A top independent music trade group is expressing concern over Warner Music Group’s aggressive bid to acquire independent music conglomerate Believe…..
Warner Music Group (WMG) has confirmed its intention to acquire Believe for $1.8 billion, a price greater than one made by a consortium led by Believe founder Denis Ladegaillerie…..
QR codes are simple, portable, and quite effective in guiding new and existing fans to your digital content. Here are a few creative ways to utilize QR codes at your next gig…..
Found.ee allows indie artists to book digital ads on websites like Pitchfork, Complex, Billboard, and Rolling Stone for a fraction of the cost of hiring a marketing agency……
Billboard, Music Business Worldwide, Variety, Music Ally, Digital Music News, and other outlets covering the music business, music marketing, and music tech are increasingly putting some or all of their content behind a paywall…..
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…..
A strong social media presence is essential for every musician, writes veteran music marketer Melissa d’Engelbronner of FUGA, but its music be an extension of the musician’s artistry, not a disconnected facade…..
Recent Hypebot stories about how songwriters ar mocking low streaming roaylty rates and Tiffany Red shining a light on unfair song splits, serve as reminders of how much songwriters are the unsung hero’s of the music business….
The chorus of voices telling artists how to “get discovered” would have you believe that A&R and other music execs spend countless hours scouring social media and digging through data to discover new music…..
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