Tag: musicians

Why musicians should shift their focus from TikTok trends, to using TikTok as a tool

TikTok has much more to offer musicians than a platform to share and create content. It offers marketing tools, engagement trackers, and a plethora of features that could help grow careers behind the scenes…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/15/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How to release music for the first time

Are you a new artist? Or perhaps you’ve been in the game for a while but have yet to release anything? This guide will walk you through music distribution, from planning to what to do after the release…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/15/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Artists caught in streaming crackdown • Sped up songs on Spotify • Superfan mania • More

Episode 192 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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TOP POSTS: Last week’s most-read posts on Hypebot

Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s most-read posts. Topics range from millions of tracks being pulled from streaming platforms to how your favorite artists. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 04/15/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Getting It Done: The Week in D.I.Y. & Indie Music

This week, our tips and advice for independent, do-it-yourselfers covered Spotify encouraging fans to modify songs, how to use Amazon’s new Hype Deck marketing tool, how to perfect your next pitch, and more……

Alana Bonilla on 04/13/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review

It was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception with the launch of a new superfan app called “EVEN,” ShowUp announced its yearly activism. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 04/13/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Last Minute Tax Advice for Musicians and Songwriters

The federal tax filing deadline in the US is this coming Monday, April 15th, so this week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday post offers links to three articles that offer practical advice…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/12/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify to help fans edit, speed up songs and promises to pay artists

According to a new WSJ report, Spotify will add tools that allow fans to speed up, mash-up, and edit songs without prior permission…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/12/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Will you actively support WIN’s Global Values for Independent Music?

Music trade group WIN (Worldwide Independent Network) has announced a new set of Global Independent Values as part of its ongoing campaign to unify and clarify the sector’s positions…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/12/2024 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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ShowUp announces yearly Music Activism Conference

ShowUp is proud to announce the ShowUp Action Summit, a conference on May 17 in Nashville, TN, that will gather artists, industry leaders, legislators, and movement leaders to discuss the state of activism in music….

Alana Bonilla on 04/12/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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