Getting It Done: Last Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
We unloaded a torrent of valuable knowledge for DIY musicians this week, with advice on how to implement video monetization, why it's still important to put out a single, how. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, we heard from Mark Mulligan on who will be the lucky buyer of UMG, from Colin Kaepernick on why he's not pleased about Travis Scott playing the Super. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this journey back through a wild week of music industry news, we revisit Sony's severing of ties with R. Kelly (but they're still making money off him) Cardi B's. Continue reading
Blockchain Ticketing Today: One Company’s Quest To Overcome Current Hurdles
[UPDATED] In this piece, the people at Project Admission outline the viability of current blockchain technology and how they've opted to leverage non-blockchain systems to transform the secondary ticketing market. Continue reading
Sony Music Severs Ties With R. Kelly, But Continues To Profit From His Recordings
R. Kelly and Sony have parted ways, according to multiple sources who characterized the split as everything from mutually agreeable to the controversial rapper being shown the door. The split. Continue reading
Cardi B’s Epic Trump Shutdown Rant Is Now A Song [LISTEN]
Cardi B took to Instagram on Wednesday to express her righteous outrage over the longest government shutdown in history. "Now, I know a lot of y’all don’t care because y’all. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, Hypebot's most popular posts delved into Lil Uzi Vert's quitting of music over issues with Atlantic Records, Spotify's updates to its preferred distributor list, how to build a. Continue reading
Songs Are Getting Shorter and Streaming Is To Blame
Songs are getting shorter. The average length of a song on the Billboard Hot 100 fell from 3 minutes and 50 seconds to about 3 minutes and 30 seconds between. Continue reading
Show4Me Closes $12.8M Round For Music Crowdfunding, ‘Fan Interaction Network’
Wefuture announced that it has closed a$12.8 million series A round from a UK-based corporate investor. The UK startup will use the funds to transition its Show4Me site from concert. Continue reading
