Something artists often neglect when posting videos to YouTube is proper tagging. This is unfortunate, as tagging is often what makes the most difference when it comes to your video being discovered by an unsuspecting future fan. _________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski from Music 3.0 One of the things…
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Artist’s Guide To Securing Partnerships
In this piece Angela Mastrogiacomo walks us through the ways in which artists can grow their connections in the music industry, identify opportunities and secure sponsorships/partnerships in order to grow their brand. _________________________ Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo from the TuneCore blog How many times have you thought “if only…
6 Incredible Groups Promoting Music Education In Africa
In this piece, Jamie Ehrenfeld highlights six amazing organizations working within the continent of Africa to promote the future of music and musical education across the 54 distinct nations. ______________________________ Guest post by Jamie Ehrenfeld from Soundfly’s Flypaper The United Nations recognizes 54 distinct nations on the African continent. Within…
Spotify Rolls Out #MuteRKelly Inspired Artist Blocking
Spotify is rolling out a feature that allows users to block an artist, including their automatically curated playlists like Discover Weekly and Daily Mix. The move comes as calls increase to #MuteRKelly and ban artists accused of sexual misconduct and hate speech. The new option removes blocked music from the…
Ariana Grande’s 7 Rings Shatters Spotify 24 Hour Record With 15 Million Streams of ‘7 Rings’
Ariana Grande has shattered Spotify’s record for the most plays within 24 hours. Grande’s single "7 Rings" clocked 14,966,544 streams in its first 24 hours after being released on Friday 18th. That’s 4 million more than the former record holder. The previous 24 hour record holder, holiday classic "All I…
Article 13 Falters, ‘Final’ Negotiations Postponed
The Article 13 Copyright Directive, once promoted by record labels and derided by YouTube is on the brink. Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland have said they can not support the latest draft and are blocking it from moving forward. A Monday meeting to finalize the proposal has been cancelled….
Sony Music Severs Ties With R. Kelly, But Continues To Profit From His Recordings
R. Kelly and Sony have parted ways, according to multiple sources who characterized the split as everything from mutually agreeable to the controversial rapper being shown the door. The split finally comes after months of pressure over the rapper’s alleged predatory behavior. and sexual abuse of women, including several minors….
Cardi B’s Epic Trump Shutdown Rant Is Now A Song [LISTEN]
Cardi B took to Instagram on Wednesday to express her righteous outrage over the longest government shutdown in history. "Now, I know a lot of y’all don’t care because y’all don’t work for the government or y’all probably have a job,’ she said addressing Trump and Congress. "This s— is…
Cardi B’s Epic Trump Shutdown Rant Is Now A Song [LISTEN]
Cardi B took to Instagram on Wednesday to express her righteous outrage over the longest government shutdown in history. "Now, I know a lot of y’all don’t care because y’all don’t work for the government or y’all probably have a job,’ she said addressing Trump and Congress. "This s— is…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, Hypebot’s most popular posts delved into Lil Uzi Vert’s quitting of music over issues with Atlantic Records, Spotify’s updates to its preferred distributor list, how to build a sustainable music career, and more! Rapper Lil Uzi Vert Says He’s Quitting Music Over Struggles With Atlantic Records Spotify Updates…