
Guide to getting more gigs in 2023
The world is finally opening back up! So now’s the time to get out and play the shows we’ve all missed. But whether you’re looking to land a slot on. Continue reading

Spotify CEO Ek punts on price increase, AI music during investor call
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek carefully avoided specific answers to two major questions from analysts during Tuesday’s Q1 earnings call – subscription price increases and how the streamer will handle AI. Continue reading

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