TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some chart-topping articles from the pages of Hypebot this week looked at 2018's leading MTV VMA nominees, why Apple Music's passing of Spotify could also have a downside, Spotify's opening. Continue reading
How To Spend Less, But Sell More Tickets
While every artist and promotor wants sold out shows, pouring endless amounts of money into every aspect of marketing isn't usually an option for the typical musician. This piece looks. Continue reading
Getting To The Top Of The Pile When Submitting Your Music For Licensing
With record deals no longer what they once were, and live shows and merch sales notoriously unstable, music licensing has become one of the best ways to make reliable and. Continue reading
Tunecore Adds Facebook, Instagram Monetization
DIY distributor TuneCore has added a new opportunity – Facebook and Instagram monetization. Facebook recently cut licensing deals with all three majors, Merlin and others for music on all its. Continue reading
Spotify Opens Access To Official Playlist Editors To All, Guarantees Release Radar Placement
Spotify has launched a new beta feature that gives artists, labels and their teams a channel to submit unreleased music directly to their editorial team for playlist consideration. The new. Continue reading
5 Tips To Jumpstart A YouTube Marketing Strategy
While promoting your music may have gotten easier, doing so successfully has only gotten harder. In this piece Joan Selby illustrates how artists can flip their YouTube video marketing strategy. Continue reading
Netflix $9B Stock Tumble Also Offers A Warning For Spotify [Mark Mulligan]
$9.1 billion was wiped off its market capitalization this week, after Netflix missed aggressive targets by analysts, despite solid earnings. As Spotify prepares for its quarterly earning report next week,. Continue reading
Chance The Rapper Buys ‘Chicagoist’ Entertainment and Local News Site
In a pretty rad business move, Chance The Rapper purchased local news, culture and entertainment website Chicagoist, and announced the news earlier this week in his new song “I Might. Continue reading
10 Future Music Business Jobs
As with so many industries, advancements in tech are quickly changing and reshaping the music business in several significant ways, with new jobs emerging all the time. Here we look. Continue reading
New Reality For Music Celebs Sets In As Twitter Slashes Followers
Recent government enforced crackdowns on Twitter in the wake of Russian meddling has led the popular social media site to delete a massive number of bots and fake accounts, dramatically. Continue reading
