
Maria Schneider’s YouTube Content ID lawsuit ends in Dismissal
What began as an important battle to give independent artists more control over their content on YouTube has ended in an 11th-hour dismissal. Three years ago, independent musician Maria Schneider,. Continue reading

A simple guide to Understanding Spotify Analytics
All those numbers and graphs may be daunting at first, but this guide is here to help you interpret your Spotify analytics so you make the next steps in your. Continue reading

7 New Facts about Twitter’s Algorithm + how to make them work for You
If you are an avid Twitter user or trying to grow on the platform, these seven facts will be a game changer for the success of your posts… by Bobby. Continue reading

How (and why) Australian music is rising on the global charts
Australia is becoming a strong source of international music exports, especially from subgenres including Australian electropop and neo-psychedelic music. by Sarah Kloboves of Chartmetric For the past several decades, the. Continue reading

Spotify has sold music creation app Soundtrap back to its founders
UPDATED: Spotify has sold the music creation app Soundtrap back to its founders Per Emanuelsson and Bjorn Melinder a little more than five years after the streamer bought it for. Continue reading

TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot
Catch up on what everybody is talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from some of the most successful marketing strategies to how AI can make money. Continue reading

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Music biz surge • an Indie Artist with 1B streams • TikTok battles back
Episode 148 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 148 On this week’s installment of the. Continue reading

Getting It Done: Last week in D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Last week, our tips and advice for independent and do-it-yourself musicians covered how to copyright and protect your music, why pre-save links are crucial for music marketing, and more… How. Continue reading

REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review
Last week was another busy week by any definition and the music industry was no exception, with Spotify’s summer predictions announced, Gen Z’s alcohol consumption (or lack thereof) affecting live. Continue reading

TikTok #NewMusic discovery hub launched today with 22.2B views
TikTok’s new music discovery hub officially launched on Friday, June 9th, after amassing more than 22.2 billion views during beta. The update formalizes searching for new music on the platform.. Continue reading