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How to maximize a music release’s potential for success [VIDEO]

The right planning and preparation can make or break how well a music release does. This guide breaks down the steps needed to put out a successful song…..

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Alert to users did the impossible and united Congress against TikTok

TikTok’s attempt to rally users and replicate big tech’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) protests seems to have backfired, and Congress and President Biden have united against the social video platform…..

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QUICK HITS: Soundraw • BeatConnect • Splice • AmptUp • Tixr

SOUNDRAW, a royalty-free AI beat and track generator, has raised $3M in a round led by Carbide Ventures and individual investors such as Paul Rosenberg, CEO of Goliath Artists, Inc./President of Shady Records……

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Songtradr continues Bandcamp Friday with a more limited schedule

While Bandcamp Fridays will no longer be monthly, new owner Songtradr is continuing the indie platform’s tradition of waving their revenue share on select days to give 100% of funds to the artists and labels…..

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Today in Austin: Take Action Music Summit & Concert Marketing Panel

The free Take Action Music Summit & Showcases are happening tonight and all day Tuesday at the Mohawk in Austin during SXSW, and you don’t need an official festival pass to attend the daytime Summit on Tuesday, March 12th…..

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Instagram beats TikTok user growth for the first time in 4 years

According to data from Sensor Tower, Instagram surpassed TikTok in new app downloads last year for the first time since 2020, making it the most downloaded app globally…..

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Guide to Sound Exchange and how they help independent artists get paid

An introduction to Sound Exchange and what they have to offer independent recording artists……

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Duster and Gen Z’s 90’s slowcore revival on TikTok and beyond

The unlikely resurgence of ’90s band Duster is just the tip of the spear of a Gen-Z revival and reimagining of slowcore music…..

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Modified tracks boom • ticket prices • over-reliance on TikTok • more

Episode 187 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now…..

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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 how execs discover artists, WMG’s bid for Believe and TuneCore, and digital resources for indie artists……

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