7 Tips On Networking In The Music Industry
While amassing fans is certainly a key part of music industry success, cultivating and sustaining relationships with your industry peers is also essential to getting ahead in a tough field.. Continue reading
What Iceland’s Tight-Knit Music Community Can Teach Us
Recently the magical fairytale land that is Iceland has been making a quite a name for itself on the international scene, but it's been producing some incredibly successful musicians for. Continue reading
Is Spotify Already Too Big For Record Labels To Stop It From Competing With Them? [Mark Mulligan]
Spotify has made some radical moves lately including direct deals with artists that include cash advances to offering free Spotify distribution to all and then buying part of distributor DistroKid. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
On the commentary side of the music industry this week, we heard from YouTube's CEO warning creators about the dangers of Article 13, remembered music philanthropist Paul Allen, and explored. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
In this batch of tips for the music industry's scrappiest, do-it-yourselfers, we offer wise council on using marketing platforms, how to diplomatically and effectively approach venues for booking, YouTube's opening. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Crowning the charts on Hypebot this week were articles looking at how Facebook is starting to look a lot more like MySpace (good news for artists!) what Spotify's choice of. Continue reading
Is Japan Finally Ready For The Streaming Revolution?
A new report by indie music rights agency Merlin highlights the slow but now steady shift towards music streaming in Japan, one of the world's last bastions of physical product.. Continue reading
