Your Morning Coffee Podcast #37: Going viral on TikTok • How to fix streaming • The truth about Apple Music payouts • more
Episode #37 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart Episode is now live. Episode #37 Highlights On this episode,. Continue reading
Music venues hopeful after SBA finally begins taking SVOG grant applications
Hope returned for struggling indie music venues and agents Monday wafter the SBA finally began taking applications for desperately needed Shuttered Venue Operating Grants (SVOG) after multiple false starts. A. Continue reading
FREE WEBINAR: Best way to plan your music release for success with Chris Robley of CD Baby
Bandzoogle is presenting a free webinar on the best ways to release new music this Thursday with Chris Robley of CD Baby. Hypebot is proud to be a media sponsor.. Continue reading
SESAC owner Blackstone buys eOne Music for $385M from Hasbro
Hasbro is selling independent music group Entertainment One Music (eOne) for $385 million in cash. eOne will be acquired by Blackstone, which also owns SESAC. It will operate as a. Continue reading
27% subscribe to 2 or more audio services
“Service Stacking” – paying for more than one streaming service – is becoming increasingly common. In its most common form service stacking is adding Hulu, Apple, and/or Disney to your. Continue reading
Now part-owned by a major corporation, how might SXSW change?
An iconic conferences with a largely stellar reputation, Austin’s South By Southwest has reigned supreme among music conferences. Now that the brand is partly owned by P-MRC (owner of Rolling. Continue reading
How Amy McDonald used Music + Talk to provide fans with context for her latest album
Here we look at how Scottish singer-songwriter Amy McDonald utilized Spotify’s Music +Talk show tool to give fans track-by-track insight into her latest release ‘The Human Demands.’ Guest post by. Continue reading
Morrissey believes free speech no longer exists because he can’t sue The Simpsons for satirizing him
In the wake of a recent episode of The Simpsons in which the show gently poked fun at the already controversial singer, Morrissey has come out with some outlandish and. Continue reading
Facebook adds Spotify mini-player to apps
Facebook has launched a mini player that allows users to easily play music and podcasts from Spotify directly within Facebook apps on iOS and Android. The new player makes it. Continue reading
2020 amplified editorial playlists for 3 black female jazz musicians
In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month and Black Lives Matter, the good folks at Chartmetric are showcasing legendary Black female jazz artists and the editorial playlist development amplifying their voices. Continue reading
