Spotify reports solid growth as monthly users top 515M, margins improve
Spotify (SPOT) is starting 2023 strong with a Q1 report that surpassed expectations across multiple metrics. Solid growth and improving gross profit margins balanced by ongoing losses and an uncertain. Continue reading
Spotify shares its secret sauce: 3 layers of AI-driven algorithms
Spotify’s AI-driven algorithms have drawn praise for their accuracy and concern over their potential for bias. With 500 million active monthly users, how its algorithms work has massive implications for. Continue reading
Soundcloud, Stutter House, and the power of music micro-genres
Listen and learn from six innovative Soundcloud artists who are successfully creating and marketing new and exciting micro-genres of music. by WILL BETTS from the Musiio Blog In the ever-evolving. Continue reading
How can musicians get verified on TikTok
With over 1.5 billion users and the huge potential of instant virality, getting verified on TikTok can massively boost your online credibility and overall music career. from DITTO MUSIC We’re. Continue reading
How Drill Music has gone transatlantic
Chicago-born genre drill is expanding its cultural reach across the world thanks to up-and-coming artists adding their local flare to it. by Wyatt Marshall from Chartmetric In February, the English. Continue reading
Indie music publishing grabs a 27.1% market share [Emmanuel Legrand]
Making up about €2.08B/$2.29B of a total €7.68B/$8.46B, independent music publishers have proven a vital component of the music industry eco-system, according to a new Independent Music Publishing International Forum (IMPF) study.. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: AI-generated music • Spotify breaks down algorithm • Venues under fire • more
Episode 141 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is live. Episode 141 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 innovative ways to make money with music to AI cover songs and. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week in D.I.Y & Indie Music
Last week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered how to find a booking agent, manage nerves, get synced in a show, and more… 6 Steps. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s Week In Review
It was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with a new artist changing Alt-R&B, Spotify shutting down more live features, and more… 37%. Continue reading
