
Short Attention Spans Are Dramatically Altering Songwriting: Here’s How
As attention spans shrink, and the competition increases, today’s hits are getting shorter and shorter, and drastically changing songwriting itself in the process. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix. Continue reading

A2IM Featured Exec: Einar Helde, Co-Founder, Head of Biz Dev at AIMS
In this edition of A2IM’s Executive of the Week series, they’re showcasing the work of Einar Helde, international production veteran and Co-Founder & Head of Business Development at the music. Continue reading

Rise Of Regional Latin Music: Mexican Music Genres
Here, we break down how global streaming operations like Deezer, YouTube, Pandora, and others are helping to push Mexican genres of music such as Mariachie, Banda, and Corrido into the. Continue reading

10 Techniques For Getting Your Fans To Tune In To Your Live Streams
With live stream concerts clearly not going anywhere, artists are doubling down on making their virtual shows the best they can be. Here, we look at a few different ways. Continue reading

Clubhouse Beat Battles: Are Your Beats Safe?
One of the impacts of the pandemic has been the rise in popularity of the Clubhouse app, with its drop-in audio chat format giving aspiring hip-hop artists an opportunity to. Continue reading

TOP POSTS: Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Kicking off the new year, some of our most perused articles on Hypebot this week covered Spotify’s purging of tracks owing to ‘fraudulent streams,’ predictions and trends for the industry. Continue reading

NIVA Awards $3M Emergency Grants To Indie Music Venues
The NIVA (National Independent Venue Association) Emergency Relief Fund has awarded its first grants to help some of the most vulnerable indie live music venues stave off disaster until the. Continue reading

Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] At All-Time High, But May Have Hit Peak
Spotify stock hit an all-time high on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, January 8th. The streamer’s stock reached $354.60 on Friday, and closed at $353.48, up 7% for. Continue reading

Audible Magic Acquires SOCAN’s MediaNet
Canadian PRO SOCAN has sold its global content fulfillment and rights administration service MediaNet to Audible Magic. SOCAN acquired Seattle-based MediaNet in 2016. Audible Magic provides identification and compliance to. Continue reading

Streaming & The Embarrassment Of COVID Riches
Here, Chris Castle digs into how the impact of COVID has benefited streaming giants like Spotify, and caused them to double down on their corporate strategies. Op-Ed by Chris Castle. Continue reading