3 Kinds of Stiffing: What A&M’s Jerry Moss taught me about Music Audits [Chris Castle]
Royalty audits are as old as the music business itself, and its fair to say that most music company audits find something. But legendary record executive Jerry Moss taught attorney. Continue reading
SoundCloud is For Sale for $1 Billion
SoundCloud is preparing for a sale this year, and owners Raine Group and Temasek Holdings anticipate a major payday. Investment bankers are being reviewed to handle the SoundCloud sale,, which. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Music Industry obstacles • TikTok’s music chief • Spotify’s 138% gain • More
Episode 178 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available here. Episode 179 On this week’s edition of the. Continue reading
Aux adds Direct, a print-on-demand Bandcamp Direct to Fan alternative
Music creation app Aux is broadening its offering with Direct. This direct-to-fan service joins a growing list of startups adding direct-to-fan commerce since the coatic acquisition of Bandcamp by Songtrader. Continue reading
SiriusXM’s most popular channels and how to submit music
Last month, SiriusXM leaned into its live content advantage with a reboot, a new app, and the addition of new channels and shows. So this week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday reaches. Continue reading
Simple Guide to Understanding Music Royalties
Horus Music offers a simple guide to the complicated system of music royalty generation, collections, and distribution. While focused on the indie distributor’s own systems, it offers insights into whatever. Continue reading
Spotify has ‘Preferred’ music distributors. Are you using one?
While it’s possible to use any one of dozens of companies to get your music on Spotify, the streamer names some distributors as “Preferred” and shares a list publically of. Continue reading
Musician’s AI Handbook author Bobby Owsinki interviewed on Your Morning Coffee Podcast
On a special episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have an in-depth conversation with audio engineer, producer, author, and frequent Hypebot contributor Bobby Owsinski. Continue reading
Tidal vs. Spotify: Which is better for independent musicians
Spotify has the biggest audience of all music streamers, but is it the “best” place for artists when it comes to payments, transparency, music discovery, fan engagement, and more? In. Continue reading
Roundup of expert Music Industry Predictions for 2024
AI, creation as consumption, the TikToktification of music, super-serving the superfan, performer pay for radio play, and the end of AI-driven A&R are among the issues our panel of experts. Continue reading
