Exploring AI in Your Music Videos: Resistance is Futile [Misha Penton]
[EXCLUSIVE] Independent singer, composer, writer, and filmmaker Misha Penton shares the potential and magic of embracing AI when making a music video and shares her own stunning results. by Misha. Continue reading
Spotify cuts 1500 jobs in third round of layoffs this year
UPDATE: Spotify has laid off 17% of its global workforce, or 1500 of its estimated 9000 employees, the streamer said in a memo to staff Monday. This round of layoffs. Continue reading
Top 5 Strategies to Promote a Music Release
Releasing new music can be a daunting task, so here’s a straight-forward guide to planning and executing a successful release for artists of all levels. by Promoly As a musician,. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Wrapped arrives • AI raises the dead • Mechanical royalty increases • More
Episode 173 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 173 On this week’s YMC podcast, hosts. Continue reading
Spotify stock up Monday AM as Wall St. reacts to layoffs [NYSE: SPOT]
1500 Spotify staffers are losing their jobs just before Christmas, and on Monday morning Wall Street rewarded CEO Daniel Ek’s cost-cutting move with a strong rally. In a memo to. Continue reading
Spotify is pulling out of Uruguay due to poorly written law
Due to frustration with the lack of compensation that artists have been dealing with their music streams from Uruguay, Spotify has decided to pull out altogether. by Bobby Owsinski of. Continue reading
TOP POSTS – Last week’s most-read Hypebot posts: Wrapped, Will Page, radio royalties & more
Catch up on what everybody’s talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from TikTok’s massive impact on music marketing to Indie artists dominating the Grammys this year. Continue reading
WEEKEND MUST READ: Ex-Spotify Economist Will Page pulls no punches
This Weekend’s Must Read is the transcript of an interview with music industry economist and truth-teller Will Page, who sat down for a bonus episode of the Your Morning Coffee. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review
Last week was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with Spotify Wrapped giving too much this year, thoughts on the future of AI,. Continue reading
Getting It Done: Last Week in D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Last week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered how to take the less traveled road to success, how to sell your sheet music for extra. Continue reading
TikTok adds Artist Accounts and free music marketing toolkit
TikTok has added Artist Accounts that include a free toolbox designed to help musicians succeed on the platform and build a fanbase. Available to any artist or musician that has. Continue reading
