Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: New Fans • Songwriting Laws • Band Breakups • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, how to market your music to brand new fans, the seven laws of smart songwriting, how to pick up the pieces and make a new when. Continue reading
The Music Industry Doesn’t Need To Be Saved
In this piece Bobby Owsinski refutes the idea that technology will "save" the music business, arguing that as long as people want to hear music, there will be a business. Continue reading
Marilyn Manson Axes Twiggy Ramirez, Crystal Castles Singer Alleges Abuse As Music Confronts Its “Weinstein” Problem
[UPDATED] As a growing number of women out movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for decades of sexual abuse, the music industry is being forced to confront its own culture of harassment. . Continue reading
The Billboard Charts: Can They Be Valid Without Including YouTube?
Tracking the position of a song or album was much easier for Billboard when such things were based strictly on sales, but in the age of streaming they've been forced. Continue reading
Managing Artists At Scale: Using Tech To Turn Musicians Into Industry Experts
In this piece DeCarlos Garrison explains the challenges of artist management and of guiding a band or artist towards industry success, as well as how embracing tech can work to. Continue reading
You Should Never Quit Making Music: Here’s Why
Here Patrick McGuire explores the challenge of 'making it' in the music industry, what 'making it' actually means when it comes to defining success, and why it's important not to. Continue reading
American Music Awards 2017: Bruno Mars Leads Nominations With 8
Organizers for the 2017 American Music Awards announced the nominees for the 45th edition of the annual event, with Bruno Mars leading the charge. Mars picked up 8 AMA noms,. Continue reading
We’re making some changes: COMING SOON… ON HYPEBOT
We've been running a Coming Soon banner near the top of the page for the last couple of weeks to let you know that Hypebot is about to undergo some. Continue reading
