Musician’s Guide to Barcodes: EAN vs. UPC vs. GTIN
Want to expand your brand by selling physical merchandise online and IRL retail outlets? Learning how to identify and differentiate barcodes is essential for physical sales success. by Chris Huff. Continue reading
10 days left to apply for YouTube’s FIFTY DEEP Hip Hop Grants 2024
To continue to amplify Black voices in the music industry, YouTube has introduced FIFTY DEEP Music Grants, a multi-generational initiative to champion Black musicians in the Hip-Hop space. Interested in applying? Here’s. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee: Spotify’s new royalty plan • Trapital’s trends report • ‘Key Changes’ music tech book released • More
Episode 169 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 169 On this week’s YMC, hosts Jay. Continue reading
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. We’ve got topics ranging from understanding social media algorithms to Spotify finally giving back to working artists. 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 utilize Reddit for your music, how to calculate your royalties in a few clicks, and. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review
Last week was a busy week by any definition and the music industry was no exception, with changes to royalty structures on Spotify, Apple Music revealed to be more generous. Continue reading
How artist subscriptions and two-tier payouts are perfect together [Mark Mulligan, MIDiA]
Two-tier payouts is coming to music streaming and along with it concerns about how it will affect long-tail artists. Mark Mulligan suggests ways in which Spotify and other DSPs can. Continue reading
How indie artists can tap into the Brazilian music market
Brazil is full of unique venues, enthusiastic fans, and a wide variety of music tastes, perfect for any indie artist looking to expand their horizons. by ERIKA PARR of DIY. Continue reading
What are sped-up songs and why are they so popular?
This week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday resurfaces a post that goes deeper into one of the main culprits described in this week’s article on how 1 million modified tracks on streamers. Continue reading
What is the difference between Copyright and Trademark?
Alex Loveyko from Chase Lawyers guests on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast to talk about the difference between trademarks and copyrights, the importance of band agreements, red flags in record. Continue reading
