
7 Surprising 2020 Social Media Trends
Forget what you think you might know about social media. New data from Edison research is in, bringing with it a number of surprises surrounding the social media trends of. Continue reading

The ‘Halloween’ Theme: What Is It That Makes It So Scary?
The spooky season is fully upon us, and Berklee Online’s Michel Darling is lighting the way as we take a deep compositional dive into what makes the music the 1978. Continue reading

Music Tectonics Announces Full Conference Lineup
The Music Tectonics Conference has announced its full speaker lineup and panel schedule. The second edition of the gathering will be held online October 27-28, 2020. This year’s headliners include Scott Cohen, Chief. Continue reading

The Russian Music Industry And Concert Promotion In Asia, Europe
In this piece, we hear from Moscow-based concert promoter Sophie Chicanova on how the Russian music industry works, why good streaming numbers don’t always translate to ticket sales, and how. Continue reading

FREE Webinar This Wednesday: How To Promote On Amazon Music
Join Katie Schlosser Vitolins, Principal, Product Marketing at Amazon Music, as she provides a walkthrough of Amazon Music for Artists and all of the free tools it offers to promote. Continue reading

Artist’s Guide To Preparing For Winter Isolation
While summer has provided many in the US with a little bit of breathing room (literally), the coming season, and a lack of any guaranteed vaccine, mean bands and artists. Continue reading

Live Nation, AEG, RIAA, Others Launch #SaveLiveEventsNow
A new coalition of live event related companies, #SaveLiveEventsNow is lobbying for an expansion of government relief for more than 12 million US live event workers. SaveLiveEventsNow founding members include the International. Continue reading

Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week on Hypebot, some of our most popular posts covered the apparent reoccurrence of banned payola “pay to play” practices, Spotify’s new ‘Promo Card’ feature, some surprises about how. Continue reading

Getting It Done: Last Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
In our tips and tricks section this week, we gave artists advice on how to make a pitch to music editors, the best way to market your online events, some. Continue reading
Last Week In Music Commentary
This week, our music commentators weighed in on how power in the music industry is shifting towards the artist, why the UK Government both right and wrong about musicians needing. Continue reading