Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

Our tips for independent do-it-yourself artists this week covered a broad range of topics, from growing your fanbase through contests, to using Snapchat Stories to engage event goes, to how. Continue reading

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LyricFind and Turning Your Lyrics Into A Revenue Stream [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

This week on Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast, hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined Darryl Ballantyne, the CEO of LyricFind. He shares how to make lyrics a revenue stream. Continue reading

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YouTube Go Launches In India

YouTube has expanded the footprint of its YouTube Go service to India.  The YouTube Go beat app is now available for download in the Google Play Store. 

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SoundCloud Finally Available On Google Chromecast with iOS

Two years after it launched on Android, SoundCloud is now available on Google Chromecast through iOS devices. SoundCloud has enabled shared playback, so multiple users can control what’s playing.

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Why, How And When Artists Should Use Instagram Live

With social media platforms constantly updating and releasing new features it can be hard, particularly if you're a busy independent artist, to keep up. Here we walk through the best. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Streaming Drives 11% Music Biz Growth • YouTube Ad Woes Continue • Radio Royalties Bill • More

FRIDAY 3.31.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Streaming is now music's main revenue driver. Make that reality work for you or face extinction.   Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

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Artists Are Humans And Mental Health Care Is A Human Right

Here Katie Alice Greer unpacks the complexities surrounding mental healthcare, recounting her own struggles with mental illness and the need for artists to have an accessible, well developed mental healthcare. Continue reading

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Apple Puts Another Nail In Snapchat’s Coffin

Aprecently announced a plan to launch the service 'Clips' in April. Although an obvious challenger to Snapchat, Clips is different in that, rather than seeking to build a network of. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Go, SoundCloud Go+ Launch In Netherlands

SoundCloud Go and Go+ have launched in the Netherlands. The announcement come fresh on the heels of $70 million in much needed debt funding for the music service.

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5 Simple Ways To Drive More Video Views On YouTube

For artists with a song and video they've worked hard on and are eager to share with fans, there are several ways to optimize content on YouTube in such a. Continue reading

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