Timbuktu Set to Take Sweden by Storm with Upcoming Music Tour
Get ready as Timbuktu gears up for a highly anticipated music tour across Sweden. Hailing from the vibrant city of Lund, located in the southernmost part of Sweden in Skåne,. Continue reading
Luminate claims ‘consensus’ but Indies still want delay in Billboard Chart sales data changes
Luminate will proceed with changes in how it counts physical sales from independent music stores used to calculate the Billboard Charts despite significant pushback from the independent community. Yesterday, Luminate. Continue reading
Bandsintown unwraps shareable live music High Notes for Artists
Bandsintown has released High Notes, its annual shareable graphic recap of an artist’s year performing live. High Notes is designed to be shared by artists to thank fans, grow their. Continue reading
2024 Music Industry Predictions from Jay Gilbert of Label Logic
We’ve been sharing a series of 2024 Music Industry Predictions from our favorite thinkers and doers, and today, Jay Gilbert takes the microphone. Regular Hypebot readers know Jay as the. Continue reading
How new Artists are shining a light on Country Music’s Latin Roots
Mainstream country music is experiencing a vibrant return to its Spanish origins. From budding new artists to Spotify’s popular “Country Latino” playlist, the rise of Latin country music is undeniable.. Continue reading
What Spotify needs is a new pandemic [Chris Castle]
Harsh? You decide, but seemingly not from a stock price point of view, says Chris Castle, since Spotify’s all-time highest share price came during the COVID pandemic. by CHRIS CASTLE of. Continue reading
Why Indie Musicians should fight Spotify’s ‘royalty theft’ [Tony van Veen]
Not everyone is reaping benefits from Spotify’s significant changes scheduled to take effect next month, and a Disc Makers CEO believes that independent musicians need to actively oppose it. Op-ed. Continue reading
Hiring? A list of 600+ ‘smart, talented’ laid-off Spotify staffers
Spotify laid off 1500 of its estimated 9000 global workforce earlier this month. That followed a 600-person reduction in January, with 200 more let go in June. Now, a crowd-sourced. Continue reading
2024 Music Industry Predictions from Maykel Piron of Armada Music
Maykel Piron, co-founder and CEO of Armada Music, shares reflections on the last year and predictions for 2024. Between now and the end of the year, Hypebot will be publishing a. Continue reading
The growth of O.N.E The Duo: A true independent artist success story
Symphonic shares the behind-the-scenes success story of helping to guide the growth of independent mother-daughter country music artists, O.N.E The Duo. by Randi Zimmerman of Symphonic Blog Here at Symphonic,. Continue reading
