The Great Debate: Music Business Education [Steve Rennie]
Over the course of my career I’ve been asked a million times, “What is the best way to learn the music business?” Answering that question has really become something of. Continue reading
Join Our Online Networking Party Now – Shameless Plus Allowed
It's a Hypebot tradition to host a free online networking party several times a year. The music business slows down for the summer, but many of readers use the down time to. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Branding, Polishing and Reviewing Your Progress • More
This week we are talking about how to brand yourself in today' s digital age and going back to our roots by finding new reasons to perfect our piano skills. Continue reading
Last Week’s Most Read Posts: Apple Music Reviews • Kudos For CD Baby • Networking • More
Apple Music dominated this week's news. There were good reviews and bad, but all of it is worth knowing about given Apple's game changing potential. Our friends at CD Baby got. Continue reading
American Association Of Independent Music Turns 10
It's a great time to be indie; and its primary U.S. advocate, the American Association Of Independent Music, turns 10 tomorrow. A2IM can take more than a little credit for bringing. Continue reading
Chicago Adds 9% Tax On Spotify, Netflix
The City of Chicago has imposed a pair of taxes that would impose a sales tax on pay-per-view entertainment delivered over the internet. The law seems aimed at streaming services. Continue reading
Facebook Starts Paying Video Creators, Is In Talks With Record Labels
Facebook has always left the music business to others, but that may be about to change. With video viewing on Facebook exploding, the online giant announced that it would start. Continue reading
