Music
Technology
the new music industry
How TikTok calculates payments

How TikTok calculates payments shifts as Indie takedown fears fizzle

How TikTok payments are calculated is changing as most indie labels and distributors appear to have avoided forecast takedowns.

Share on:

Independent music market share hits 46.7% based on ownership [MIDIA’s Mark Mulligan]

Independent music market share is growing and now nears 50% when measured on an ownership basis, according to an extensive new MIDiA study.

Share on:
TikTok album pre-saves

TikTok Album Pre-Saves are coming in boost to music release marketing

TikTok album pre-saves are coming soon. The in-app feature will boost music promotion on the platform. Here’s what we know…

Share on:
SESAC rates

SESAC rates for Performance Licenses rise 10.4% through 2026

New SESAC rates for the performance licences of the 10,000 U.S. radio stations under the Radio Music License Committee umbrella have been finalized.

Share on:
music business podcast

YOUR MORNING COFFEE PODCAST: Concert Ticket Prices • Future of Merch • Major Labels Pivot To Tech • More

Episode 221 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. LISTEN HERE.

Share on:
top music industry news

TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot

Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from thousands of Oasis tickets cancelled, to how to prepare for sync licensing deals, and more…

Share on:
music business news today

MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS TODAY: R.I.P. Quincy Jones • SESAC ups rates • TikTok inks Indies • Amplify + $1.2M • Cumulus loss grows • More

MONDAY 11.4.24 • Music Business News Updated Continuously Under The MORE NEWS TAB Above

Share on:
indpendent music news

Independent and DIY Musician News Last Week

Last week, our tips and advice for independent and DIY musicians news last week covered how to book more gigs, promote internationally, and more…

Share on:
free music business news

Music Business News Last Week: Growth, Controversies, Layoffs

Music business news last week was a busy week by any definition, the music industry was no exception, with strong Threads growth, the potential fall of TikTok, DistroKid and TIDAL. Continue reading

Share on:
TikTok alternatives

Best TikTok Alternatives for Musicians as indie takedowns loom

October 31st was the expiration date for hundreds of licensing deals for independent distributors and labels including DistroKid, CD Baby, Secretly and Beggars. So what are the best TikTok alternatives?

Share on:
Top