
5 Music Biz Stories you missed over the Holiday: Spotify video, Instagram takes on Twitter, TIDAL, SXSW & more
Did you miss anything? We all need a break, but the music industry does not pause every time we do. So from Instagram’s new Twitter killer to Spotify adding full-length. Continue reading

Tidal joins Apple, Amazon Music in price increase. Will Spotify follow?
Tidal will join Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and most other music streaming services in raising its monthly subscription from $9.99 to $10.99 monthly in the U.S. Tidal’s price hike. Continue reading

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Revised Goldman Sachs music report • Streaming payout debate • Music Techtonics & more
Episode 151 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 151 On this week’s episode of the. Continue reading

Today is your LAST DAY to download any Spotify historical data
Spotify will delete historical artist data across the Spotify for Artists analytics platform today, Friday, June 30th and we have instructions on how to save yours. Why Care? Historical data. Continue reading

As Spotify’s door closes on Soundtrap, another opens [MIDiA]
Tatiana Cirisano of MIDiA on how Spotify’s sale of Soundtrap back to its owners will affect the future of music creators. by Tatiana Cirisano of MIDiA Research Writing about a new. Continue reading

How to find the Social Media platforms that will help grow a fanbase
In this post, find out which social media platforms that you and your music career can benefit from the most. by Angela Tyler of Bandzoogle Is there anyone who doesn’t. Continue reading

TOP POSTS: Last week’s most-read posts on Hypebot
Catch up on what everybody has been discussing with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from Spotify testing new AI features to some recently awarded musicians and more… Spotify. Continue reading

A closer look at the African Amapiano genre through Spotify playlists
The rising South African genre Amapiano is gaining in popularity worldwide through streaming platforms and independent playlists. by Sarah Kloboves and Alejandra Arevalo from Chartmetric Step into the world of. Continue reading

New Spotify desktop app will help deepen the artist-fan connection
Spotify has released a redesign of its desktop app that includes a revamped Library and Now Playing view and easier pathways to learn more about the song and artist you. Continue reading

Spotify to delete historical artist data in 10 days: How to download yours now!
Spotify has announced that it will delete all artist data over two years old plus the year-to-date across the entire Spotify for Artists analytics platform on June 30th. Historical artist. Continue reading

Your Morning Coffee: Streaming Royalties study • Truth about Ticketmaster • Boomers won’t save Music Subs • more
Episode 149 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 149 Listen on your favorite podcast platform.. Continue reading