Enhancing The Mobile Artist Experience In Times Of Crisis And Beyond
As the pandemic forces the music industry to reevaluate how live music is presented, artists are doubling down on the use of mobile technology as a means to connect with. Continue reading
Hardly Strictly Launches $1.5M Relief Fund For Musicians, Venues
The Hardly Strictly Music Relief Fund is now accepting grant applications from a new $1.5 million artist and venue relief fund. The grant program is open to roots musicians living. Continue reading
MelodyVR Acquires Napster To Create ‘Next-Gen’ Streaming Service
Virtual-reality music startup MelodyVR has acquired Rhapsody Int’l and its Napster streaming music service in a deal worth $70 million. Napster as 3 million paying users and delivered 0.8 billion. Continue reading
The Art Of Clearing A Sample: Is It Worth It?
Sampling is an integral part of music, and while the perfect sample can really make a song, improper licensing of said sample can also be a massive, career derailing legal. Continue reading
What AWAL’s $100K Success Stories Really Mean For Artists and The Streaming Economy [MARK MULLIGAN]
Last week AWAL shared that “hundreds” of its indie artists were making $100,000 per year or more. “The key takeaway then is that streaming is leveling the playing field for. Continue reading
A Music Industry Call To Protect Democracy, Get Out The Vote
In this op-ed Stephen Love introduces us to Socially Driven Music, a social and political organization aimed at harnessing the power of the music industry to protect democracy and encourage. Continue reading
Songtradr Scores $30M In New Funding
Songtradr, a global B2B music rights and licensing marketplace, had closed a $30 million Series C funding round at a $165M valuation. The Series C raise was led by the. Continue reading
Eddy Grant Challenges Trump Over Use Of ‘Electric Ave’
Legendary genre-pioneering Guyanese-British singer Eddy Grant recently issued a cease and desist letter to Donald Trump, after the President’s campaign used Grant’s 1983 reggae fusion hit ‘Electric Avenue’ in an. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
On Hypebot this week, our most often perused articles dug into music’s middle class, the increasing popularity of livestreaming shows among viewers, Facebook’s new ticketed live streams, the reason independent. Continue reading
Free Music Tech Virtual Job Fair This Week
Even during the pandemic, some music and music tech companies are hiring. The team at Music Tectonics has organized a one-day virtual job event on its recently launched app for. Continue reading
