Berklee offers free course in Touring For Musicians on Coursera
Learn the basics of successful touring with a free course created by Hypebot Founder, Editor, and longtime booking agent Bruce Houghton for Berklee and Coursera. This short four-lesson Berklee Coursera. Continue reading
Bridgeport Music is the first to audit MLC royalty payments [Chris Castle]
The US Copyright audit has published the first audit notice of the MLC since the licensing board’s inception. It’s from Bridgeport Music, and Chris Castle has the details. by CHRIS. Continue reading
Mark Mulligan of MIDiA’s 2024 Music Industry Predictions: The algorithm is not listening
We’re sharing 2024 Music Industry Predictions from our favorite thinkers and doers, and today, Mark Mulligan and the team at top consultancy MIDiA take the mic. Mark and his peers. Continue reading
Vinyl trades call Billboard chart change ‘abdication of responsibility’
Two top vinyl manufacturing trade groups have joined a coalition of independent music stores in opposing the December 29th launch of changes in how sales of physical goods (vinyl, CDs,. Continue reading
Top Social App for Teens is not what we expected
As a tuned-in music industry pro, you may think you know the top social media platforms, but think again. This report is bound to surprise… by Bobby Owsinski of Music. Continue reading
Grammy 2024 final round voting begins
The final round of voting for the 2024 Grammys opened on December 14 and runs through January 4th at 6 PM PT. The 66th annual Grammy Awards will be held. Continue reading
YOUR MORNING COFFEE PODCAST: Jay’s predictions • Indie artist economics • TikTok resurrections • More
Episode 175 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 175 On this week’s episode of the. 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 CEO’s controversial layoff talk to problems with vinyl sales reports and. Continue reading
Getting It Done: Last Week in D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Last week, our tips and advice for independent artists and do-it-yourselfers covered how to prepare for next year’s trends, what the life of a pro sound engineer might look like,. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review
Last week was a busy week, by any definition. The music industry was no exception, with the year’s top tor report, vinyl sales tracking issues, Spotify testing AI, DistroKid adding. Continue reading
