Finding Your Niche with YouTube Covers

One of the best ways to get new strategies for your music career is to look at what others are doing. So Dave and Lindsay of the New Artist Model put together a series of case studies from. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

For some of Hypebot's most popular posts this week, we revisited Pandora's purchase of Rdio, looked back at another year of Facebook, and discussed things we're tired of hearing said about. Continue reading

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Songkick Raises $10 Million From WMG Owner Acccess Industries, Triples European Direct To Fan Ticket Sales

Songkick has raised another $10 million. The new funding, coming after a June $16 million round,  is from Access Industries, owner of Warner Music Group.

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My Top Music Tech Launches Of 2015 – Mike Doernberg, ReverbNation

Between now and the end of the year we're asking a select group of music industry leaders and thinkers to share what they saw as the truly important music tech. Continue reading

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3 Simple Steps That Would Fix The Record Business In 2016 Using Windowing

Although hardly a new marketing technique, the time-tested practice of "windowing" new music releases could be the industry's ticket to a more profitable future, as well as providing artists with greater. Continue reading

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Billboard Scores How Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Pandora, Amazon Prime Did In 2015

Taking a page from the likes of TMZ and Buzzfeed, Billboard has become increasingly fond of creating thumbs up/down style infographics that, while short on nuance, offer interesting snapshots of. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Some of our most popular articles this week included the hacking of Tunecore, a closer look at exactly where Adele's smash hit album sold, and the discovery that Spotify listeners can. Continue reading

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CONFIRMED: Coldplay’s New Album Available On Spotify This Friday

Both Spotify and the Coldplay camp have confirmed that their new album will be available on Spotify this Friday 12/11.

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Adele’s ’25’ Sets More Records, Selling 1.2 Million In Week 2

Adele's "25 roll continues.  She retains the #1 spot on the Billboard Nielsen Music chart for the second week in a row with 1.16 million equivalent album units in the. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

A breakdown of the sales number for Adele's 25, an explanation of why streaming isn't actually about the music, and an examination of the revenue earned at a single T-Swift concert, were. Continue reading

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