Downtown names new CD Baby, Soundrop president as competition increases
Downtown Music has elevated Scott Williams to the President of digital music distributors CD Baby and Soundrop. He previously served as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. There was no immediate. Continue reading
DistroKid adds unlimited video distribution to Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Vevo
DistroKid has officially launched DistroVid, an unlimited flat-fee video distribution to Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, and Vevo with additional services promised soon. DistoKid tipped the DistroVid launch in early. Continue reading
TuneCore shifts to DistroKid-like flat-fee unlimited release pricing
TuneCore has made what it calls the “biggest change since opening for business 16 years ago” and it’s aimed at grabbing market share from DistroKid and other d.i.y. and indie. Continue reading
DistroKid adds flat fee D.I.Y. music video distribution service
Popular flat fee music distribution service DistroKid is testing open beat DistroVid, a flat fee music video distribution service. For $129 a year or $99 for current DistroKid customers, users. Continue reading
Wonder why your music can’t get traction? Distrokid is adding 1M tracks a month
Just in case indie artists weren’t feeling frustrated enough about their inability to gain significant traction with their music, new numbers out from indie music publisher Distrokid are only likely. Continue reading
Distrokid claims 30-40% global new music market share, upgrades Splits royalty distro
Self-service music distributor Distrokid says that it is now ingesting a staggering 35,000 new tracks every day. Distokid’s full catalog is now just shy of 20 million tracks from more. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, some of the most popular articles from the pages of Hypebot looked at Spotify's launch of its new upgraded family plan, the streaming platform's head of music's choice. Continue reading
Spotify Is Shutting Down Direct Distribution: What Artists Need To Know Now
Spotify announced yesterday that it is closing down its free direct upload system after less than a year, and forcing all artists to find an outside distributors within 30 days. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this journey back through a busy seven days in the music business, we revisit why music's superstars are suddenly getting streamed less, how Spotify is redesigning your music library,. Continue reading
