For the do-it-yourself artists out there, Hypebot is this week offering helpful tips and advice on some unexpected ways to earn money from your songwriting, analytics tools that are changing the future of music marketing, how to put your best tweet forward in 2019, and more! Surprise Ways You Can…
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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Music Blog • Fan-Friendly Website • Eating Healthy On Tour • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors shared articles on figuring out who’s reading your music blog, how to create a dynamic website that will appeal to your fans, the best way to save money while still eating healthy on tour. James Shotwell | Do You Know Who’s Reading Your Music Blog?…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
As we sift back through a busy week in the music business, we revisit Spotify’s scheme to pre-load phones with itself, Apple Music’s stand as the only major streaming not vying to cut songwriter royalties, Amazon and Ticketmaster’s new partnership, and more! Spotify To Come Pre-Loaded In Millions Of Samsung…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Hypebot’s most popular and often perused articles this week covered PledgeMusic’s ongoing failure to pay artists, why more band and musicians are rejecting traditional record deals in favor of making their own way, a look at just how many people are now paying to stream music, and more! PledgeMusic Leaving…
How To Build A Dynamic Website That Will Appeal To Fans, Attract New Ones
Monetizing your passions can be a frustrating and draining experience, and so while most artists would rather focus on their craft, marketing it is essential as well. Luckily, a well put together website can do a lot of that for you, appeasing current fans and drawing new listeners in. ___________________________…
Saving Money While Eating Healthy On Tour
Going on tour may have a road-trippy feel to it, but being on tour also requires a significant amount of both physical and mental rigor, and it’s important to take care of your body. That said, it’s also important not to waste all of your hard-earned tour funds on expensive…
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentators inside the music industry weighed in on consent decree reform, whether technology precipitated the death of "good" music, and shared some key advice for when it comes to marketing artists. ASCAP, BMI Issue Joint Open Letter On Consent Decree Reform [Full Text and Analysis] Did Technology Bring…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Independent Radio/Blogs • Small Streamers And Unsigned Artists • Music Website Essentials • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, our valued contributors shared articles on the challenge independent music blogs and radio stations face in staying afloat, whether the proliferation of independent streaming platforms could be hurtful to unsigned artists, eight must-haves for your music website. Tracey Arbon | How Do Indie Music Blogs And…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
It’s a harsh world out there in the music biz, but our tips and ideas for the independent artist out there will hopefully make things a little easier, with advice on how to sell more music merchandise, why word of mouth marketing is key to live music and how to…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this perusal back through the past week’s music industry news, we revisit some of the week’s news highlights, including PledgeMusic’s continued failure to pay artists, Spotify’s legal complications with its India launch, YouTube’s most watched videos of all time, and more. Gimme Radio: Building A Fan Driven Music Streaming…