New music industry Report Card rates companies on commitment to social justice
A new study published by the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) takes a comprehensive look at music industry efforts to promote equality. Just one year after many major music companies. Continue reading
NFT Guide for smaller musicians
Even if you haven’t been paying attention to what’s going in the arts/tech sector, you’re likely familiar with Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTS) and how lucrative they’ve been for high-profile bands and. Continue reading
6 dos, don’ts for being a successful independent artist
Here, Disctopia offers an insider view of the challenges and struggles independent artists face climbing the ladder to success, and offers some guidance on how to succeed in an industry. Continue reading
Songtradr adds $50M in Series D round at $300M valuation
B2B music licensing marketplace Songtradr has raised an additional $50M Series D round bringing its total funding to date to over $100M at a $30M valuation. Songtradr connects 600,000 songwriters. Continue reading
Re-open for business: adapting to your post-pandemic creative life
With the past 15 months of disruption beginning to fade, Suzanne Paulinski offers some guidance on how artists can adjust their creative practices for a post-pandemic world. Guest post by. Continue reading
How writers, photographers should deal with the return of live music
Live music has returned, and while it’s certainly exciting news for fans and artists, journalists and photographers – for whom these live events are their bread and butter – are. Continue reading
Facebook officially adds Live Audio Rooms, podcasts
Facebook has officially launched Live Audio Rooms and podcasts as part of its push to expand social audio. Yes, Facebook is yet another challenger to Clubhouse as well as expanding. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Last week’s most-read posts on Hypebot
Topping the Hypebot reading list this week are articles covering how a music app you’ve never heard of just scooped up an Apple Design Award, how ‘creators’ actually make money,. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The week in D.I.Y & Indie Music
With more tips and advice than you can shake a mic stand at, we this week offered ideas to the DIYers out there on how to market unique merch to. Continue reading
REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review
In this highlights of the past seven days of music industry news, we check in on Shazam, which just surpassed a billion tags per month, vinyl’s struggle to keep up. Continue reading
