Apple Music now hosts 100 million songs, 18 million more than Spotify
UPDATED: 21 years after the debut of iTunes and the original iPod, which held 1,000 songs, Apple Music says it now offers 100 million songs with a monthly subscription. It’s. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: A catalog deep dive • A&R in the TikTok era • Artist royalty advances & more
Episode #112 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is live, and you can listen to it here. Episode #112. Continue reading
Spotify is in music industry’s crosshairs, but TikTok gets a Free Pass [Bill Werde]
TikTok, which is being touted as the #1 place for music discovery, is paying creators and rightsholders a fraction of what Spotify does, and yet the streamer is under constant. Continue reading
The keys to indie artist success with Duncan Daniels
Award-winning Afropop artist Duncan Daniels talks about his journey through the industry as an independent artist. by Janelle Borg from AmplifyYou Duncan Daniels, a Boston-born, Nigerian Afrobeat and Afropop artist,. Continue reading
Google & Co. are hiding details of their royalty settlement [Chris Castle Op-Ed]
A Judges’ effort at transparency failed because Google and some other big corportations wanted it that way. Op-Ed by CHRIS CASTLE from Music Tech Policy You may have heard that. Continue reading
Don’t Give Up: How To Thrive As a Musician With Chronic Pain
Don’t let chronic pain get in the way of doing what makes you happy. Here are some tips to get down to the problem and find some solutions that work. Continue reading
It’s still very possible to go viral on TikTok
The TikTok community has grown tremendously in the past few years, with users racking up billions of followers. Did you miss your shot to blow up? Not yet, writes Bobby. 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 most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from a new Netflix show about Spotify, to music distributors lowering prices, and. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
Commentators in the thick of the industry last week shared their opinions and thoughts on the rise of recommendation media, Youtube’s secret weapon, and more. Gregory Brothers: How to use. Continue reading
Getting It Done: Last week in D.I.Y & Indie Music
Last week, our tips and advice for independent musicians covered how to make an eye-catching website, an intro to intellectual property, how to spice up your music videos, and more.. Continue reading
REWIND: New music industry’s last week in review
Last week was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with Instagram Reels struggling. the release of a trailer for a new series about. Continue reading
