New Apple royalties favor Majors at the expense of independent artists, say indie labels
indendent labels and artists are upset by what they say is the unfair advantage that Apple Music gave major record labels with its recent 10% increase in royalty payments for. Continue reading
Musicians, Take Note: YouTube Music, Premium now have 100M Subscribers
YouTube has often been more about promotion than revenue for most musicians., but that is changing as YouTube Music and YouTube Premium pass 100 million subscribers, up 20 million in. Continue reading
FREE WEBINAR TODAY: How to create a great EPK for Musicians
Join today’s free webinar on creating one of the most important and affordable marketing tools available to musicians today – the Electronic Press Kit, or EPK. If you can’t make. Continue reading
Cherie Hu joins Bill Werde at Syracuse U’s Bandier Program for Recording and Entertainment
Cherie Hu, the founder of music tech research and education collective Water & Music, has joined the faculty of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications’ Bandier Program for Recording. Continue reading
It’s Superfan Week on Hypebot
We’re exploring the superfan phenomenon all week on Hypebot. What is a superfan? If focusing on superfans wise or is this all just hype? What superfan stratagies and tools actuaky. Continue reading
Roundup of expert Music Industry Predictions for 2024
AI, creation as consumption, the TikToktification of music, super-serving the superfan, performer pay for radio play, and the end of AI-driven A&R are among the issues our panel of experts. Continue reading
Happy New Year and Thank You as Hypebot begins its 20th Year
Happy New Year, and thank you for your support as Hypebot begins its 20th year of covering DIY Music Marketing, Music Tech, and the New Music Industry. Our exact official. Continue reading
YOUR MORNING COFFEE PODCAST: Jay’s predictions • Indie artist economics • TikTok resurrections • More
Episode 175 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 175 On this week’s episode of the. Continue reading
Music Will & the Importance of Music Education
As the founder and chief visionary officer of Music Will, David Wish helps teachers and students transform lives through music education. Wish joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the. Continue reading
