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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week’s most popular and often read articles on Hypebot covered the sixty-four pop/indie playlists worth pitching to and how to reach them, why PledgeMusic is starting to sound like a broken record, the best way to make sure your content doesn’t get rejected, and more! 64 Pop, Indie Spotify…
How Streaming Is Altering The Way Music Is Produced and What We Can Do About It
Thanks to the rise of streaming, the metrics with which we measure the success of music are changing, which inevitably means the structure of music will change to compensate. In this piece we look at what kind impact streaming has had on the production of music, and what artists can…
Will I See You In NYC At A2IM Indie Week June 17-20?
UPDATED: American Association Of Independent Music’s annual Indie Week invades New York City on June 17 – 20. The usually very smart team at A2IM have foolishly invited me to participate on a panel titled Streaming Manipulation "The Ethics of Streaming." I hope to see you there. The details: "The…
5 Surefire Techniques For Marketing Your Band’s Next Tour
Going on tour can certainly be an exciting prospect, but becomes even more so if you know people are going to actually turn up at your shows. As with so many things in the music biz, properly publicizing your event and reaching out to fans is key ensuring your time…
Watch BTS Recreate The Beatles On Ed Sullivan With Stephen Colbert
K-Pop icons BTS stopped by the Late Show With Stephen Colbert this week which included a recreation of the Beatles famed appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show with BTS dressed in Fab Four style suits and Colbert as Ed Sullivan. photo: BTS performs on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert…
Facebook Adds Ticketing Powered By Eventbrite
Facebook has added ticketing to its Events platform, powered by Eventbrite, Ticketing On Facebook allows anyone with a Facebook Page to ‘Create Tickets’ in the initial event setup. U.S. roll out begins today. "700 million people use Facebook Events each month," Pat Poels, SVP of Platform at Eventbrite, "and partnering…
Midem Adds Marsha Vlasic , Rebecca León Keynotes
Midem has added keynotes with Rebeca León, themanager of Juanes, Rosalía, J. Balvin and Marsha Vlasic, agent to Neil Young, Elvis Costello, PJ Harvey for its 53rd conference, June 4-7 in Cannes. León, CEO and Co-Founder of Lionfish Entertainment and Vlasic, President of Artists Group International, will join a list…
NME, Uncut Acquired By BandLab Technologies
Top UK music sites NME and Uncut have been sold to Singapore-headquartered BandLab Technologies. The music tech company’s lead product is a social music creation platform. After 66 years, NME stopped printing its weekly magazine in March of 2018, but continued to publish online at NME.com. Both titles, acquired from…
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