• REWIND: New music industry’s last week in review
    Sunday, February 5, 2023 from hypebot
    Last week was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with the announcement of this year’s Rock Hall nominees, Spotify getting a bit more. Continue reading The post REWIND: New music industry’s last...
  • Getting It Done: Last week in D.I.Y. & Indie Music
    Sunday, February 5, 2023 from hypebot
    Last week, our tips and advice for the independent, musical do-it-yourselfers out there covered how AI can curate personal playlists for you, how to legally cover a song, and more…. Continue reading The post Getting It Done: Last...
  • Last week in music industry commentary
    Sunday, February 5, 2023 from hypebot
    Commentators in the thick of the industry last week shared their opinions and thoughts on the future of the Copyright Royalty Board, new support for the TikTok ban, and more…. Continue reading The post Last week in music industry...
  • Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] stock ends week up 20%
    Saturday, February 4, 2023 from hypebot
    UPDATED: On Friday morning, Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] stock was trading at $122.57, up $21.90 or 21.75% s since the streamer offered Wall Street a mixed Q4 report on Tuesday. After. Continue reading The post Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] stock ends...
  • Spotify asked how to improve Artists, Album Pages & it’s not too late to tell them
    Friday, February 3, 2023 from hypebot
    Chris Stoneman, a product exec at Spotify, told the Twitterverse that his team “is spending lots of time right now on how we might improve the Artist & Album Pages”. Continue reading The post Spotify asked how to improve...
  • Gender inequality and outdated voting metrics: are the Brit awards still hitting the wrong notes?
    Friday, February 3, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    The ceremony will broadcast on a Saturday for the first time to attract viewers, but a shortage of women nominees and viral music stars suggests the awards remain out of step, say critics On 11 February, the Brit awards will break new...
  • Google says YouTube Shorts now gets 50 billion daily views
    Friday, February 3, 2023 from hypebot
    YouTube Shorts are now viewed 50 billion times a day, according to Google this week. That’s up from 30 billion daily views this time last year. That’s an impressive number. Continue reading The post Google says YouTube Shorts...
  • 4 ways to create the perfect artwork for your album
    Friday, February 3, 2023 from hypebot
    Here are four great ways to make your album cover turn heads affordably and with as little as a few clicks. by Gideon Waxman from the Bandzoogle blog In the music. Continue reading The post 4 ways to create the perfect artwork for your...
  • How to double your merch sales
    Friday, February 3, 2023 from hypebot
    There are simple ways to boost merch and CD sales at gigs — but you’ve got to have merch and CDs to do it! by Tony van Veen of Disc. Continue reading The post How to double your merch sales appeared first on Hypebot .
  • Drake wants a ‘Lebron-sized’ bonus from Spotify for passing 75B streams
    Friday, February 3, 2023 from hypebot
    Drake responded to the news that he was the first artist in history to accumulate more than 75 billion streams on Spotify with a challenge to the streamer to pay. Continue reading The post Drake wants a ‘Lebron-sized’ bonus...
  • Indie Spotlight: Angela Benson, CEO/Artist Manager at Vitae Records
    Friday, February 3, 2023 from hypebot
    Angela V. Benson is a business entrepreneur, artist manager, and a Professional member of the Recording Academy. Born and raised in Chicago, she is most widely recognized for her work. Continue reading The post Indie Spotlight: Angela...
  • Music venues threatened by energy crisis as well as slow pandemic recovery, say campaigners
    Tuesday, January 31, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Music Venue Trust says grassroots venues have not fully recovered from pandemic lockdowns, and now face skyrocketing inflation including a 25% rise in ticket prices Grassroots live music venues are operating on a knife-edge, a new report...
  • Barrett Strong, singer, songwriter and Motown’s first star, dies aged 81
    Monday, January 30, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Strong sang on the label’s first hit Money in 1960 and went on to co-write landmark songs including Heard It Through the Grapevine and War Barrett Strong, a singer and songwriter who rose to fame as the vocalist on Motown’s first hit...
  • Are bands dead? How solo stars took over the charts
    Sunday, January 29, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Pop was once all about four guys and their instruments. Now that gang mentality has been blown away by tech-savvy individuals When David Crosby helped found the Byrds, the idea of being in a band like the Beatles was intoxicating. The...
