After sinking lot of time and effort into your music website, and it can be frustrating to see traffic drop off following the initial launch. Here we look at how to drive fans and potential fans towards your site using a variety of tactics. ______________________ In this latest post to…
Category archives: D.I.Y.
How To Guide To Music Rights, Royalties For Creative Licensing
Structured somewhat differently than other types of creative licensing, music licenses, copyright, and royalties are designed to fairly distribute profit to all parties involved, but not all music royalties are the same. Here we look at the different categories for musical rights and royalties and what they mean. _____________________________ Guest…
YouTube Royalty Rate Variables Explained
Many artists and labels take issue with YouTube royalty payments, and not without cause, as the rate it pays is less than desirable. Here we breakdown what exactly goes into calculating these royalty, and the many variables which must be factored in. _____________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music…
Her Job Is To Curate Official Spotify Playlists Of New Artists [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Athena Koumis is an editor at Spotify, and her job is to curate "Fresh Finds" and other official Spotify playlists. "My day revolves around listening to music.," says Kormis. "My particular focus is emerging music, new artists, trying to help them grow and find spots for them to expand their…
CEO Alec Ljung Pushes Back: "SoundCloud is not going away."
Decrying the "insane amount of noise about SoundCloud" over multiple reports that the music service is running out of money. CEO and co-founder joined SoundCloud fan and artist Chance The Rapper in pushing back against the doom and gloom. His statement in full: SoundCloud is here to stay. Hey everyone,…
Chance The Rapper Declares "SoundCloud is here to stay," Debuts Track With Young Thug Exclusively On Streamer
After reading multiple reports that SoundCloud was just weeks from running out of cash, Chance The Rapper tweeted, "I’m working on the SoundCloud thing." The tweet led to a call between the hugely successful indie rapper and SoundCloud co-founder Alex Ljung followed by a surprise major track release. ____________________________________ After…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
We have tips this week on a broad host of issues concerning DIY and independent artists, ranging from getting fans’ attention with automated emails, some all too often ignored marketing tips, how to throw DIY house concert, and much, much more! How To Get And Keep Fans’ Attention With Automated…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Stand Out • Ignored Marketing Tips • Getting A Record Deal • More
On MusicThinkTank this week we look at how your band can go the extra mile, some all too often ignored marketing tips, why most musicians don’t get record deals, and more. Leonard Patterson | 15 Ways Your Band Can Stand Out By Going The Extra Mile Emma Becker | 11…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The most popular and frequently perused posts from Hypebot this week dug into Jay-Z’s new album’s conspicuous absence from Spotify, Lyor Cohen’s future YouTube product plans, why we need more computer coders in the industry, and more. Jay-Z’s New Album "4.44" Still Not On Spotify [UPDATE] Lyor Cohen Details YouTube’s…
URGENT: Time Running Out For Artists, Writers, To Exercise Their Termination Rights Under US Copyright Law
A provision of the 1976 Copyright Act allows for the copyright transfers to be terminated, meaning creators can reclaim their copyright, regardless of a contract which may state such works are transferred permanently. There is, however, a limited timeframe in which such reclamation can happen, meaning artists need to act…