11 Frequently Ignored Marketing Tips For Starting Musicians
As an artist starting out, being unprepared or expecting things to magically happen by themselves is a recipe for disappointment and failure. Here we look at eleven all too often. Continue reading
THU. BRIEF: SoundCloud Is Sinking • Oak View Acquires Pollstar • Spotify Controversy Continues • Mighty Audio • More
Thursday 7.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Sadly things are as bad as we had feared at SoundCloud, and it appears that many of its wounds are self-inflicted. . Continue reading
360 Record Deals: A Look Inside “Multiple Rights” Agreements
As physical music sales drop across, it has become increasingly common for music distributors to try and have the artists and bands they sign enter into more extensive contracts. Here we. Continue reading
Thought Pop Music Was The Most Listened To Genre? Guess Again
As a consumer of radio, it's easy to assume that Pop is the most popular genre in the US, but a new report from BuzzAngle offers up some contrary data,. Continue reading
How To Amplify Your Content In The Digital Age
Since the onset of social media, the top priority of many online digital marketers has become making content go 'viral,' and while this may be an admirable goal, marketers are. Continue reading
Live Nation Partners With Music Venue Trust For New ‘Grassroots’ Ticket Service
TicketWeb, a division of Live Nation-owned Ticketmaster, has partnered with the U.K. Music Venue Trust to launch GrassrootsVenues.Tickets, a website designed to be an online ticket marketplace for grassroots music. Continue reading
Millennials: Are They Ruining Email? (And What To Do About It)
Although millennials are blamed for a number of other market woes, are they also responsible for bringing about the downfall of email? Here we break down millennial's relationship with social. Continue reading
GET BACK: Paul McCartney Settes With Sony/ATV To Reclaim The Beatles Songs
Copyright reversion, or the return of master recordings and publishing to the creators when copyrights 'run out', is an issue that is finally reverberating throughout the music industry. In perhaps. Continue reading
Spotify Sony Deal With Windowing Confirmed
[UPDATE] Hypebot confirmed late yesterday that Spotify has scored its second new major label deal. The world's second largest music group has joined Universal Music Group and indie licensor Merlin. Continue reading
Join Us In Supporting Today’s Net Neutrality Day of Action: Why The Entire Music Industry Must Act Now
[UPDATE] Today, the world's biggest tech companies and thousands of media outlets, including Hypebot, are joining in a Net Neutrality Day of Action. What does this have to do with music?. Continue reading