  • Yung Gravy sued by Rick Astley for ‘theft of voice’
    Friday, January 27, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Rapper Yung Gravy’s hit Betty (Get Money) made authorised use of Never Gonna Give You Up’s melody, but lawsuit argues vocal ‘imitation’ was unacceptable Is it possible for a rickroll to go too far? Twenty-six-year-old rapper Yung Gravy...
  • Justin Bieber sells rights to his music in deal worth $200m
    Tuesday, January 24, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Singer, 28, sells rights to 291 songs he has released, or had interest in, up until end of 2021 Justin Bieber has sold the rights to his music in a deal worth reportedly $200m (£162m), making the Baby and Love Yourself artist one of the...
  • London’s MSG Sphere concert venue comes one step closer to reality
    Tuesday, January 24, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Planning committee to discuss fears project will blight area with light and noise pollution It is a giant, globe-shaped music venue that has been described as a “monstrosity”, a “glowing orb” and an “eyesore”. But now the MSG Sphere, a...
  • Why is Spotify full of faster versions of pop hits? Let’s bring you up to speed
    Tuesday, January 10, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Sped-up versions of existing songs are becoming more popular than the original versions. But who’s behind the trend? I’m listening to the accelerated, chipmunk voice of the British singer Raye on Escapism, a rebound-sex anthem that’s...
  • Morrissey says Miley Cyrus album exit was nothing to do with his politics
    Friday, January 6, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    American withdrew after recording guest vocals on the Mancunian’s yet-to-be-released new record Morrissey has spoken out after Miley Cyrus dropped out of a guest spot on his upcoming album, denying the singer had done so over his...
  • Girl group Flo win BBC Sound of 2023
    Thursday, January 5, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    The London trio, who released their debut single Cardboard Box in 2022, beat Fred Again, Nia Archives and Gabriels to the top of the annual poll, which has a good record of predicting breakout success London girl group Flo have taken the...
  • Antitrust target Ticketmaster spends big on lobbying amid woeful 2022
    Tuesday, January 3, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Ticketing debacles involving Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny have led to calls for parent company Live Nation’s stranglehold on live entertainment to be broken Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation had a calamitous 2022 – managing...
  • From must-see gigs to VIP tickets: how live events are on course to defy UK cost of living crisis
    Monday, January 2, 2023 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Strong year predicted for industry amid premium seating boom and despite rise in prices Soaring demand for must-go-to festivals and gigs, star-studded West End theatre shows and VIP tickets for events is sparking a spending boom despite...
  • Taylor Swift propels UK vinyl sales past CDs for first time in 35 years
    Tuesday, December 27, 2022 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Exclusive: Midnights LP purchases push UK record sales above 5.5m in 2022 in ‘watershed moment’ for vinyl revival Taylor Swift’s legions of fans have helped propel the amount spent on vinyl records above CDs for the first time since the...
  • Modern Drumming, Production, and Branding Course on Soundfly launched by ‘The Pocket Queen’
    Tuesday, December 20, 2022 from Music Industry Newswire
    The Pocket Queen: Moving at Your Own Tempo BROOKLYN, N.Y. (MUSEWIRE - Music Industry Newswire) -- The newest online music education course from Soundfly, is: "The Pocket Queen: Moving at Your Own Tempo" as part of the platform's digital subscription library. This course, led by...
  • A second woman files sexual assault lawsuit against Atlantic Records executives
    Tuesday, December 13, 2022 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Dorothy Carvello has launched a complaint against the label, its parent company Warner Music Group and former execs Dorothy Carvello, a former employee of Atlantic Records, has filed a complaint against the label, its parent company...
  • How a Hello Kitty guitar became the hottest Stratocaster
    Sunday, December 11, 2022 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Novelty guitars emblazoned with the face of the cartoon cat are now changing hands for $1,000 thanks to ‘post-punk irony’ Electric guitars and testosterone go together like Jimi Hendrix and lighter fluid, but the latest hot musical...
  • Jim Stewart obituary
    Thursday, December 8, 2022 from Music industry | The Guardian
    American producer and executive who co-founded Stax Records in the late 1950s Jim Stewart was a 28-year-old bank worker in Memphis, Tennessee, studying law in the evenings and playing his fiddle in a country music band at the weekends,...
