How To Create An Online Fan Contest In 3 Steps

For an artist, their online presence can provide a variety of promotional opportunities. Launching a contest is one of them, and can be an excellent method for increasing fan engagement.

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MON. BRIEF: Kanye Splits With Tidal Over Money • $2M In Good Guvera News • “Devastated” Adele Cancels Last 2 Shows • More

MONDAY 7.3.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Leave it to Kanye to wreck a quiet summer weekend: "West Splits With Tidal Of Money Dispute" Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

Commentators from within the music industry this week gave their thoughts on fixing streaming royalties/licensing, how struggling musicians can succeed, and how much more room to grow streaming has.

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Music Therapy • Get Out Of The Garage • Protect Your Music • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at the health benefits of music therapy, how to successfully get your band out of the garage, what keen musicians do to protect their. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

Back up the advice truck, this week Hypebot unloads a slew of tips on which Instagram posts to hide, how to successfully pitch your music, the best way to manage. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this scroll back through what was an undeniably full week of music industry news, we revisit the exclusive release of Jay-Z's new album, the payoff of Taylor Swift's return. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

The most popular posts from Hypebot this week took on the biggest myths surrounding music streaming, the seismic shift in music consumption, why the proposed Tesla music service isn't what. Continue reading

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New Jay-Z Album 4:44 Explodes On Twitter Despite (Or Because Of?) TIDAL, Sprint Exclusive Release

Jay-Z released his new album, "4:44," last night. Even though the album is only available to TIDAL and Sprint customers, over the next 12 hours it generated more than 810,000. Continue reading

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6 Types Of Posts Musicians Should Archive On Instagram

We all make mistakes, and when your social media presence is tied to your livelihood, the ability to hide these mistakes should be taken advantage of. Here we look at. Continue reading

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How to Manage A Release Across Multiple Territories [PODCAST]

This week on Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast, Michael and Jay tackle the problem of releasing your music in multiple territories. They explore how to do it correctly along with the. Continue reading

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