Most artists pick a distributor the way they pick a phone plan: compare the price on the front page and click. Distribution is closer to a lease than a purchase, though. Your music sits on someone ...

Every week, Hypebot covers important shifts in technology, live touring, streaming mechanics, artist rights, and more. To help musicians, managers, and independent teams stay ahead of the curve, here ...

The correct answer is E. But are there any other places for musicians to share their gifts with the world and to be paid well too? Yes, there are, but the answer may not be obvious: F) Conferences.

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Last year, 88% of tracks on streaming platforms received fewer than 1,000 plays. Let that land for a second. The default reading of those numbers is that there's simply too much music. The market is ...

Picture a release where nothing goes wrong. The distributor delivers on time. The publicist lands the coverage. The ad campaign hits its targets. The editorial pitch lands a placement. The streaming ...

How can technology help more people build a sustainable business in music? That question will bring artists, entrepreneurs, investors, and music industry executives together next week as Music ...

A new national nonprofit is offering independent musicians a year of practical career development, industry mentorship, and financial support. Musician Growth Lab has opened applications for its ...

Indie stalwarts Los Campesinos! have done something radical: they opened their books. In a recent Substack post, the band shared a line-by-line breakdown of their North American tour finances. While ...

Music catalog acquisition has become increasingly sophisticated. Buyers have access to detailed royalty histories, financial models, legal diligence, rights databases, streaming analytics, and ...

Spotify has issued a one-year progress update detailing its campaign against AI music, revealing that it has pulled over 50 million "slop and spam" tracks out of its recommendation algorithms so far ...

On this second episode of Roots In The Bronx, a new interview series from the Renaissance Youth Center celebrating the people, culture, music, and stories that make The Bronx special, Bervin Harris ...