Music production talent marketplace SoundBetter has launched ‘Sountbetter Tracks’ for musicians who want to write an original topline (vocal melody and lyrics) for a pre-existing track and release the final song as their own. SoundBetter Tracks are curated and features all genres with strong commercial potential, including Pop, EDM and…
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UMG, AI Firm Super Hi-Fi Partner To ‘Explore The Space Between The Songs"
Universal Music Group has partnered with Super Hi-Fi, an artificial intelligence programming company that delivers song transition, voice-over and artist interview insertion solutions for music service providers. "Today the space between songs is a barren wasteland of dead air and jarring, abrupt transitions. Each time a song changes on services…
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators inside the music biz this week weighed in on why physical promotion and release formats are still relevant, what the future of crowdfunding looks like post-PledgeMusic, the hypocrisy of broadcasters, and more! Why Physical Promotion, Release Formats Are Still Important Experts Weigh Future Of Crowdfunding Post-PledgeMusic Broadcasters Do To…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Offering a plethora of useful tips and advice, we this week provide counsel for independent artists on how to market your latest release on a $0 budget, maintaining your mental during the stresses of touring, how to structure your marketing campaign based on the latest YouTube best practices, and much,…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this rummage back through a stack of music industry news stories from the past week, we revisit a rapper who spent $4 million on a company card to boost his career, the Justice Deptartments review of ASCAP, BMI consent decrees, some of music streaming’s dark horse ‘trigger cities’ and…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the most popular articles from the pages of Hypebot this week included an interview with Merck Mercuriadis on disrupting the music business, the reasoning behind Apple sending iTunes to the chopping block, some important rules for personal networking, and more! Industry Bomb Thrower Merck Mercuriadis On Disrupting The…
Guide To Promoting Your Spotify Playlists
Spotify playlists have rapidly risen to become the Holy Grail of music coverage, and as the streaming platform becomes increasingly social, knowing how boost your particular Spotify playlist is becoming increasingly important. __________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix Playlists are the new mixtapes, but before you can curate…
10 Best Cities For Full-Time Songwriters Worldwide
Brett Newski travels the world as an independent musician and teaches others how to do the same. Her Brett shares the best cities for full-time songwriters to live and work in, including obvious factors like opportunity and cost of living, as well as, less often considered factors including government support…
Stay Calm! Apple Did NOT Just Kill Music Downloads
For the many, the announcement that Apple is "killing" iTunes also meant that Apple was also killing its music download store. In fact, iTunes on the Mac is just being divided into three separate apps for music, podcasts and TV. And the iconic music download store lives on, at least…
Measuring Music’s Timelessness: A Tricky Business
Whether expressed or not, a latent goal of most musicians is to create music that endures, and hopefully has life beyond its creator. But just how does one measure music’s timelessness? Here Patrick McGuire explore the complexities in defining music’s longevity. _____________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire from the TuneCore…