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Over 500 songs will be in the Spotify Billions Club by end of 2023

One million seconds is 12 days. One billion seconds is 32 years. So it is crazy to think that almost 500 songs have surpassed a billion streams per month, but. Continue reading

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: RIAA Mid-Year Report • Music AI • Key topics for musicians • Astral • More

Episode 163 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 163 On this week’s edition of the. Continue reading

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most read Hypebot posts last week music business news

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 the death of music NFTs to putting musicians first, and much. Continue reading

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DIY indie musician news

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 start cold emailing, how to protect your online accounts, and more.,, NFTs promised to save. Continue reading

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YouTube just announced 5 free video creation and editing tools

YouTube just announced a suite of new free video creation and editing tools driven by AI that will be rolling out to all users in the coming weeks. Dream Screen. Continue reading

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Music bills

New bill empowers musicians to negotiate with streamers, AI platforms

A revised version of the Protect Working Musicians Act introduced by US Representative Deborah Ross of North Carolina would make it easier for independent musicians to negotiate with streaming services and. Continue reading

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Best AI Graphic Generators for musicians, album covers, playlists, more

Not everyone is tech/artistically savvy, but luckily this list of online generative AI tools will create album covers, playlists, and marketing graphics with just a few words as a prompt.. Continue reading

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A Beginner’s Guide to Digital Music Marketing

Digital music marketing is crucial for success, and there is so much more to it than posting announcements on social media. Learn some key tricks of the trade in this. Continue reading

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Free Public Domain Holiday Songs + How to license the ones that aren’t

This week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday post resurfaces a popular list of holiday songs already in the public domain and provides a quick guide on licensing those that aren’t. by Andre Calihanna. Continue reading

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Spotify

Spotify introduces free songwriter promo cards

If you’re a songwriter tired of not getting the recognition you deserve, Spotify has added a promotional tool, Songwriter Promo Cards, that offers a new way to promote your work.. Continue reading

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