How to use Instagram reels and stories to reach more fans
It no secret that short-form videos have taken over the digital space. On Instagram, Reels and Stories are favored by the algorithm and consequently, they get more exposure than any other feature on. Continue reading
Spotify’s Top 50 Female Artists of 2021
A guest post from CHARTDATA. As a follow up to our earlier rundown of thetop 50 artists on Spotify in 2021, here’s a list of the top 50 most streamed. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot
This week’s Top Posts cover the most popular Spotify playlists, the Omicron variant affecting live music, music pirating sites, and more. #MusicNFT News: OneOf nabs Pitbull, A2IM’s Let’s Get Digital. 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 utilize this year’s Spotify Wrapped feature, boosting your artist website, tips for introverted artists, and. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review
Spotify was in the headlines a lot last week with everyone’s Spotify Wrapped results coming out. We also have news on Adele’s new album release, the new Covid – 19. Continue reading
Independent labels, artists have an even bigger share of the market than you thought [Mark Mulligan, MIDiA]
If you measure indie labels and artists by ‘ownership’ rather than on a ‘distributed by” basis, it adds 9.2% or $2.1 billion to the previous stats used measure the growing. Continue reading
5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Working with Production Music Composers [Sam Wale of ALIBI]
Production music – music created to licensed for film, television, radio and other media – is an underappreciated but hugely important corner of the music industry. Veteran composer Sam Wale. Continue reading
United Masters exec on how to distribute, monetize music
We sit down with Dave Melhado, UnitedMasters’ Head of Marketing, to talk mobile music distribution, monetization, and how UnitedMasters is changing the game for independent artists. A guest post by. Continue reading
Bandsintown Artist Community Member Spotlight : Matthew Moran
Each month the Bandsintown Artist Community is shining a spotlight on an active member and their accomplishments. This month they spoke to LA-based singer/songwriter Matthew Moran. If you’re not already. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions on Adele’s battle with Spotify, why small venues are closing, and the attention economy’s decline. The true impact. Continue reading