Music marketplace Discogs to donated sales revenue to MusicCares’ LA Fire Relief efforts on Friday, January 17. Every record purchased on Friday generated funds that will be shared with LA’s music community.

Side Door helps musicians and small venues connect, market and sell tickets. The number of shows it facilitates and the dollars earned don’t make great headlines.

Last week’s most read Hypebot posts include Record Store 2025 announces, how RIIZE and Seunghan took fan feedback too far, an important new Spotify exposé, and much more. Bruce Houghton

With a January 19 U.S. ban a strong possibility, TikTok is promoting sister app Lemon8 and SaveMyTikToks launches to help creators back up TikTok accounts to competitor Triller.

Robert Plant earned $8 million in royalties in 2024 from his music publishing companies alone. The sizable payout underscores the timeless power of Led Zeppelin’s legendary catalog.

We asked a handful of our favorite music industry execs to share the trends that they see shaping the music business is 2025. From changes in distribution to a direct to consumer revolution and AI to fans as creators, they delivered the wisdom you’ll need to thrive in 2025.

Episode 229 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. LISTEN HERE:

We begin a year end series today featuring forward thinking execs sharing what they see lies ahead for music and the music business in 2025. First up is Symphonic CEO Jorge Brea.