
Tidal joins Apple, Amazon Music in price increase. Will Spotify follow?
Tidal will join Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and most other music streaming services in raising its monthly subscription from $9.99 to $10.99 monthly in the U.S. Tidal’s price hike. Continue reading

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Revised Goldman Sachs music report • Streaming payout debate • Music Techtonics & more
Episode 151 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 151 On this week’s episode of the. 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 ChatGPT in the music industry to how to get a music sponsorship. Continue reading

Getting It Done: Last Week in D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Last week, our tips and advice for all the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered how to take advantage of SEO, how to use social media for music marketing, and more…. Continue reading

REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Last Week In Review
Summer is in full swing, but it was still a busy week for the music industry including a campaign to save an indie venue, Spotify drops Soundtrap, big grants to. Continue reading

SXSW raises pay to showcasing artists, but boycott likely to continue
When SXSW opened applications to showcase at its 2024 edition, its also increased payments to acts that are accepted to showcase. SXSW has raised payments from $250 to $350 for. Continue reading

Musician’s Guide to SEO
Take your online presence to the next level with search engine optimization (SEO). This straightforward guide will teach you everything you need to do to get started. by Wes Walls. Continue reading

5 major shifts in music tech that are empowering independent artists
Technology has completely altered the way all music professionals work and collaborate. Here are some of the most notable shifts that have given indie artists new bounds of potential. by. Continue reading

SoundCloud’s ‘First Fans’ can help every musician find 100 new fans
SoundCloud is adding “First Fans,” a feature that will recommend new tracks within the first few days of release to 100 listeners who the streamer’s algorithm has determined will appreciate. Continue reading

Today is your LAST DAY to download any Spotify historical data
Spotify will delete historical artist data across the Spotify for Artists analytics platform today, Friday, June 30th and we have instructions on how to save yours. Why Care? Historical data. Continue reading

Want to work at a Major Label? You are competing for just 27K jobs worldwide
If you dream of working at a major record label or music publisher, you may find this new analysis both encouraging and incredibly daunting. The three major music groups –. Continue reading