Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: RIAA vs. Suno & Udo • Major label royalty push • YouTube Culture Report • CashOrTrade • BeatBread • More

Episode 203 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Listen here.

Share on:
most read Hypebot posts last week music business news

TOP POSTS: Last week’s most-read posts on Hypebot

Catch up on what everybody is talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from Underaioth fighting scalpers and a mixed report on the state of live. Continue reading

Share on:
Music Business News Last Week

REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review

It was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with the MTV shutdown, Underoath taking on scalpers, Bandcamp expanding with private streaming and more.

Share on:
Beatbread Pete Sinclair

beatBread makes it easier for Musicians to compare funding sources, negotiate better terms

Music funding platform beatBread has launched the beatBread Funding Network along with deal comparison tools to offer more choices for artists and labels seeking funding.

Share on:
Large white thumb icon with small 3D human figures surrounding and walking towards it, symbolizing social influence, digital marketing, or virtual community.

Are we taking Music Industry Monopolies seriously enough?

With the DoJ’s antitrust action against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, the week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday resurfaces a post by Will Meyer from the now-defunct non-profit Cash Music that dives into. Continue reading

Share on:
Vibrant MTV logo on a pink background, representing music, entertainment, and pop culture.

Paramount shuts down MTV News Archives in big blow to music history

Paramount’s decision to shut down the MTV News archives marks a significant loss for media history enthusiasts. Karl Bode dives into the implications of this move and what it means. Continue reading

Share on:

Music Tectonics conference adds innovative Creator Fair

The Music Tectonics conference is adding a Creator Fair to showcase music instruments, tools, toys, and creators alongside the popular music industry and music tech event.

Share on:
free music business news

The Value of Free: Lessons from Tubi’s Success

When everything nowadays is a paid subscription, it’s important to recognize how Tubi discovered a different path to success…

Share on:
A cowboy figure with long hair and a mask, featuring colorful text that says "Queer Country" and a background with stars, promoting LGBTQ+ representation in country music and inclusive entertainment.

Queer Country rises as new LGBTQ+ musicians set the scene

What was once a deeply conservative genre is now gradually beginning to embrace the queer community, thanks to a new generation of LGBTQ+ musicians flying the flag for change.

Share on:
Modern digital music and media technology icon on a muted green background, symbolizing online music publishing, streaming, and music industry innovation.

Underoath is fighting scalpers by making resale tickets worthless

Underoath is taking on ticket scalpers by attacking them where it hurts the most—their wallets. Like some other artists, The band monitors ticket sales and educates fans, but then they. Continue reading

Share on:
SXSW Music PanelPicker

SXSW opens Showcase and Panel applications for 2025

Registration for SXSW 2025 does not open until August 6th, but the gathering’s community Panel Picker and Music Showcase applications are open now.

Share on:
Top