Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music

Our tips and tricks for independent artists this week offer them advice on getting a blog to premier their next release, how to get their fans to actually take action,. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Drums • Killer Website • Promote Your Band • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at articles on the convergence of acoustic and electronic drums, how to create a killer artist website, how to promote your band, and more!. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

As we revisit the past seven days of music industry news, we look back at Musical.ly and TicTok's merger as Facebook looms, Iceland Airwaves gender gap closing festival, Kanye as. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Some of Hypebot's chart-topping articles this week explored A&R's data driven crisis, how Music Mafia continues to sell hundreds of unauthorized tracks, whether anyone wants to buy up half of. Continue reading

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Proof The Album Is Almost Dead

The traditional album format has long been suspected to be floundering for relevance, and Bobby Owsinski here highlights why the less than stellar 'sales' of Drake's #1 album Scorpion represent. Continue reading

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Patreon Payments To Creators Fall After Fan Payments Flagged As Fraudulent

Musicians and other creators are reporting a significant drop in payouts from fans because Patreon is declining a significant numbers of their fan subscribers payments on the patronage platform. Many. Continue reading

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What Are All These Different YouTubes, And Am I Earning Money From Them?

YouTube has developed into quite the massive lumbering internet video tech property over the years, with its fingers in a number of pies. Regardless, it remains an important tool for. Continue reading

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Top Song, Artist, Concert, Movie Searches Summer 2018

Google has shared a look at the songs, artists, concerts and movies that are heating up the summer of 2018, according to Google Trends insights over the last 3 months.

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Press Release And Beyond: Mastering Event PR

While artists are likely to invest copious amounts of time and energy into building and maintaining their relationships with fans and sponsors, press often falls by the wayside. Media coverage. Continue reading

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A2IM Announces Executive Committee, In-House Promotions

The American Association of Independent Music A2IM) has named a new Executive Committee as well as promotions from within the A2IM team.

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