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US independent music venues are in crisis, and the UK has a solution

Concert attendance grew 20% last year, and if you read the headlines, the entire US and global live music business is booming. Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Live Nation, Ticketmaster, and more are breaking revenue and ticket sales records.

But beneath the surface, a storm is brewing……

Bruce Houghton on 03/28/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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SoundExchange royalty distributions pass $11 billion

Culumative SoundExchange distributions have passed $11 billion in digital performance royalties since its launch in 2003…..

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Three Surprising Trends in Hit Songs and How to Make Them Your Own

Specific traits usually come to mind when people think of pop music, yet these growing trends contradict conventional wisdom…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/28/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Tidal just made sharing music easier. Will Apple and Spotify follow?

With the addition of universal links, Tidal just made a key avenue of music discovery – sharing music with friends – much easier…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/27/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Take the MIDiA independent label and distributor survey

MIDiA seeks indie professionals to participate in an annual survey of independent labels and distributors on licensing systems, AI, and more…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/27/2024 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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12 Impressive Women Who Give Back to the Music Industry [Ariel Hyatt]

International Women’s Month was the perfect time for Cyber PR’s Ariel Hyatt to ask twelve impressive women three questions about how they support others in the music industry…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/25/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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America’s Gen Z is embracing UK electronic music

As Gen Zers across America discover drum and bass, the question remains if other U.K. subgenres will follow this same trajectory, first pioneered by dubstep…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/25/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Conflicting IFPI, MIDiA & Spotify revenue reports

Episode 189 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/25/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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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 music tech startup stars to streaming fraud, new Spotify reports, and more…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/25/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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REWIND – New Music Industry’s Last Week In Review: TikTok ban, bot farms, Pandora royalties, Music Cities & More!

t was another busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with more talk on the TikTok ban, the capabilities of bot farms, and more…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/23/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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In 1 week, this bot farm generated 5.5M fake streams of 244 songs

A Danish man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for using fake accounts and bot-generated streams to defraud streaming services of 2 million kroner ($290,000 USD) in royalties…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/22/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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