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4 most annoying things music PR people do

Public relations (PR) is a very necessary role in the music industry, but there are rights and wrongs to the role that could prevent a lot of frustration all around……

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QUICK HITS: New IFPI CEO • WCM + EA • Believe + Kidding Aside • King Street Sounds is back!

IFPI, the recording industry’s worldwide trade group, has named Victoria Oakley its new CEO. Oakley will join IFPI in June from Portland, the global strategic communications and advocacy consultancy, where she is currently CEO…..

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Why musicians should shift their focus from TikTok trends, to using TikTok as a tool

TikTok has much more to offer musicians than a platform to share and create content. It offers marketing tools, engagement trackers, and a plethora of features that could help grow careers behind the scenes…..

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Artists caught in streaming crackdown • Sped up songs on Spotify • Superfan mania • More

Episode 192 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now…..

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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. Topics range from millions of tracks being pulled from streaming platforms to how your favorite artists. Continue reading

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REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review

It was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception with the launch of a new superfan app called “EVEN,” ShowUp announced its yearly activism. Continue reading

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Will you actively support WIN’s Global Values for Independent Music?

Music trade group WIN (Worldwide Independent Network) has announced a new set of Global Independent Values as part of its ongoing campaign to unify and clarify the sector’s positions…..

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ShowUp announces yearly Music Activism Conference

ShowUp is proud to announce the ShowUp Action Summit, a conference on May 17 in Nashville, TN, that will gather artists, industry leaders, legislators, and movement leaders to discuss the state of activism in music….

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How Cumbia’s contagious Beats are taking over Latin America & The World!

Over over reggaeton, trap, and even corridos tumbados. The many varied sounds of Columbia’s infectious cumbia music are taking over Latin America, and soon, the world…..

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Record labels have some bad news for radio [Bobby Owsinski]

Radio is still an important medium, but it is not as popular – particularly with music fans – as it once was. So many record labels are cutting their radio promotion teams…..

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What expect at A2IM Indie Week 2024

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) announced the first panels and topics for A2IM Indie Week 2024, which will take place from Tuesday, June 10, to Thursday, June 13,. Continue reading

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