Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

Doing our best to help to help indie and DIY artists succeed in the music industry, we're this week offering tips on improving merch sales, how to garner more views. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Save • Merch Sales • Personnel You Need On Tour

MusicThinkTank shared articles ranging from how singer/songwriters can save money, to some of the best ways to improve merchandise sales, to the four personnel members every big band needs on. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this flip back through through a full week of modern music industry news, we revisit Sirius XM's spike in subscribers, YouTube Red and Google Play's merger, ASCAP and BMI's. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

This week some of the most popular and often read articles from Hypebot included a look Spotify's new Facebookesque self-serve ad program, a comparison of payouts from the various streaming. Continue reading

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How To Use Social Media Influencers To Drive Live Show Attendance

[UPDATED] Social influencer marketing has been gaining a lot of buzz recently and, although it can be highly effective, it can also be complex and confusing method of marketing, one. Continue reading

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YouTube Monetization And Exclusivity: Is It Right For You?

Here we examine the issue of exclusivity in the world of music and rights management, and what it means to have a single entity working on behalf of your music,. Continue reading

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New Song Release Schedules Explained

As the music economy continues to shift, it's important we keep our thinking current, particularly when it comes to releasing songs. Here we breakdown what a modern release schedule looks. Continue reading

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Leadership Music Names New Board

Leadership Music has named a new board of directors. Songwriter Stacy Widelitz (“She’s Like the Wind”), has been elected president; Provident Label Group’s Jimmy Wheeler is president-elect; Jeff Gregg, an. Continue reading

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Apple Kills iPod Nano and Shuffle, Drops iPod Touch Price $100

Apple will stop making the iPod Touch and iPod Nano, the company has confirmed.  Along with the announcement came an upgrade and major price drop for Apple's competing iPod Touch.

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My Startup Helped Launch World’s First Music Tech Trade Group: Here Is How And Why

In this piece Laurent Martin walks us through the process by which his startup, Aitokaiku, was able to work with members of Music Tech Germany in order to emerge as. Continue reading

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