Songwriters can exhale after Ed Sheeran wins Plagiarism Lawsuit
Like too many other artists, Ed Sheeran was sued for alleged copyright infringement. In his case, it was Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” This time, the result brings relief. Continue reading
Chartmetric, Third Bridge Creative name five new artists worth tracking
Here is a new batch of emerging artists on the rise detected early, thanks to a combination of Charmetric data and music experts’ knowledge from the team at Third Bridge. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: The Music AI Effect, Spotify vs. Boomy, and more
Episode 143 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 143 Listen on your favorite podcast platform.. Continue reading
Last week’s most read posts: Beatles AI, Spotify dumps artist data, Fix The Tix & More
Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s most-read Hypebot posts. We’ve got topics ranging from major labels’ fear of AI cover songs to Spotify algorithms. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week in D.I.Y. & Indie Music
This week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered how to navigate a record deal, the 101 off EPKs, and more… Beginners guide to Vevo For. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week in Review
A busy week by any definition, the music industry was no exception, with Google introducing new AI, Boygenius’ influence of folk-pop, and more… Live Nation offers $25 all-in tickets to. Continue reading
Spotify to remove historical Artist data, Similar Artists analytics
Spotify has announced that Artist data will only be retained for the past two years plus the year to date across the Spotify for Artists analytics platform. Spotify is also. Continue reading
Billboard re-adds controversial merch bundles to chart calculations
Merch bundles will again be part of the Billboard chart calculations. The trade magazine stopped including merch and album download bundles in July 2020. A 2019 New York Times story. Continue reading
DistroKid launches a mobile app
D.I.Y. music distributor DistroKid has added a mobile app. Initially only available for iPhone, it makes DistroKid’s suite of tools available to artists on the go. Users can upload new releases,. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
Last week, commentators in the thick of the industry shared their opinions and thoughts on SiriusXM, the many roles of an artist manager, Beatles AI, music investing, and more… Is. Continue reading