YouTube Shorts shares engagement stats, expands Artist Total Reach metric
Artists who uploaded to YouTube Shorts in January saw more than 50% of their new channel subscribers come directly from their Shorts posts. Fan-created YouTube Shorts also increased the average. Continue reading
Sheriffs who raided Afroman sue him for making a music video from security camera footage
Afroman did what many artists do best and put his real-life experiences to music, but not all the stars of “Will You Help Me Repair My Door” were happy with. Continue reading
TuneCore adds free collaborator royalty splits
TuneCore has added the ability for artists using its d.i.y. distribution platform to split streaming and download revenue between collaborators on any track or album. TuneCore will provide automatic payouts to. Continue reading
Rise & fall of music formats show ‘the process of creative destruction’
As the multi-year resurgence in vinyl proved, and Taylor Swift’s recent download flash sale reaffirmed, old music formats seldom really die. But their trajectory does reveal what James English calls. Continue reading
Potential Scam Alert! Writers appearing to be from The Source allegedly asking artists to pay for stories [BILL WERDE]
We’ve written about scams selling followers and streams, and the stream farms allegedly used by major artists. But writers purporting to be from a major online publication like The Source. Continue reading
What do Spotify DJ & YouTube’s Radio Builder mean for broadcast radio? [Fred Jacobs]
While broadcast radio still has a substantial audience, its numbers are declining partly because of on-demand music streaming, exacerbated, many would say, by a failure to invest in live content.. Continue reading
Spotify set to add TikTok-style swipe music discovery
Spotify will announce the addition of a TikTok-like music and podcast discovery stream at its Stream On event on March 8th. A new mobile homepage similar to TikTok will allow. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most-read posts on Hypebot
Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from Ticketmaster on ticket fees, to the current state of music advertising and. Continue reading
REWIND: New music industry’s last week in review
A busy week by any definition, the music industry was no exception, with the Super Bowl affecting streams, YouTube’s CEO stepping down, and more… Rihanna’s Spotify streams up 640%, Apple. Continue reading
YouTube’s longtime CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down
Longtime YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced Thursday that she is stepping down. Wojcicki is part of Alphabet’s inner circle, having worn many hats since becoming an early Google hire 25. Continue reading
