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# TOP POSTS – Last week’s most-read Hypebot posts: Songwriter $’s, A&R tactics, indies caught in UMG TikTok fight • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/top-posts-last-weeks-most-read-hypebot-posts-songwriter-s-ar-tactics-indies-caught-in-umg-tiktok-fight-more/
- Published: 2024-03-04T13:23:11.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-04T13:23:20.000Z
- Description: Catch up on what everybody’s discussing with last week’s most-read Hypebot posts. We’ve got topics ranging from songwriter royalties, modern A&R tactics, indies caught in UMG TikTok takedowns, marketing tools, and more…..
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Indie Music, Music Business, music, music industry, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

Catch up on what everybody’s discussing with last week’s most-read Hypebot posts. We’ve got topics ranging from songwriter royalties, modern A&R tactics, indies caught in UMG TikTok takedowns, marketing tools, and more…

- [**Songwriters mock low streaming royalty rates in new video**](https://www.hypebot.com/songwriters-mock-low-streaming-royalty-rates-in-new-video/)
- [**Where do A&R and music executives go to discover new artists and music?**](https://www.hypebot.com/where-do-ar-and-music-execs-go-to-discover-new-artists-and-music/)
- ## [Independent artists are getting caught in UMG TikTok takedowns](https://www.hypebot.com/independent-artists-are-getting-caught-in-umg-tiktok-takedowns/)
- [**UMG Publishing and TikTok send dueling messages to Songwriters \[Full Text\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/umg-publishing-and-tiktok-send-dueling-messages-to-songwriters-full-text/)
- [**Study reveals how Spotify algorithms affect listening and discovery**](https://www.hypebot.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=82245&action=edit)
- [**Think musicians should be paid for radio play? SIGN THIS PETITION NOW**](https://www.hypebot.com/think-musicians-should-be-paid-for-radio-play-sign-this-petition-now/)