Tag: metadata

Best Practices For Changing Your Artist Name
Maybe as a result of legal issues, or because a name is simply offensive or damaging, changing your artist moniker is a difficult process that only gets harder the longer. Continue reading

How To Begin Developing A Voice Strategy For Your Music
As more music consumers turn to their smart speakers to search for music via voice command, it’s important for bands and artists to adapt and develop a voice strategy for. Continue reading

Music Metadata Showdown: What’s In A Name? Your Cash.
The importance of keeping metadata tidy is essential for artists in the streaming era, but good housekeeping is all for naught if the streamers change song titles and information at. Continue reading
Indie, Major Label Trade Groups Launch Joint Data Service
IFPI and WIN, trade groups representing major and independent record labels respectively, have announced a cross-industry collaboration to create Repertoire Data Exchange (RDx), a centralized industry data exchange. PPL, the. Continue reading
Viberate Is Working To Give Artists Control, Standardize Key Music Data
As in many corners of the music industry, the data surrounding live music is a bit of a mess. But it's a mess which the startup Vibrate is hoping to. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
We shared plethora of great tips and tricks for the do-it-yourselfers trying to make it in the music biz, with advice on how to grow more content from your music. Continue reading
A Music Metadata Best Practice Guide
Recently AFEM and CI collaborated to create a "Meta Data Best Practice Guide", a definite must read for artists, particularly those who don't fully understand what metadata is, or why. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the chart-topping articles from the pages of Hypebot this week covered the backlash to Spotify's tone deaf 'Dance as if no one is watching' ad campaign, why it's. Continue reading
Metadata For Musicians: What It Is, Why It’s So Vital
Given its critical role in providing info that impacts how your music is stored, sorted, and identified, if your metadata isn't in order, your music simply isn't ready for public. Continue reading
6 Things You Must Ask Your Automated Content Recognition (ACR) Vendor
Automated Content Recognition, or ACR, has become an integral part of the consumption of music and video as we experience them today. As more platforms publish user generated content, effectively. Continue reading