Trenton Harrison-Lewis Joins Warner Music, ADA In Artist Development Role
Warner Music UK announced the hire of veteran artist manager Trenton Harrison-Lewis for the newly created role of SVP Artist and Label Development, at both Warner and their indie distribution. Continue reading
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‘NO ONE IS PAYING ATTENTION!’ To Touring Industry’s Troubles says, Harvey Leeds
Harvey Leeds is a legend in live music. From senior positions at Sony and Live Nation, he literally invented modern touring marketing. Now Leeds sees his beloved industry at a. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Our most popular articles last week covered the new Facebook and Instagram guidelines for music (and why they’re bad news for live streams), why artist analytics represents a new frontier. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
In our tips and tricks section this week, we offered independent artists advice on how to boost their income from online events, what to do once you’ve been added to. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Music Website Tips • Music To Boost Productivity • Staying Safe On The Road • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors shared articles on what your artist website needs in 2020, how listening to music can boost your productivity at work, what you need to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this flip back through a full week of music industry news, we revisit the Devo frontman’s efforts to save the Post Office, why streaming still pays only half what. Continue reading
Facebook, Instagram Update Music Guidelines and It’s Bad News For Live Streams
Just weeks after Facebook added fee-free ticketed live streams, it has issued new ‘Music Guidelines’ that will make it much riskier for musicians to use the platform. Facebook issued new. Continue reading
What Gives This Song Its Value?
With the realities of streaming economics now dramatically reducing the ‘value’ of a song, Stephen Carlisle takes us through the intricacies and complexities behind an individual track, explaining how these. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, music business commentators weighed in on what gives a song its unique value, the intersection of gaming and music in quarantine culture, how to bring live music back. Continue reading