Dear Music Business Student… [Kyle Bylin]
Former Hypebot Editor Kyle Bylin returns to share his journey so far, beginning with a simple yet essential axiom: “You don’t have to know where you’re going before you start.”. Continue reading
Proposed class-action lawsuit against Distrokid gets complicated
Distrokid is getting heat regarding an allegedly unlawful takedown notice, but the drama does not stop there, writes Bobby Owsinski. by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Just about every streaming. Continue reading
Study shows who wins and loses if music streamers adopt user-centric payments
An extensive new study examines how a shift to user-centric music-streaming payments will impact artists. While careful not to advocate for or against a shift from the current payment model,. Continue reading
How AI will unlock creation more than consumption [Mark Mulligan]
We’re just beginning to see the impacts of AI on music and the music industry. But, “as impactful as this change might be, it will help turn back the clock. Continue reading
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The easiest way to stay on top of the fast-changing music industry and the latest trends in music marketing and music tech is with our free Hypebot Daily Newsletter. To. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Music biz surge • an Indie Artist with 1B streams • TikTok battles back
Episode 148 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 148 On this week’s installment of the. Continue reading
TikTok #NewMusic discovery hub launched today with 22.2B views
TikTok’s new music discovery hub officially launched on Friday, June 9th, after amassing more than 22.2 billion views during beta. The update formalizes searching for new music on the platform.. Continue reading
Use AI to promote music with DropTrack
It’s now possible to use AI to promote music, and among the handful of startups making that possible for both artists and labels is DropTrack Indie Spotlight via A2IM DropTrack is. Continue reading
How AI can generate new revenue for existing music catalogs
Alongside concerns about how AI will change music and the music industry for the worse is the realization that there are many ways that it can improve it. One application. Continue reading
Apple shares 5 Major Updates coming to Apple Music
Apple has shared a list of five updates coming to Apple Music this Fall, along with the release of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17.. Continue reading
