
5 new music and music tech startups worth paying attention to
February brings us another batch of innovative music startups that are changing the game through their unique approach to the music industry and music technology. Join us as we take. Continue reading

Spotify set to add TikTok-style swipe music discovery
Spotify will announce the addition of a TikTok-like music and podcast discovery stream at its Stream On event on March 8th. A new mobile homepage similar to TikTok will allow. Continue reading

Instagram adds direct-to-fan broadcast chat Channels, Facebook coming soon
Instagram is adding Channels, a one-to-many messaging tool for musicians and creators to engage with followers. At a time when algorithms are increasingly coming between artist and fan, the ability. Continue reading

5 Ways to create a more compelling Music Livestream
by CHRIS ROBLEY of DIY Musician How to improve your music livestreams. Celebrated independent songwriter and pro live-streamer Emma McGann shares her top five tips for delivering an engaging livestream.. Continue reading

5 Music Pros share how to embrace authenticity and why you need to
With a Soundfly subscription, musicians of all levels can access these five exclusive lessons from successful artists on authenticity. from the Soundfly Team How to stay true to your authentic. Continue reading

Important skills every music manager should have
Learn what it takes to be an effective artist manager in today’s music industry from our friends at indie and d.i.y. distribution platform Symphonic. by Randi Zimmerman of Symphonic Blog. Continue reading

Of the Top 10 best-paid global entertainers, how many are musicians?
From actors to classic rock bands to pop artists, here are the Top 10 highest-paid entertainers in the world. Can you guess how many are musicians? by Bobby Owsinski of. Continue reading

Facebook, Instagram add paid Meta Verified accounts with key benefits
Meta’s Facebook and Instagram have announced that they are adding paid verifications similar to Twitter’s Blue checkmark. Adoption of Twitter Blue has been slow, but Meta’s offering has some benefits,. Continue reading

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: songwriters tell all • streaming algorithms • Generation Audio • fan engagement • CD Baby • more
Episode 132 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is live. Episode 132 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 Ticketmaster on ticket fees, to the current state of music advertising and. Continue reading