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Thanks to all who helped Hypebot pass 58,000 followers on Twitter

Last week Hypebot passed a major milestone of more than 58,000 followers on Twitter. Thank you to everyone who helps keep this amazing community growing. If you’re not already a. Continue reading

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Essential music industry contracts

Like it or not, contracts are the life blood of the music industry, and understanding how they work and why they’re necessary is key to avoiding disaster for you and. Continue reading

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Guide to contacting brands for music sponsorships, collaboration

The prospect of reaching out to brands for a sponsorship or collaboration can be intimidating, and laden with the fear of rejection. As is so often the case with these. Continue reading

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Lost Writers: Copyright Office hosts unclaimed royalty roundtables

The U.S. Copyright Office has announced public roundtables as it studies the issue of unclaimed, or so-called ‘black box’ royalties. The U.S. copuright roundtables, which will be held on March. Continue reading

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$666M in payouts mark a devilish Bandcamp milestone, $18.2M a month

“Fans have now paid artists $666 million using Bandcamp,” tweeted the indie powerhouse along with a devil’s horns emoji. The last stats from Bandcamp showed $584 million in total payouts as of. Continue reading

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast #26: music promo in 2021, a kickass live event & more

Episode #25 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is live. Episode #26 Highlights On this new episode. Continue reading

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Music industry rejected Morgan Wallen’s racist slurs, but Country Music fans did not

After a neighbor’s security camera captured rising country star Morgan Wallen hurling profanities and a racist slur, the music industry reacted swiftly. A reported 80% of country music radio stations. Continue reading

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Top 20 most successful musicians of all time

While terms like “best” tend to be fairly subjective, the numbers (usually) don’t lie. For this Top 20 list, we’re looking at the all time most successful artists, based on. Continue reading

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TikTok hashtag strategies for musicians

As with so many social media platforms, hashtags are a key part of gaining visibility and traction on TikTok. While the platform’s algorithm can be notoriously inscrutable, figuring which hashtags. Continue reading

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Bandsintown Top Tours

Got questions? Bandsintown has answers during ‘Office Hours’ this Tuesday

Join the Bandsintown team this Tuesday, February 9th at 2 pm (ET) for the 5th 30-minute live only session. You’ll be able to ask the questions you have about all. Continue reading

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