This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors weighed in on the FAA’s new ruling for musicians traveling by air, how to pick your first guitar, five fantastic songwriting apps, and more! Wallace Collins| FAA Ruling For Air Travel: You CAN Carry On Your Guitar! Simon Dupree | Acoustic Guitars 101: How To…
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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this roundup of the past week’s music industry news, we look back in on Amazon rapid growth in the battle for supreme streaming domination, major news outlets’ protesting of Ariana Grande’s photo agreement, Spotify test run of it’s premium duo discount subscription, and more! Amazon Music To Be 2019’s…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of this week’s most popular articles on Hypebot covered recent important updates to ‘Spotify for Artists.’ the latest in the PledgeMusic dumpster fire, what the approval of Article 13 means for YouTube’s safe harbor rules, and more. New Update To Spotify For Artists Portal PledgeMusic Update: Millions Owed, Buyer…
Instruments In Transit: What Artists Need To Know In Event Of ‘No Deal’ Brexit
While there’s been no shortage of media coverage over the ongoing Brexit dumpster fire, one group that often gets left out of the hypotheticals and conjectures are touring musicians. Here we look at what some of the technical ramifications might be for artists transporting their instruments between the UK and…
Eat, Sleep, Write: 5 Apps For Every Musician, Songwriter
Apps have been integrated into all aspects of the creative process for some time now, and songwriting is no exception. Beyond simply facilitating the technical aspects of composition and recording, several apps have now been released designed to help spark inspiration in composers. ________________________ In this new post to MusicThinkTank,…
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentators from inside the industry shared their take on how Facebook could be the future of social music, why Spotify’s new town hall charm offensive on songwriters will likely fall flat, where we stand with the PledgeMusic crisis, and more. Facebook Could Be the Future of Social Music,…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
We have a plethora of helpful tips and tricks for the independent music industry do-it-yourselfers out there, with advice on how to get your artist website started, how to engage fans at your next shows, how to better manage your merch, and much much more! Key Tips For Getting Started…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Ancient Music • Attractive Stage • Practice Space • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, we listen to some ancient music, learn how to craft an attractive stage setup, build the ideal home practice space, and more! Courtney Myers | Ancient Music In Your Headphones? It’s Possible, Thanks To Historians MusicThinkTank | MusicThinkTank, Hypebot Join The Bandsintown Family Rachell Wilber |…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this flip back through a busy and contentious week in the music biz, we revisit Spotify’s kickoff of label licensing talks despite major disputes at the company, Apple’s new ‘app tax,’ a lawsuit against Fall Out Boy over their use of fury llama puppets, and more! Hypebot, MusicThinkTank Join…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, some of our most popular and frequently read articles on Hypebot dove into the ongoing slow motion train wreck that is PledgeMusic, why skip rates matter more than ever in streaming, how to ensure people actually listen to the music you’re pouring your blood sweat and tears into,…