Your Morning Coffee: Black market streams • Hard truths for indie artists • More
Episode 31 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is live. Episode #31 Highlights On this new episode. Continue reading
8 Spotify stats that may make you rethink your career in music
Stats shared by Spotify over the last few weeks show just how difficult it is to build an audience and a career in music. The sheer vastness of the content. Continue reading
Amir Sadik Abdullah, founder/owner at 180 Proof Records [A2IM Featured Exec]
In this edition of A2IM’s featured exec, we learn a little about 180 Proof Records founder and owner Amir Sadik Abdullah, an executive dedicated to helping elevate Black independent artists. Continue reading
Trapital founder Dan Runcie talks hip-hop business strategy
In this edition of the podcast How Music Charts, Trapital founder Dan Runcie breaks down the ins and outs of the Hip-Hop business Guest post by Jason Joven of Chartmetric. Continue reading
Which music streamer pays best? How user-centric royalties could become a competitive advantage
The reality of how unsustainable streaming royalties are has been an industry issue with no clear fix for some time – something which SoundCloud’s move to fan-powered royalties could change. Continue reading
Is Facebook Broken As A Music Marketing Tool?
Building and reaching an audience on Facebook has never been easy. But recent changes have made it even harder. Why is Facebook broken for so many musicians? Facebook has recently. Continue reading
Adapting college marketing efforts during a pandemic
The pandemic brought with it a variety of challenges for the music industry. Beyond simply the cancellation of live events, the crisis has disrupted a variety of promotional channels as. Continue reading
TuneCore teams up with Groover to help artists get music heard
As the barriers to entry for creating and sharing music continue to dissolve, a crowded playing field has made getting your music heard harder than ever. As part of a. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most-read stories on Hypebot
Last week, some of our more popular articles on Hypebot covered the recent music industry boom surrounding Non-Fungible Tokens, the one marketing mistake every artist makes, SoundCloud’s new fan-powered royalties,. Continue reading
The week in music commentary
In music commentary this week, industry insiders looked at Senator Tillis’ refusal to listen when it comes to the Digital Copyright Act, why Metallica and Twitch are once again back. Continue reading