AM BRIEFING: Instagram Launches New Algorithm • #Midem Coverage • SFX Sells Flavoris To Vivendi • More
Monday 6.6.16 Music Business News From Around The Web The big news is from Midem, but what most of us care about is Instagram fucking with our feed. Will tech ever. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the most frequently read, chart-topping articles from the past seven days included the demise of Spotify and Musixmatch's partnership, the filing of a lawsuit against Skrillex/Bieber over a. Continue reading
Liv Buli’s Weekend Readling List: Warner Invests in Playlisting, Gov Ball v. Panorama, and the Future of VR and Music
Liv Buli is the Data Journalist at Pandora owned analytics provider Next Big Sound. With one eye on data and the other on the cultural zeitgeist, she sees what matters. Continue reading
Google’s Project Magenta Used Machine Learning To Write A Song [LISTEN]
Can a machine really write a good song? Sound scary? Perhaps, a more interesting question is, how might a musician collaborate with a machine to write a song or make. Continue reading
Defining A Successful PledgeMusic Campaign
In this piece we take a close look at how to define a successful PledgeMusic campaign, and the different ways in which the service can be used to finance multiple aspects. Continue reading
When It Comes To New Music Releases, Is The Element of Surprise Wearing Thin?
Surprise releases have been all the rage of late, with artists like Beyonce, Drake, and Radiohead dropping full length albums completely out of the blue, and while these spontaneous marketing. Continue reading
Google Launches Free, Simple Tool To Test Your Website’s Speed And Mobile Friendliness
DO THIS NOW: People are 5 times more likely to leave a site if it is not mobile friendly or not load quickly. That plus new stats that show that. Continue reading
Overcoming The Fear Of Sharing Your First Track
In this piece Leticia Trandafir discusses the importance of overcoming one's own hesitancy surrounding releasing new tracks for public scrutiny, as well as the advantages of being able to workshop new and. Continue reading
Song Foundry Launches Free ‘On Songwriting’ Online Video Series
"There are a handful of songwriting resources out there, but we wanted to go one step further,” says songwriter and educator Ed Bell. “We wanted to talk not just about. Continue reading
EDM Still Has Room For Growth, Contrary To Predictions
While there have been concerns within the industry lately that the popularity of EDM is in decline, the genre has been continuing to gain significant momentum outside of the US,. Continue reading
