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Tracy Chan exits SoundCloud, joins AI music platform Splash as CEO

Veteran music tech executive Tracy Chan has exited his role as COO of SoundCloud after less than two years to become the CEO of red-hot AI music creation platform Splash…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/25/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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America’s Gen Z is embracing UK electronic music

As Gen Zers across America discover drum and bass, the question remains if other U.K. subgenres will follow this same trajectory, first pioneered by dubstep…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/25/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Bet you’ve never heard of this Artist with 15B Spotify streams. They want to keep it that way.

This Swedish artist keeps his identity under wraps but somehow has racked up over 15 billion streams……

Alana Bonilla on 03/25/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Conflicting IFPI, MIDiA & Spotify revenue reports

Episode 189 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/25/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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most read Hypebot posts last week music business news

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 music tech startup stars to streaming fraud, new Spotify reports, and more…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/25/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Getting It Done – Last Week in D.I.Y & Indie Music

This week, our tips and advice for all the independent, do-it-yourselfers covered how to cure imposter syndrome, a quick Spotify profile refresh, how songwriters get paid, and much more……

Alana Bonilla on 03/23/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music Business News Last Week

REWIND – New Music Industry’s Last Week In Review: TikTok ban, bot farms, Pandora royalties, Music Cities & More!

t was another busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with more talk on the TikTok ban, the capabilities of bot farms, and more…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/23/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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In 1 week, this bot farm generated 5.5M fake streams of 244 songs

A Danish man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for using fake accounts and bot-generated streams to defraud streaming services of 2 million kroner ($290,000 USD) in royalties…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/22/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Bandlab passes 100 million users

BandLab has passed 100 million registered users of its flagship social music creation platform, up 40 million in a little over a year. Thirty percent of the platform’s creators are based in the US……

Bruce Houghton on 03/22/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Will all the musicians leaving CA create new Music Cities in Tampa, Denver, Phoenix & More?

Musicians are leaving California in droves as part of a larger exodus from the state, and new live music communities are growing in Denver, Tampa, Phoenix, and elsewhere. Are we. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 03/22/2024 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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