Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Our advice for the independent self-starters in the music industry this week covered how to give your album that perfect flow, how to grow superfans from the ground up, the. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this rummage through a full week of music business happenings, we revisit Snapchat's new musical partnerships, Facebook's dive into the music industry, Haim's firing of their booking agent, and. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week on Hypebot, the most popular and often read articles covered Spotify's potential new industry antagonizing approach to licensing, an eight-year-old's mind-blowing cover of Zeppelin, the correct path to. Continue reading
Build Your Tribe, Find Your Superfans: A Musician’s Guide
While having quality music is certainly an important part of finding success in the music industry, perhaps more important, particularly when it comes to growing your fanbase, is conveying your. Continue reading
Facebook Enters The Music Fray
Finally following through on a long-term threat, Facebook is finally making its move into the music business, announcing that videos shared/uploaded by users of the platform and containing the copyrighted. Continue reading
Paths To Playlists: How To Get Your Music On Spotify, Apple, Amazon and More
[UPDATED] Landing songs on the playlists on Spotify, Apple Music and other digital service providers has become the holy grail of music marketing. Industry veteran Jay Gilbert interviewed some of his. Continue reading
One Music Festival Is Retargeting Ads To Drive Ticket Sales: Here’s How
Seattle's Capitol Hill Block party music festival has now integrated the retargeting of ads as an essential part of their marketing mix and the results have been clear, with a. Continue reading
Musical.ly Kills Live.ly Standalone Streaming App
Musical.ly is merging live streaming app Live.ly into its main service. Musical.ly launched Live.ly just two years ago, but it will soon be pulled from the Apple App Store and. Continue reading