$1B sale puts Marshall Amps in Corporate Hands

Marshall Amps and the Marshall Group just sold for $1.16 billion, and the new owners aren’t exactly known for their involvement in music. Could this be the beginning of the. Continue reading

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Official Spotify Fan Engagement Guide 2025 published

Turn casual listeners into loyal fans with Campaign Kit, the official Spotify fan engagement guide.. From playlist pitching to Discovery Mode, learn how these powerful tools can grow an audience, reactivate past listeners, and deepen the fan relationship.

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Chappel Roan demands artist living wage in Grammy speech

Chappell Roan demands artist living wage in Grammy speech

Chappel Roan took home the 2025 Grammy for Best New Artist and delivered a powerful call for record labels to protect the artists their business is built on. Read the full text and watch a video of Roan’s speech.

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Nathaniel Harder enlists Berklee Online peers for film soundtrack

Nathaniel Harder enlists Berklee Online peers for film soundtrack

Nathaniel Harder turned his Berklee Online education into a career-launching opportunity, scoring the dark comedy “Thank You, Places!” with the help of his former classmates. Despite a tight budget and post-pandemic challenges, their collaboration created a cohesive 31-song soundtrack that set the stage for Harder’s next big projects.

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Lola Young’s Viral Breakthrough, Strategies of Lasting Fan Engagement

Lola Young’s viral breakthrough hit “Messy” took off months after its release. But was it luck or strategy? Here’s how influencer buzz and smart digital moves turned a moment into lasting success.

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Why songwriters hate Spotify, UMG Spotify deal, Power Players predict, Tony van Veen & More

Episode 234 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. LISTEN HERE:

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Most Read Hypebot Posts: Hawaii bans ticket scalping, Dave Cool, Apple Music Stats, Spotify UMG Deal, More…

Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s most-read Hypebot posts. We’ve got topics ranging from new Chartmetric reports, Apple Music stats, and more.. Last week’s most-read. Continue reading

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Top Music Business News Last Week

A busy week by any definition, music business news last week was no exception, with Dave Cool making a move, Pluggnb rising as a top genre, Music vs Big Tech, the MLC Spotify lawsuit dismissed, and more…

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DIY and Independent Musician News Last Week

Last week, our independent musician news, tips and advice covered the hit new Spotify book, successful strategies for touring, 2025 social media trends to look out for, and more…

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Liz Pelly of Spotify exposé 

Liz Pelly of Spotify exposé Mood Machine: Jay Gilbert interviews

On a special edition of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, co-host Jay Gilbert sits down with author Liz Pelly of Spotify exposé “Mood Machine, the Rise of Spotify and the Costs. Continue reading

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