Live Music Society offers more grants for small music venues

Live Music Society, a non-profit organization that has supported small venues and listening rooms across the U.S. since 2020, announced that applications are open for its second annual Music In. Continue reading

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Luminate Year-End Report • Markets React to UMG • Believe, K-Pop news • Future of Vinyl • More

A jammed-packed Episode 179 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is available now. Episode 179 On this week’s edition. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot

Catch up on what everyone’s been talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from Spotify and music distributors to tips from an indie pro and more…

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Getting It Done: Last Week in D.I.Y. and Indie Music

Last week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered how to manage your stress as a musician, what Instagram is bringing to 2024, and more…

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REWIND: New music industry’s last week in review

Last week was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with Soundcloud up for sale, Bandsintown hitting new records, a post-pandemic livestreams boom, and. Continue reading

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Listen to the full Work Hard Playlist Hard marketing audiobook FREE

With his book “Work Hard Playlist Hard,” author Mike Warner provides proven actionable advice, time-tested through more than 20 years in the music industry. Now, he’s made an updated audio. Continue reading

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Musician’s Guide to International Standard Recording Codes [ISRCs]

If you’re in the music industry, you’ve likely heard about the importance of ISRCs. But what are they? How do they work? How do they affect you as a creator or music. Continue reading

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5 Music Industry Stories that Indie Musicians need to pay attention to

Following these five developing music industry stories will give indie musicians the context that they need to navigate 2024. by Tony van Veen of Disc Makers Blog A lot happened. Continue reading

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Spotify is now calculating royalties differently. How will it affect you?

The much talked shift in how Spotify calculates royalties has happened. But what do the changes actually mean for independent musicians? The changes focus on three areas: Spotify claims these. Continue reading

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How to press records using eco-friendly “Green” vinyl

We all love vinyl, but there is no escaping the fact that records are made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and, therefore, have a lasting carbon footprint. Greenpeace says that PVC. Continue reading

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