While it’s been a tumultuous past decade for the music industry, and things are showing no sign of calming down, all the chaos has created a tremendous amount of opportunity for artists across the music business spectrum. ____________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix The music industry is an…
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Everything Spotify Wants You To Know About Q3 [INFOGRAPHIC]
Spotify just posted another marginally profitable quarter for Q3 2019. With it came solid user growth and an increase in podcast listening. The streamer produced an infographic to illustrate the generally positive results and omitting the continued decline in average revenue per user. MORE: Spotify Passes 113M Paid Subscribers As…
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How To Craft A Killer Facebook Video Marketing Strategy
While many artists may consider YouTube to be the go-to for video marketing, Facebook is actually a far more effective platform. Here we look at how to use Facebook to execute the ultimate vide marketing strategy. __________________________ Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of the Symphonic Blog For many of us,…
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentators inside the industry stepped up to the mic to share their thoughts on why streaming royalties will always be too low to make a living off of. and why musicians need to learn to say no, plus T-Pain shares the truth about cancelled tours that most artists…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
This week, we unleashed a whole deluge of useful advice for DIY artists, ranging from the upsides of releasing your music on cassette, to how to take care of both yourself and your career, to essential marketing strategies you have to know, plus much, much more. Starting A Band Means…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Sharpen Your Skills • Productivity For Musicians • Music Industry Myths• More
On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors shared insightful articles on how to hone your skills as a performer, what it take to be the optimally productive musician, music industry myths every artist should work to discredit, and more. Wassim Awess | Sharpen Your Performance Skills With These 6 Daily Tasks…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this flip back through a crowded week in music industry news, we revisit the Secret Services interviewing of Eminem over his anti-Trump lyrics, the reason artists who can’t sustainable lifestyles quit making music. what every artist needs to know about the CASE Act, and more! Secret Services Interviews Eminem…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week’s most often read articles on Hypebot covered how the music industry can integrate TikTok into its artist marketing strategies, the unlikely prospect of artists getting paid by defunct, deeply indebted PledgeMusic, the benefits of Spotify’s new replay playlists, and more. How The Music Industry Can Incorporate TikTok Into…
Starting A Band Means Starting A Business
We review the benefits of creating a legal standalone entity as an artist or for your band, some ways in which you can use the legal system to your advantage, and why its a good idea to seek legal advice surrounding the endeavor. _____________________________ Guest post by The Sifre Group…