How Teen AI Chatbot Use, Spotify Prompted Playlists Reshape Music Discovery
A new survey from Pew Research “Teens Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025” shows that in addition to social media, AI chatbots are rapidly embedding themselves into teen digital life. Spotify is jumping on the trend with a new feature call Prompted Playlists. All of this has huge implications for musicians and music marketers.
Independent Venue Marketing Lessons From Across the U.S.
Hypebot’s ‘In The Trenches’ interview series highlights the on-the-ground realities of concert marketing – from tiny independent rooms to multi-venue regional operators. Across these venues one thing is clear: effective live-music marketing is more strategic, data-driven, and community-rooted than ever. Learn standout independent venue marketing lessons from the people battling to fill their rooms.
Eventbrite Sold for $500M as Bending Spoons Takes Over Troubled Ticketing Platform
Eventbrite – once one of Silicon Valley’s most promising consumer tech platforms – is being acquired by Italy’s Bending Spoons in a deal valued at roughly $500 million. The move marks a dramatic turning point for the ticketing company, which went public in 2018 at a valuation near $1.8 billion.
