San Francisco-based online music merchandise marketplace Merchbar has been accused of failing to pay for or ship hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise…..
Tired of building an audience on social media only to have 2% of your followers ever see a post? Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert explore four music platforms that don’t play the algorithm game…..
YouTube offers tons of features to help creators like you optimize the money they’re making from the platform. Are you utilizing everything they have to offer? If not, here are some big ones you definitely don’t want to miss in 2024…..
Veteran music tech executive Tracy Chan has exited his role as COO of SoundCloud after less than two years to become the CEO of red-hot AI music creation platform Splash…..
Almost exactly a year ago, Spotify launched a tool for Artists that we don’t see used often enough: Countdown Pages. This week, Spotify expanded Countdown Pages to audiobooks, so this Hypebot Flashback Friday post resurfaces a how-to for this free and effective marketing option…..
A new MusicWatch study says 90% of US internet users stream music, and consumer willingness to spend money on music points to more strong growth ahead. But there were also several surprise findings…..
YouTube is essential to the ever-evolving digital music landscape, and The Orchard shares their 2024 YouTube Best Practices, where to learn about new features, branding tips, and how to reach goals successfully…..
The death of broadcast radio listening appears to have been greatly exaggerated. The average person in the U.S. spends 36% of their daily audio time listening to AM/FM radio, according to a new Edison survey…
Top music and entertainment business consultancy MIDiA is doing its annual “DSP Survey: Shape The Future Of Streaming Services” report and offering some solid incentives to participants…
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