Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Music PR • Crowdfunding • Rehearsal Venue • More
This week on MusicThinkTank contributors looked at a reconsideration of how to approach music PR, music crowdfunding campaigns to keep an eye on, how to help your band relocate to. Continue reading
YouTube Music Is Rolling Out Now
YouTube's long promised new entry into the subscription music streaming wars, YouTube Music, is live. About Noon ET today, Google announced that they had started rolling out early access to the. Continue reading
What Sweden Has To Tell Us About Streaming’s Future
Although none of it is shocking new data from the most recent IFPI study has given us a glimpse of what a later stage streaming economy might look like, thanks. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week on Hypebot, our most popular posts covered changes at DistroKid, how Spotify's claim that streaming habits mirror purchasing habits is false, how artists can avoid being boring, and. Continue reading
What Happens When Paid Streaming Has 96% Market Share? Sweden Has Answers
The music industry is experiencing a resurgence thanks to streaming. But can that growth continue and will more users return promised revenue to artists and labels? MIDiA's Mark Mulligan says. Continue reading
Streaming Habits Mirror Purchasing Habits: The Big Lie Of Spotify [David Lowery]
A theory often perpetuated by Spotify maintains that streaming will yield more revenue than downloads or traditional retail sales, as it generates money for the artist with every play, as. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week on Hypebot, our most popular articles broke down the latest news from Spotify headquarters, how people are listening to music in the year 2018, the Music Modernization Act's. Continue reading
THU. BRIEF: LISNR Adds $14M • Bjorn Jumps On Blockchain • GarageBand 2.3 • Deezer Adds Social • More
THURSDAY 11.2.17 Music Business News From Around The Web We appreciate that LISNR and Ticketmaster want to make check-in easier, but how about dropping those bogus ticketing fees? Updated continuously. Continue reading
Michael Brandvold & How to Break Into the Music Business
I turned the tables this week on Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast and interviewed co-host Michael Brandvold. At the start of his career, Michael helped create Kiss' internet presence and first. Continue reading
Spotify For Artists Now Offering Stats For All Your Songs
Although Spotify would formerly only provide data on songs with 1000+ streams, the streaming platform is now allowing artists to view listening stats for all their music, along with several. Continue reading
