Getting the most out of your music reviews: Artist’s guide
If you create and publish music long enough, you will inevitably have to reckon with reviews of your work, some of which are guaranteed to be scathing. Here we look. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee #60: Global music trends, stream earnings, music attorney Dina LaPolt & more
Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” podcast turns 60 this week! Episode #60 On this latest edition of the YMC podcast,. Continue reading
“Electric Avenue” derails Trump train
Musician Eddy Grants lawsuit against the Trump campaign following its use of his hit ‘Electric Avenue’ appears to be steaming on through the courts, despite the Trump Campaign’s efforts to. Continue reading
Spotify increases penalties for paid, artificial streams [VIDEO]
Spotify is ramping up its campaign to keep fake streams off the platform and punish artists, managers, and labels that pay companies to artificially inflate streaming numbers. Spotify used a. Continue reading
Using ‘surfaces’ to earn money as an indie artist
Whether it’s a real world surface like your bass drum and tour van, or a virtual surface like your website, these spaces can (and should!) be utilized to promote your. Continue reading
WMG and Twitch: Why labels matter
Warner Music Group’s recent announcement that it plans to partner with Twitch to cultivate a standalone music space for premium music-centric content demonstrates the label’s continued relevancy in the rapidly. Continue reading
Top 6 strategies for releasing your next single
As the streaming economy and listeners habits continue to change, so to mus the approach which artists take towards releasing music. In this piece, we dive into the frequency and. Continue reading
5 virtual platforms for your next meet & greet
Even as some live concerts begin to make a comeback, a face-to-face meet and greet remains off the table for the time being. Fortunately, there are a number of virtual. Continue reading
Re-recording old songs: How Taylor Swift is ‘shaking off’ her old label
A recent re-release of Taylor Swift’s 2014 hit “Wildest Dream” is just the latest in the artist’s volley of re-recordings, and she shows no signs of slowing down. The motivation. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot
Topping the charts on Hypebot this week, we looked at where Warner Music’s big payday is coming from, why so many artists are live-streaming their album launches, why the MLC. Continue reading
