From SOUR to GUTS: Olivia Rodrigo’s rise to global pop success
Two years after her breakout album SOUR, 20-year-old Olivia Rodrigo is proving that she’s more than just a Gen Z star with her latest album GUTS. by Saleah Blancaflor from Chartmetric It. Continue reading
5 Top Merch Items every Musician should sell
Merch is something you don’t have to get too complicated with. This guide takes musicians through the basics of selling merch and what products are guaranteed to sell. by Melanie. Continue reading
Sound familiar? Half of UK Working Musicians earn less than $17.5K a year
A census of almost 6,000 working musicians in the UK has found that nearly half earn less than $17.560 / £14,000 a year from music. On average, UK musicians’ annual. Continue reading
Finish 2023 strong with a smart Fall and Holiday Music Marketing Plan
As we head into the eventful fall season, holidays and award ceremonies are right around the corner. This guide will help you get ahead of your work to create a. Continue reading
Artist-Centric streaming royalties are here: What that means for You
Deezer and UMG have launched a new streaming royalty model designed to bring balance to an outdated and boken system. Here’s what to expect… by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0. Continue reading
X / Twitter tells court music publishers’ lawsuit is B.S. [Mike Masnick]
Mike Masnick of Techdirt explores what he sees as the absurdity of a lawsuit by the major labels against X / Twitter for ongoing music piracy. Op-ed by Mike Masnick. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Artist centric payments • Spotify + money laundering • ‘An equitable music ecosystem’ • More
Episode 161 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is available now. Listen here. Episode 143 This week, 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 Hypebot posts. We’ve got topics ranging from Apple buying their own label to a song making political waves. Continue reading
REWIND: 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 gangs using Spotify to launder money, Apple buying a record label, and more…. 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 BandLab’s adds free distribution, how to start sampling music, Instagram testing longer videos, and more…. 5 ways. Continue reading
