With so many options now available for live video streaming, it can be difficult, as an indie artist, to choose which platform is right for you. Here we look at a set of tips for each live video platform so artists can help choose the best fit for their purposes….
Category archives: YouTube & Video
Indie Compilations, Playlist Marketing with Alex Rainbird
After developing a passion for under-the-radar music from a young age, Alex Rainbird went on to cultivate a successful YouTube Channel highlighting talented but rarely heard artists and began releasing monthly compilations showcasing some of the best independent undiscovered artists. Here he talks with Rick Goetz about his success and…
Inside The Recording Academy’s District Advocate Day [Podcast]
This week, Hypebot’s Music Biz Weekly podcast co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined by Daryl Friedman, the Recording Academy’s Chief Industry, Government and Member Relations Officer to discuss District Advocate Day, the nation’s largest grassroots movement for music and music creators. During the annual day of action Recording…
3 Tips For Gathering A Music Audience
When it comes to promoting new music, you don’t need to have a label at your back, but you do need to plan carefully and work hard. In fact, a scrappy DIY approach has, in some instances, been more effective. Here we look at three essential tips for bringing an…
How I Grew My YouTube Channel From Zero To 5,000 Subscribers
Having a YouTube channel is a must for any artist, but there’s little point to it if no one’s watching. Here troubadour and live-streamer Nate Maingard shares with readers how he managed to grow his channel from zero to 5,000 subscribers. _____________________ Guest post by Nate Maingard on the TuneCore…
Industry Trade Group Finally Admits Forcing YouTube To Police Site Doesn’t Work Well
A group typically known for their criticism of YouTube, the Content Creators Coalition, recently admitted that it is impossible to expect the video site to accurately or effectively police all of the content on its site. _____________________________ By Mike Masnick of Techdirt Here’s one I certainly didn’t expect. A group…
Pop Artist Shelita Burke Uses Data Science, Blockchain To Her Advantage
Although most artists approach their careers from a less scientific angle Shelita Burke, a data scientist and cryptologist in addition to being a musician, has taken a different approach, using science and technology to her advantage in her businesslike method of running her career. ___________________________ Guest post by Emily Blake…
YouTube Takedowns As Extortion
[OP-ED] While we’ve already seen plenty of evidence that giving people the ability to takedown someone else’s content will inevitably abused, we see a new evolution on the issue, with someone using DMCA takedown notice as a method for extortion. _________________________ Op-ed by Mike Masnick of Techdirt We’ve made this…
YouTube Takedowns As Extortion? [Op-Ed]
While we’ve already seen plenty of evidence that giving people the ability to takedown someone else’s content will inevitably abused, we see a new evolution on the issue, with someone using DMCA takedown notice as a method for extortion. _________________________ Op-ed by Mike Masnick of Techdirt We’ve made this point…
The Billboard Charts: Can They Be Valid Without Including YouTube?
Tracking the position of a song or album was much easier for Billboard when such things were based strictly on sales, but in the age of streaming they’ve been forced to adapt how they get their numbers. That said, one service is still being conspicuously left out: YouTube. ___________________________ Guest…