It’s harder than ever to turn a profit on tour. Price tickets to high and fans (and potential fans) stay away. Price them too low and you lose much needed income.

MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS: BMI has filed an action in Federal rate court to determine fees for a license with SiriusXM.  After years of negotiations, SiriusXM is attempting to lower its payments to. Continue reading

Where music is discovered matters. Focus on music trigger cities can supercharge music marketing, according to a study from Chartmetric.

The Music Licensing Collective (MLC) has announced five executive promotions designed to strengthen outreach, education, member services and operations and support continued growth.

Streaming accounted for 84% of the revenue that U.S. labels and artists receive from recorded music. Total revenue from U.S. recorded music was $8.67 billion based on RIAA stats for the first half of 2024.

Thank you iMusician for naming Hypebot on one of the Best Music blogs in 2024

Today, Tuesday, September 10th is the last day for musicians, labels and music related companies to register a .MUSIC domain free.

It was a long weekend in the US, but the music industry here and globally still made important news. Here Hypebot offers a quick catch up with 5 Music Business Stories You Missed Over Labor Day Weekend,

Spotify is swamped with AI cover bands farming millions of streams from unwitting users, according to multiple reports.