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REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review

A busy week by any definition, the music industry was no exception, with new royalty systems making ripples, Spotify adding audiobooks, and much more…

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How to identify fake Spotify playlists

Scammers are amuck on Spotify, making money off of fake and stolen tracks and diluting the pool that pays all legitimate artists. Here is how you can detect and even. Continue reading

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How to find new music so you can learn how your fans can find you

Learn about how music fans are finding new music and new artists so you can improve your own chances of being discovered. by Philip Kinsher of Disc Makers Blog When. Continue reading

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How musicians make the most of Spotify Wrapped: Marielle Kraft & more

With less than a week left for artists to get their accounts ready for Spotify Wrapped 2023, this week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday resurfaces a post on how indie singer-songwriter Marielle. Continue reading

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QUICK HITS: Loudly + video-to-song • Canva + Music • Bandzoogle + MusiCounts • Beatport +  HE.SHE.THEY • Soundful AI Collabs • SoundCloud gets Calm…

Loudly has added a video-to-song AI Music Generator that enables creators to use its mobile app to turn raw videos into soundtracked social posts in seconds.  Using AI, Loudly can. Continue reading

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beatBread adds songwriter advances up to $3 million

beatBread has launched a Songwriting Advance Division, which will offer advances of up to $3 million to songwriters, building on its success in providing streaming advances to artists, distributors, and independent. Continue reading

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Take the BE THE CHANGE: Gender Equity in Music survey NOW!

Believe, TuneCore, and MIDiA have launched the fourth installment of the annual BE THE CHANGE: Gender Equity in Music study. The survey will provide an in-depth analysis of the current. Continue reading

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Bandlab adds distribution to serve musicians throughout creation cycle

BandLab is expanding its partnership with FUGA to add global digital music distribution to BandLab members. With the addition of distribution, BandLab can now serve its 60 million members from. Continue reading

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Aux, RealCount win Music Tectonics 2023 music tech startup competition

Two promising music tech startups were named the winners of the 2023 Swimming with Narwhals Startup Pitch Competition at the recent Music Tectonics Conference. AI-powered music samples creator Aux is the. Continue reading

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$9.99 SiriusXM streaming service leans into human curation, exclusives

SiriusXM has announced the launch of a $9.99 per month streaming service that combines content from its satellite radio service, Pandora music service, and Stitcher podcast app alongside more than. Continue reading

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20 beautiful musician websites to get inspired by

The music website experts at Bandzoogle share twenty artists who take their virtual representation to the next level with visually mesmerizing landing pages and websites. by Joseph Longo from Bandzoogle. Continue reading

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