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Guide To Get Music on Spotify Playlists

Learn the best legitimate strategies to get music on Spotify playlists, so you can reach new fans and grow your audience the right way.

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Major Music Legislation pulled from final Federal Funding Bill

Three major pieces of music related legislation were pulled from the bill which passed Congress Friday and was signed by President Biden to fund the US government.

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How musicians can thrive in 2025: Bruce Houghton on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast

Bruce Houghton joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on a new Music Biz Weekly Podcast to discuss what’s ahead for the music industry and how musicians can thrive in 2025. LISTEN & WATCH HERE:

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Netflix will add Music Streaming in 2025 predicts Bobby Owsinski

We asked a few of our favorite new music industry pros to help us identify trends that will drive the music industry this year and Bobby Owsinski offered a bold. Continue reading

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DistroKid Union Petition: 4300 Artists Rally for Workers’ Rights

The DistroKid Union has delivered a petition to DistroKid management signed by more than 4,300 artists and record labels calling on the diy music distributor to reverse a decision to lay off 37 union employees.

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Jorge Brea: Trends that will shape the Music Business in 2025

We begin a year end series today featuring forward thinking execs sharing what they see lies ahead for music and the music business in 2025. First up is Symphonic CEO Jorge Brea.

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AI Detection of Artists: YouTube and CAA partner

YouTube is joining forces with mega-agency CAA to create tools for AI detection of artists that protect their likenesses and identities.

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Spotify under fire, UMG Downtown Sale, Marketing Strategies & More

Episode 228 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart hosted Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is available now. LISTEN HERE:

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Most read posts on Hypebot last week

Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with this week’s most read posts. This music business new roundup range from UMG’s acquisition updates, to SiriusXM putting focus back into car radio, and more…

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Last week’s top Music Business News

A busy week by any definition and music business news was no exception, with moves to reform concert ticketing in turmoil, UMG buying indie powerhouses Downtown and CD Baby, TikTok’s end in the U.S approaching, and more…

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DIY & Independent Musician News Last Week

Last week in DIY & independent musician news, our indie readers tuned into topics like a new affordable SoundCloud subscription, Holiday selfcare, starting a band, the importance of metadata, and more…

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