  • Mistletoe and grime: Stormzy beats Cliff Richard’s Christmas album to No 1
    Friday, December 2, 2022 from Music industry | The Guardian
    This Is What I Mean surges past Christmas With Cliff to clinch London rapper’s third successive chart-topper Stormzy’s third album This Is What I Mean has debuted at No 1 on the UK albums chart, beating Cliff Richard’s Christmas With...
  • UK music streaming services not making excessive profits, says watchdog
    Tuesday, November 29, 2022 from Music industry | The Guardian
    CMA’s findings will disappoint many artists who have struggled to make a meaningful income from streaming The world’s biggest record labels and streaming services are not making excessive profits at the expense of artists struggling to...
  • Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift chaos triggers US Senate antitrust hearing
    Wednesday, November 23, 2022 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Several politicians voice concerns about dominance of ticket sales company after botched release for singer’s tour A US Senate antitrust panel will go ahead with a hearing on the lack of competition in the country’s ticketing industry...
  • Composer Gabriele Vanoni and Lowell Chamber Orchestra announce new multimedia music performance contemplating immigration and history
    Tuesday, November 22, 2022 from Music Industry Newswire
    Composer Gabriele Vanoni LOWELL, Mass. /MUSEWIRE - Music Industry Newswire/ -- Nearly 40% of Americans can trace at least one ancestor to Ellis Island, and the Lowell Chamber Orchestra will present a work based on three actual stories of the famous islands that...
  • Number of BAME people in music industry has dropped since 2020, study finds
    Monday, November 21, 2022 from Music industry | The Guardian
    Report by UK Music finds that ethnic diversity is down at all levels, suggesting that the disproportionate effect of the pandemic could be a factor The latest biennial UK Music report into industry diversity has found a decrease in the...
  • Golden State Pops Orchestra presents 2022 HOLIDAY POPS: timeless holiday film music, traditional favorites, and snow
    Friday, November 18, 2022 from Music Industry Newswire
    HOLIDAY POPS - Golden State Pops Orchestra LOS ANGELES, Calif. /MUSEWIRE - Music Industry Newswire/ -- The Golden State Pops Orchestra rings in the holiday season with joyous music and high spirits on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 8 p.m. in the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro,...
  • Modbap Modular releases Trinity and HUE as latest Eurorack synthesizers and FX in growing product portfolio
    Friday, November 11, 2022 from Music Industry Newswire
    Trinity eurorack drum module from MODBAP MODULAR LOS ANGELES /MUSEWIRE - Music Industry Newswire/ -- Modbap Modular releases Trinity and HUE as latest Eurorack synthesizers in its expanding line-up of music making tools. Trinity is the fourth Eurorack entry in its growing product...
  • NAMM Foundation announces Make Music Winter 2022, a free outdoor musical celebration on the Winter Solstice
    Friday, November 11, 2022 from Music Industry Newswire
    Make Music Winter Photos makemusicday.org BROOKLYN, N.Y. /MUSEWIRE - Music Industry Newswire/ -- The Make Music Alliance and NAMM Foundation announces Make Music Winter 2022, a free outdoor musical celebration with exuberant and participatory parades, performances, and events...
  • Realitone NIGHTFALL hybrid organic strings toolkit for contemporary composers now shipping
    Thursday, November 10, 2022 from Music Industry Newswire
    Realitone NIGHTFALL hybrid organic strings toolkit HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /MUSEWIRE - Music Industry Newswire/ -- Realitone has announced their new flagship sample library, NIGHTFALL - hybrid organic strings toolkit, is now shipping. A collection of unique sustains, drones, textures,...
  • Spitfire Audio bangs the drums again with ABBEY ROAD ORCHESTRA: LOW PERCUSSION
    Thursday, November 10, 2022 from Music Industry Newswire
    Spitfire Audio - Abbey Road Orchestra: Low Percussion LONDON /MUSEWIRE - Music Industry Newswire/ -- Spitfire Audio has announced availability of ABBEY ROAD ORCHESTRA: LOW PERCUSSION, part of the company’s brand-new flagship Professional Composer Series and which they describe as "the most...
