Elon Musk and Mark Cuban hate Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s ‘guiding motto’
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek shared his “guiding motto” on X (formerly Twitter) this week, and the reaction to it from other business leaders was swift and not particularly positive. Ek’s. Continue reading
How AI is Affecting the Artist / Listener Relationship
With the explosion in AI-generated music, it’s important to reassess the importance of human contribution to music and the music industry as well as where it’s needed and where it’s. Continue reading
QUICK HITS: Word Collections adds $5M • BeatStars launches Seeds by Lemonaide • New SoundExchanges Board member • Rightsify’s GCX goes large
Digital rights management company Word Collections, founded in 2020 by Jeff Price, has secured $5 million in funding led by Metallica’s Black Squirrel Partners. Word Collections currently administers the publishing catalogs for Metallica, Greta. Continue reading
What’s unique about K-pop album packaging + How to learn from it
K-pop continues to bring new types of innovation to the music industry that other genres and music professionals should learn from. by Philip Kinsher of Disc Makers Blog The global. Continue reading
Every possible melody has been copyrighted, stored on one hard drive
This week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday resurfaces a perennial Hypebot favorite about a unique effort to combat dubious song copyright lawsuits. It shares the work of a team of musicians that. Continue reading
Federal Court tosses lawsuit claiming YouTube algorithms discriminate
This month, the tables turned in the court with YouTube accused of racial and sexual discrimination, and then a federal court was not so convinced. Tim Cushing, if Tech Dirt. Continue reading
Applications open for two $40K Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowships
The Bob Dylan Center will award two annual $40,000 Songwriter Fellowships designed to mentor and develop aspiring songwriters. Universal Music Publishing Group is supporting the effort. Each fellowship will include $40,000,. Continue reading
6 Questions with soulful indie singer-songwriter Shawn James
For this latest edition of ‘6 Questions With…’ I caught up with soulful indie singer-songwriter Shawn James while he was prepping for his 27-date fall tour. Onstage, James can be wonderfully. Continue reading
Using earned media to get your music noticed: Lessons from a PR Pro
Technology has allowed musicians to make and release music from their bedrooms, but that also means the competition is tougher than ever. Here’s a guide on how you can build. Continue reading
How Indie Musicians can sell more tickets to live shows
Unfortunately, even if your music is impressive, it’s not the only thing that will get people out to your show. Here are some key ways to motivate old and new. Continue reading
