MusiCares offers $2M in new COVID relief for musicians, music industry professionals
MusiCares has added a final round of funding for its COVID-19 Relief effort helping musicians and music industry professionals. Since March 2020, MusiCares has distributed 25 million to more than. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Vinyl explosion • YouTube’s image • How Soundscan changed music • More
Episode #44 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart Episode is live. Episode #44 Highlights Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss:. Continue reading
The Van: Building a more artist-friendly streaming service
There’s a new streaming service in town and this one – The Van – is hoping to stand out from the competition by prioritizing artist compensation over the company’s bottom. Continue reading
Read Sony Music’s letter promising to pay royalties to thousands of unrecouped musicians
On Friday, Sony Music sent a letter to thousands of artists who were not being paid royalties because they had not recouped their advances. Sony Music will now start paying. Continue reading
New CRB webcast rates mean more money for all artists, labels
The US Copyright Royalty Board has set rates 2021- 2025 for webcasters that will mean higher payments to artists and labels. The new rates will also require stations to make back. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot
Most popular on Hypebot this week, we had articles covering Apple Music’s new lossless audio rollout, the Spotify fan survey revealing just how popular vinyl is across genres, hackers’ targeting. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The week in D.I.Y & Indie music
In our grab bag of tips and tricks this week, we offer advice on advice on smarter marketing in 2021 how to get the most out of Patreon, whether or. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review
In this flip back through the past week’s music industry news, we revisit the massive pent up demand for live music, what exactly third-party playlisting is all about and why. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Songwriting mistakes • Musical goals • Oldest song • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors shared articles on how to fix common songwriting mistakes, the oldest known song ever written, how to cultivate a stage persona, and more! Shaun. Continue reading
Primary Wave lands $375M Oaktree Capital investment
Primary Wave Music has landed a $375 million investment from Oaktree Capital Management. Oaktree will now own a minority interest in the leading independent music publishing company which owns or controls the. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
In the commentary section this week, industry insiders shared their thoughts and opinions on whether the CRB will see reason on the impact inflation has on songwriters, the recovery of. Continue reading