  • Gibson Wins Another Definitive Ruling On Its Iconic Guitar Shapes and Trademarks
    Monday, August 1, 2022 from Music Industry Newswire
    Gibson Custom Shop Korina Flying V's NASHVILLE /MUSEWIRE - Music Industry Newswire/ -- Court puts Gibson in a position to own their legacy innovations and be future focused: On July 28, 2022, the court issued an injunction permanently enjoining Armadillo (known as Dean...
  • UVI Gets Spacey with Alesis Andromeda inspired MISSION 6 Virtual Synthesizer
    Tuesday, July 26, 2022 from Music Industry Newswire
    UVI Mission 6 Plugin MUSEWIRE - Music Industry Newswire -- UVI has announced release of "Mission 6," a new virtual synthesizer instrument inspired by the most audacious 16-voice analog synthesizer, the venerable Alesis Andromeda keyboard. The late-great...
  • Composer Ryan Lott of Son Lux Unveils His Secrets for Making Evocative Music and KONTAKT Virtual Instruments
    Saturday, July 9, 2022 from Music Industry Newswire
    Ryan Lott BROOKLYN, N.Y. /MUSEWIRE - Music Industry Newswire/ -- U.S.-based Online music school Soundfly has joined forces with Son Lux founder and bandleader, Ryan Lott, to release a new, in-depth course exploring Lott's unique approach to making...
  • New website coming soon
    Thursday, March 18, 2021 from FutureBlog
    Narrow We’re always looking to create a better future, but as you can see this website is stuck in the past.  Our new site is coming very soon—we’re in the processing of archiving our legacy assets  and once that’s complete...
  • Jay-z , Beyonce , P.didy And 50 Cent Lie With Ascap & Emi To Commit Copyright Fraud To Intentionally Deprive Song Writers Artist Producers .
    Friday, October 11, 2019 from Mi2N.com [Music Industry News Network] ... Business News
    EMI UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP ASCAP CURROPTION
  • SCA Shuts Down The Sunset Book Publishing Co., Redistributes Its Books Through Lulu Press
    Friday, October 11, 2019 from Mi2N.com [Music Industry News Network] ... Business News
    The Sunset Corporation Of America (SCA) Shut Down Its Sunset Book Publishing Company Imprint Last Month
  • Seven Seas Music Secures Sync Licensing Rights For Jazz Re-Recording Of Eric B. & Rakim’s Classic Hip-Hop Album ‘Follow The Leader’
    Friday, October 11, 2019 from Mi2N.com [Music Industry News Network] ... Business News
    Seven Seas Music Will Now Represent The Re-recorded 11-track Album For Placements In Film Trailers, Advertising, Video Games, And More.
  • SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SOCIAL CREDIT
    Friday, October 11, 2019 from Mi2N.com [Music Industry News Network] ... Business News
    Diskery Launches First World Advertising Campaign!
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY! DISKERY TURNS 20!
    Friday, October 11, 2019 from Mi2N.com [Music Industry News Network] ... Business News
    Diskery.com Celebrates 20 Years On-line!
  • BWH Music Group Seeks Peace And Social Justice Songs
    Friday, October 11, 2019 from Mi2N.com [Music Industry News Network] ... Business News
    Album And Major Promotion Opportunity For Peace And Social Justice Songs
  • DJ Central TV On Amazon Prime Seasons 1 And 2! Ordior Supporting The Rights!
    Friday, October 11, 2019 from Mi2N.com [Music Industry News Network] ... Business News
    You Read That Right, The Classic Hits From DJ Central Season 1 Are Now Available On Amazon Prime For Your Viewing Pleasure, And Season 6 Is In Production!
  • Linkfire Partners With Anghami, MENA’s #1 Music Streaming Service, To Unlock Crucial Data For Middle East Artists
    Friday, October 11, 2019 from Mi2N.com [Music Industry News Network] ... Business News
    The Deal Will Open Up Conversion Data From Anghami To Artists, Managers, And Their Teams, Allowing Them To See What Actions Fans Take On The Service After Clicking On A Linkfire Smart Link.
  • Yoko Ono And John Lennon Educational Tour Bus “Imagine A City With No Gun Violence!”
    Friday, October 11, 2019 from Mi2N.com [Music Industry News Network] ... Business News
    Lennon Bus Launches 6th Annual Come Together NYC Residency
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