THU. BRIEF: UMG, MTV ‘Despacito’ Dispute • Snapchat Crowd Surfs • Apple Music’s New ‘Up Next’ • Paradigm Invades Canada • More
Thursday 7.18.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Dear MTV, there's video site called YouTube. When a music video is a BIG hit there, pay attention. Updated continuously under. Continue reading
SoundCloud Usage Is Falling, Making Turnaround More Difficult
New investors are hoping to turn a struggling SoundCloud around, but their job rapidly becoming more difficult because of falling usage. Traffic to soundcloud.com has seen a steady decrease, down from 353. Continue reading
Pandora Trendsetters And The Power Of Young Fans
Although passionate hoards of young fans have been a feature of the music industry dating back to Beatle mania, they are often spoken of with a degree of disregard. As. Continue reading
Music Marketing Using Instant Gratification Tracks vs Complete My Album [Michael Brandvold, Jay Gilbert]
Music Biz Weekly co-hosts and marketing experts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss the difference between an "Instant Gratification Track" and "Complete My Album, and learn why you should always. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
This week in independent and do it yourself music, we have handy tips on how to get fans to take more pictures at your next show, how misuse of the. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, the most popular articles from Hypebot covered the return of pay to play in the form of Spinfire, PledgeMusic kicks off a new artist development platform, we look. Continue reading
Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen Just Doesn’t Get It (Unless He Does?)
Steely Dan's Donald Fagen was recently quoted griping about how he is no longer making enough money from his recorded music, and although it's hard to feel too badly for. Continue reading
6 Ways To Get Fans To Take More Photos At Your Show, And Why It’s Important
In this post, Hugh McIntyre explores six different techniques for getting attendees at concerts to take more pictures at your next show, and why having photos taken is important for. Continue reading
How The YouTube Algorithm Works: A Guide To Getting More Views
At over a billion users, YouTube has become a key component of any artist's online marketing strategy. This means it's important to play ball and work with the platforms algorithm. Continue reading
