Top Indie-Folk, Americana Spotify playlists and trigger cities [Part 2]
We are back with part 2 on trigger cities and the importance of different types of Spotify playlists for Indie Folk and Americana artists. A guest post by Terry Tompkins, Ulf. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Copyright revenue collection • Spotify turns 15 • Tidal shifts royalties • more
Episode #67 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” is now live. Episode #67 This week, Jay Gilbert and Mike. Continue reading
Lyrics on Spotify launches globally for all users
With the new update, Spotify now offers lyrics to sing along to and share on social media including ” the ‘majority’ of its music library.” A guest post by James. Continue reading
How to better your chances of getting featured on Spotify playlists
For artists looking to get their music shared with listeners on a global scale, getting featured on Spotify playlists is a great way to get there. Whether you’re interested in. Continue reading
Spotify changes auto-shuffle default for ALL albums after plea from Adele
Adele says that she took great care to order the tracks on her new album “30” and was dismayed that Spotify’s default album play setting is auto-shuffle. Being Adele, she. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot
Topping the charts on Hypebot last week, we had articles covering the recent boom in podcast popularity, pre-registering your.music domain, how much Spotify artists are paid, and much more. How. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The week in D.I.Y. & Indie music
With the holidays upon us, there is much to get ready for. This week we had posts from sustainable merch for the Christmas, to Black Friday tips, to how to. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review
This week, a lot is going on in the music industry, including TuneCore releasing a new music distribution option, artists like Justin Bieber receiving requests from the HRF, and much. Continue reading
TIDAL’s new free tier doesn’t have ads, so how do artists get paid?
TIDAL launched a free tier to its music streaming service yesterday that includes full access to its entire music catalog and playlists with “limited interruptions” at no cost. But unlike. Continue reading
Retailing for Musicians: Harnessing the power of direct-to-consumer sales
With streaming providing less than ideal revenue, direct to fan merchandise sales are a particularly important source of income for those artists who take the time to do it well,. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on the growth of podcast success, the shift in fandoms to closed tribes, and the pros. Continue reading