Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Home Studio • Music Acquisition • Tap Into Creativity • More

On MusicThinkTank this week, contributors shared articles on the five must-haves for your home recording studio, why music makes for a good company acquisition, how to tap into creativity even when you’re not feeling inspired, and more. Lizzie Weakley | 5 Things You Need For Your Home Recording Studio Michael…

Miss Anything? REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Last Week In Review

In this tick back through a busy week in the music industry, we revisit the shuttering of PledgeMusic’s website, Live Nation’s acquisition of Latin concert giant OCESA, the latest milestone by ‘Old Town Road,’ and more. PledgeMusic Takes Website Offline 6 Tales From ‘Spotify Unknown’ Of Near Misses, Aborted Acquisitions…

TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

This week, some of our most popular articles from the pages of Hypebot covered a music industry trade group’s claims that piracy isn’t a problem – free YouTube and Spotify are, a look at what every major label and subsidiary earned in 2018, a disagreement between top analysts on the…

How To Deliver New Music To Fans After A Lengthy Hiatus

It’s impractical to assume any artist can constantly churn out new material, and a reprieve from creating music can often be a healthy thing. That said, getting back in the game can be challenging, not just for you, but also for you fans when it comes to introducing them to…

Music News Trending On Twitter Today: Lil Nas X, Big Sean, Gryffin, Halsey and More

Forget charts that are updated weekly! We want our music info to be up to the minute. Here is the music news trending on Twitter today. Lil Nas X Tweeted about taking over Jack Dorrsey’s job as CEO of Twitter for the day and visiting the New York office. Big…

3 Questions To Ask Yourself When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed As An Artist

As an independent artist struggling to make a place for yourself in the music industry, it’s easy to start to feel overwhelmed and burnt out. Here we look at three important questions to pose to yourself when the burdens of navigating a truly challenging business have become too great. ______________________________…

Spotify Names Sulinna Ong Head of Music UK and Ireland

Spotify has appointed Sulinna Ong to the newly-created role of Head of Music in the UK and Ireland. Ong initially joined Spotify in April as Head of Artist & Label Services. She came to the streaming giant from Deezer, where she served as Global Vice President of Artist Marketing. I’m…

5 Things You Must Have In Your Home Recording Studio

While technological advancements have made the construction of a home studio that much more achievable, and while you don’t need massive amounts of space and a mixing board a mile long, there are a few essentials you must have in place in order for your studio to function well. _____________________________…

PledgeMusic says "All data has been preserved"

PledgeMusic pulled its web site offline Thursday leaving artists without the ability to access and download previous fan and order data. The shuttered service now says that all data has been preserved and will be made available soon. Overnight this line was added to PledgeMusic’s front page: "All data has…