
SiriusXM Takes $1B Pandora Hit Due To ‘Royalty Cost Structure’
SiriusXM added 909,000 new subscribers last year, bringing their total monthly self-pay subscriber base to a record of 30.9 million at the end of 2020. Subs beat SiriusXM’s guidance for. Continue reading

Your Morning Coffee Podcast #23: Spotify Playlist Curation, Catalogs Sales, Music On TikTok & More
Episode #23 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is live. Episode #23 Highlights On a new episode. Continue reading

NAMM ‘Believe In Music’ Virtual Gathering Begins
Virtual NAMM, the online substitute for the popular annual trade show will run through this Friday, January 22nd “to unify and support the people who bring music to the world.”. Continue reading

Gaming Growth Is Good For Music Too
It may not come as a surprise that gaming has seen an impressive level of growth during the pandemic, expanding by virtually every metric. Given the close relationship between gaming. Continue reading

The Dangers Of Spotify Bots
If Spotify is part of your marketing plan, this episode of the Music Biz Weekly is a must-listen Dustin Boyer from Venture Music sits down with co-hosts Micahel Brandvold and. Continue reading

Imran Ahmed Launches A New Kind Of Music Company
A Spotify profile of music industry entrepreneur Imran Ahmed, who successfully worked at the NME, BBC, and XL Recording before relocating to Los Angeles to create and launch a new. Continue reading

How Parkinson’s Law Turns Good Musicians Into Great Musicians
When it comes your music career, dreaming isn’t enough to make you complete your goals. Here, we explore how a seventy year old business theory can help you achieve the. Continue reading

What All Musicians Can Learn From Country Star Morgan Wallen
In this case study, we break down what other artist can learn from the success of country star Morgan Wallen, and his journey from humble beginnings to global streaming fame.. Continue reading

TOP POSTS: Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Last week on Hypebot, some of our most popular articles explored how Spotify playlists are actually curated, a new game-changing live music streaming subscription service from Bandsintown, the petition to. Continue reading

TOP POSTS: Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
On Hypebot this week, some of our more popular articles dug into which social media networks are best for musicians, why growth in the gaming industry is good news for. Continue reading