Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Our tips and advice for the music industry's scrappiest self-starters this week covered how using Spotify's pre-save feature can boost an album release, some unique merchandise ideas that can help. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Promote Your Music • House Concerts • Unheard Of Music Festivals • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors shared original articles on the best methods for promoting your music, why you should opt to play house concerts over bar gigs, some amazing. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this revisitation of the past week's major music industry events, we revisit a challenging past three years for PledgeMusic, a lawsuit being filed against Ariana Grande over her own. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week's most popular and often read articles on Hypebot covered the sixty-four pop/indie playlists worth pitching to and how to reach them, why PledgeMusic is starting to sound like. Continue reading
How Streaming Is Altering The Way Music Is Produced and What We Can Do About It
Thanks to the rise of streaming, the metrics with which we measure the success of music are changing, which inevitably means the structure of music will change to compensate. In. Continue reading
Millennials Prefer Yesterday’s Hits Over Current Ones
While a lot of people complain about contemporary music as adults (preferring the music they grew up with) this theory of the case doesn't seem to apply to millennials, according. Continue reading
Utilizing Spotify Ad Metrics
It's natural for labels artists to wonder about the efficacy of the ads they're spending money on and, thanks to metrics now available on Spotify's Ad Studio, they are able. Continue reading
5 Surefire Techniques For Marketing Your Band’s Next Tour
Going on tour can certainly be an exciting prospect, but becomes even more so if you know people are going to actually turn up at your shows. As with so. Continue reading
Watch BTS Recreate The Beatles On Ed Sullivan With Stephen Colbert
K-Pop icons BTS stopped by the Late Show With Stephen Colbert this week which included a recreation of the Beatles famed appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show with BTS dressed. Continue reading