TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot
Most popular on Hypebot this week, we had articles covering how labels are about to become more like Venture Capitalists, how vinyl shortages and higher prices are hitting indie record. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank weekly recap: Did streaming kill the radio star • Making a great cover • High-quality headphones • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, our contributors shared articles on the impact streaming has had on radio, how to record a killer cover, how to assess the quality of audio tech,. Continue reading
Getting It Done: Last week in D.I.Y. & Indie music
In our tips and advice for indie artists this week, we covered the essential items every independent musician should have on their person at all times, how to create demand. Continue reading
REWIND: New music industry’s last week in review
As we hit the rewind button on another week of music industry news, we’re revisiting YouTube’s spike in ad revenue, what goes on on the internet every sixty seconds, Ariana. Continue reading
Record labels are finally becoming less dependent on Spotify [Mark Mulligan]
Record labels and rightsholders may become more willing to stand up to Spotify as new revenues sources like Peloton, TikTok, and Facebook begin to positively affect their bottom lines. By. Continue reading
YouTube ad revenue jumped 84% in Q2
Thanks to a steady uptick in online consumer and business activity, YouTube’s advertising revenues ticked up a solid 84% in the second quarter of 2021, bringing in $7 billion. Guest. Continue reading
Fees waived again today as Bandcamp Fridays fan participation tops 800,000
As on the first Friday of every month since March of 2020, today Friday, August 6th Bandcamp is waiving its revenue share to help support artists and indie labels hurt. Continue reading
CD Baby named a YouTube Preferred Distributor
CD Baby has been named a charter member of the new YouTube Preferred Distributor program. CD Baby’s inclusion in the YouTube Preferred Distributor Program means that YouTube now recommends the. Continue reading
Streaming creates hype, but radio still drives engagement says a new study
A new study from the team at analytics platform Vibrate suggests that while streaming creates hype, radio is still better at driving long-term engagement. Vibrate analyzed 24,000 radio stations in. Continue reading
Look at what happens on the internet every 60 seconds
The internet is clearly a busy place, but just how busy is it? Here, we break down every that goes on online in the span of a single minute. Spoiler. Continue reading
