How The Cure showed what’s right – and wrong – about ticketing [Bill Werde]
The Cure’s frontman Robert Smith began his crusade to protect fans even before tickets for the band’s new tour went on sale. His concerns about high Ticketmaster fees evolved into. Continue reading
42% of 158M tracks on Spotify were played 10 or fewer times last year
67.1 million tracks were played ten or fewer times last year. That is 42.1% of the approximately 158 million tracks available on the top streamer. 38 million tracks on Spotify. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Eminem AI • Streaming payouts • Music growth slows • Rebuilding touring • More
Episode 136 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is now available. Episode 136 On this week’s episode of. Continue reading
Study shows we stop discovering new music when we turn 30
If you’re past the age of 30, then you’ve probably noticed that you’re a lot less curious about new music than you used to be. And that will happen more. Continue reading
Apple (finally) announces Apple Music Classical app
After over a year of speculation, Apple Music announced Thursday that it would launch its promised Apple Music Classical App on March 28th. Apple Music subscribers can use the dedicated. Continue reading
‘Who Gives A Sh!t About Indie Music?’ SXSW panel [Mark Your Calendar]
Bandsintown managing partner and co-founder Fabrice Sergent will host “Who Gives A Sh!t About Indie Music?,” a panel at SXSW on Thursday, March 16, to explore the current state and. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most-read posts on Hypebot
Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with this week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from ChatGPT helping musicians to who’s consuming music these days and more…. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review
Last week was a busy week by any definition and the music industry was no exception; with Spotify adding TikTok-like features, the Supreme Court considering a decision that could e. Continue reading
Facebook, Instagram add paid Meta Verified accounts with key benefits
Meta’s Facebook and Instagram have announced that they are adding paid verifications similar to Twitter’s Blue checkmark. Adoption of Twitter Blue has been slow, but Meta’s offering has some benefits,. Continue reading
Independent labels and distributors: Take the MIDiA survey and get a free report
Top music industry consultancy MIDiA Research is in the midst of a deep dive into the state of the independent music business. The more indie label and distributors spend a. Continue reading
YOUR MORNING COFFEE PODCAST: UMG & Tidal royalties test, a major label refugee, Spotify subscriber growth & much more
Episode #130 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is now live. Episode 130 On this week’s episode of the. Continue reading
