
REWIND: The new music industry’s Week in Review
A busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with YouTube losing Stories, a survey revealing stats about AI, and more… What will AI do for. Continue reading

Indie Spotlight: Ryan Vaughn of Backline Creative and Head Bitch Music
Ryan Vaughn, founder of Backline Creative and CFO of Head Bitch Music, tells us how he built success over a 20-year music career. from A2IM Throughout his more than 20-year. Continue reading

Music Analytics: How Data is Transforming the Music Industry
A look at the power of music analytics, from top platforms and technological advancements to how it benefits musicians, labels, and music marketers. by composer and producer Tero Potila The. Continue reading

Kevin Breuner exits CD Baby after 17 years to join BandLab
CD Baby SVP of Artist Engagement and Education Kevin Breuner has exited the D.I.Y. distributor for musician services and social music platform BandLab. He leaves CD Baby as the company. Continue reading

Indie Spotlight: Head of Label at CloudKid, Yiannis Karavassilis
Now this is a story worth hearing… read about how this COO and indie label head made his way to the top. from A2IM Yiannis Karavassilis, COO & Head of. Continue reading

What will AI do for Creators: embrace, enhance, or hinder? [MIDiA]
We are only just starting to see the potential and effects of AI. Kriss Thakrar of MIDiA Research offers a look at how AI will affect musicians and all creators. Continue reading

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: UMG + Endl AI • 120K new tracks daily • streaming rates • more
Episode 146 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 146 On this week’s edition of the. 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 the end of an era at CD Baby to ChatGPT plugins, the. Continue reading

Collabs are a major contributor to success on Spotify
Here is an in-depth look at some of the music crossover collaborations that made waves on Sptoify both in and out of the artist’s usual genres. Read and learn how. Continue reading

A talk with DropTrack CEO Paul Loeb
The week’s Indie Spotlight shines on experienced musician and business executive Paul Loeb, who talks about his journey to success and his latest venture DropTrack. from A2IM This week, meet. Continue reading