
NFTs could fix ticketing and AfterParty raised $7M to prove it
Live event ticketing is a thorny problem with roots well beyond the Ticketmaster Live Nation cabal and questionable secondary players like StubHub. With its trackability and flexibilty, NFT ticketing could. Continue reading

Why Instagram hashtags DO NOT WORK
Hashtags may make it easy to find specific types of content, but as far as increasing your engagement they do not do much to help. A guest post by Bobby. Continue reading

BUSINESS OF INDIE: Making Vinyl convention • Ingrooves CEO exits • Orchard launches Elevate • more
In this latest edition of Business Of Indie, registration is open for the Making Vinyl conference in Nashvillle, The Orchard launches the Elevate mentorship program, the long time CEO of. Continue reading

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Music economics • Fixing the industry • Why followers are not fans & more
Episode #89 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is live. Episode #89 On this week’s YMC podcast, hosts Jay. Continue reading

Is Universal Music stepping up to solve unfrozen mechanicals crisis?
Universal is rumored to plan to try and solve the unfrozen mechanical problem. A guest post by CHRIS CASTLE of Music Tech notPolicy. I have it on good authority from. Continue reading

9 great ways to promote music on Twitter
If you’re going to promote your music on social media (and you should be), Twitter can be a great place to do it. Here’s how. A guest post from DITTO. Continue reading

The ugly truth about music discovery
Music discovery is the buzziest buzzword in music today, and for a good reason. Everyone wants to get ahead, but few know the truth. A guest post by James Shotwell. Continue reading

Police are still playing copyrighted music so they can’t be recorded
Some police continue to play copyrighted music to prevent civilian footage to be posted to social media. Is it working? By Tim Cushing from Tech Dirt. Cops may have only the. Continue reading

TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot
Last week on Hypebot, the most read posts of the week range from how to increase your Spotify streams, to Snoop Dogg with his new label in the meta verse,. Continue reading

Getting It Done: Last week in D.I.Y. & Indie music
This week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered how to increase your Spotify streams, promote your music, and more. A&P Reacts shares how to build. Continue reading