Your Three Communities, Part 1: Your Super Fans
Building community is the best rewarding way to build an engaged fanbase. Amanda Palmer's crowdfunding efforts earned her $2.8 million from her community of supportive fans. Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR. Continue reading
CD Baby’s Kevin Breuner On August’s DIY Musician Conference 2018
Kevin Breuner Of CD Baby joins Michael Brandvold on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to talk about the 4th annual DIY Musician Conference being held August 24-26th in Nashville. CD Baby expects. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Our helpful advice for the independent music industry self-starter this week covered what artists should actually be doing to find social media success, how to optimize the logistics of your. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Formal Education • Getting Through A Show • YouTube’s Betrayal • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at articles exploring whether or not a formal education is valuable to musicians, how to best get through a show when it takes a. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
As we revisit a another busy week in the music industry, we look back on Ruby Tuesday's lawsuit of a same-named band, Apple Music's jump to first place in the. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The most popular posts to appear on Hypebot over the past week explored Instagram's debut of its new Music for Stories feature, how some high profile artists are using the. Continue reading
How To Be A Responsible Music Fan In The Streaming Era [VIDEO]
Payments to artists for streaming music do not come close to equalling income from downloads, at least in the short term. To make matters worse, the top 10% tracks account. Continue reading
Who Owns The Publishing Rights To Your Music, And How Is The Money Split?
As a writer of music, you may be curious where the money comes from when your composition is consumed, whether via streaming, live performance, or any other medium. Here Chris. Continue reading
Spotify Playlists, Influencer Marketing, YouTube Placement: Case Study Of Indie Band Victors
In this case study, the team at Burstimo worked to raise the profile of the band Victors to the next level, by hitting hard on YouTube, Spotify, industry influencers, and. Continue reading
Is A Formal Education Important For Musicians?
The value of a formal education is often hotly debated in the music industry, with many artists and producing having found success through self-teaching alone. However, there are several perks. Continue reading
