Apple Music Boycott – Should Indie Artists, Labels Stop Releasing New Music For Next 90 Days?
The outcry over Apple Music's 90 free day trial is growing within the independent music community. But those upset with free trials that return no revenue to artists and labels for. Continue reading
ReverbNation Partners With Hitcher To Add Song Placements For Its CONNECT Artist Incubator
With 4 million musician members ReverbNation has a unique view of what's hot in d.i.y and indie music. Now with the development of its artist incubator CONNECT, they are using. Continue reading
Ticketmaster Acquires Front Gate, Universe D.I.Y. Ticketing Platform
Live Nation owned Ticketmaster is the dominate live event ticketer in the U.S. and many overseas markets. Today, they moved to extend that dominance with 2 acquisitions – one a competitor. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup: Bobby Braddock’s Memoir • Grooveshark Turns Heads • Spotify CEO Defends “Freemium”
In this week's music publishing news, Bobby Braddock talks about his newest venture, writing a memoir about is life as a Nashville songwriter, Grooveshark makes a splash as it re-emerges. Continue reading
Joan Baez, Ai Weiwei Win Amnesty Int’l Ambassador Of Conscience Award 2015
Joan Baez and artist Ai Weiwei were awarded the 2015 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award on Thursday, May 21, at a ceremony in Berlin which featured performances from artists. Continue reading
Introducing The Merchbar Hot Music Merch Chart
As income from music sales slides, the importance of revenue from touring and merchandise increases. So today, we're debuting The Merchbar Hot Merch Chart on Hypebot. Merchbar pulls together music merchandise. Continue reading
5 Ways to Kill Your Band’s Motivation
Nobody said being an independent band would be easy. And if someone did, they totally lied to you. The DIY route is as arduous as its name implies. All of. Continue reading
