Battle For Ownership: Why musicians MUST control their intellectual property
Stephen Duval examines the long-running conflict between the creative and commercial sides of the music industry and details the importance of artists having a larger stake in how their intellectual. Continue reading
4 essential legal protections for your music
If you’re serious about your career as a musician, taking steps to ensure that everything you or your band create is legally protected is essential. Here, we detail four legal. Continue reading
5 giveaways that will get people to sign up for a mailing list
Though old school, email marketing remains a powerfully effective tool in the music marketing sphere. Still, you can’t necessarily expect fans to just give out their email address and receive. Continue reading
Invasion of the pods: Are there too many podcasts?
A recent report from Chartable reveals some alarming numbers on just how many new podcasts are being created on a weekly basis – numbers which might deter you from starting. Continue reading
Top posts: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot
Topping the Hypebot charts last week, we explore how Morgan Wallen’s continued chart domination highlights racism at the core of country music, seven social media marketing secrets no one is. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The week in D.I.Y & Indie music
In our tips and advice section this week, we offered do-it-yourself artists some guidance on how to collaborate (remotely) with other musicians, the social media secrets no one is telling. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review
In this rewind through the music industry news of the past week, we revisit the disruptive trends shaping music and entertainment in 2021, those songwriters who have managed to perfectly. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Legal Protections • Your Band’s Image • Improve Your Songwriting • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, our contributors shared articles on legal protections every artist should have, how to better define your bands image, what you can do to improve your songwriting,. Continue reading
3 disruptive trends shaping music and entertainment in 2021 and beyond
The analysts at MIDiA have identified and tracked three disruptive trends shaping the music and entertainment industries in 2021 and beyond. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
Last week, we heard from those in the thick of the music industry on why music APIs are exactly what the industry needs, how songwriters have been shorted nearly 1/2. Continue reading