing and. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most-read posts on Hypebot
Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s Hypebot most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from Spotify making changes to their Wrapped campaign, to TikTok’s new royalty. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on Ye’s appearances in the headlines, the story of Spotify’s CEO, and more… Parler sale to. Continue reading
Getting It Done: Last week in D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Last week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered the basics of split sheets, how to create an artist’s Wikipedia page, and more… Music Production 101:. Continue reading
Leftover streaming mechanicals will be up for discussion [Chris Castle]
Many of the companies involved have market capitalizations greater than the gross national product of some countries. by CHRIS CASTLE of Music Tech Policy You may have noticed that a. Continue reading