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RSS Nov 3, 2025 3:05pm · Hypebot
2 Weeks To Get Artist Accounts Ready For Spotify Wrapped 2025
There are less than two weeks left to get Artist accounts ready for Spotify Wrapped 2025. Fortunately, Hypebot makes it easy with a checklist and tips from Spotify to help musicians get ready. The post 2 Weeks To Get Artist Accounts Ready For Spotify Wrapped 2025 appeared first on Hypebot.
RSS Nov 3, 2025 2:30pm · Hypebot
How Artists Level Up in 2025 Using DSP Features
Here are the top features on streaming platforms that artists and A&R reps are using to level up independent musician visibility. The post How Artists Level Up in 2025 Using DSP Features appeared first on Hypebot.
RSS Nov 3, 2025 1:52pm · Musically
Ancestral Reverb is a vinyl record… made using coal dust
We’ve written about several technologies available to make records from material that’s more climate-friendly than traditional vinyl. Using coal dust may seem like a move in the wrong direction. Not in this case though. ‘Ancestral Reverb’ is a new record available in a run of 100 embedded with fragments of coal collected from a beach in the […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 3, 2025 1:46pm · Musically
The Team Around You aims to connect artists with industry experts
The latest startup trying to help independent artists get ahead in the music industry is The Team Around You. The British firm has been founded by former AWAL exec Phil Loutsis. It has built a roster of more than 35 experts in topics across marketing, sync and management to production, performance and legal matters. Artists can […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 3, 2025 1:42pm · Musically
Rapper RBX hits Spotify with a lawsuit about… Drake streams?
If you haven’t had your fill of Drake-related lawsuits in 2025, here’s another one. He’s not being sued, however: Spotify is. Rapper RBX has filed a lawsuit accusing Spotify of having “turned a blind eye” to “billions of fraudulent streams” including a “substantial, non-trivial percentage” of Drake’s streams on the platform.  Rolling Stone has the […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 3, 2025 1:37pm · Musically
DSPs push back at plans for French-language streaming quota in Québec
Politicians in the Canadian province of Québec are currently mulling a bill that aims to support “the discoverability of French-language cultural content in the digital environment”. That could include quotas for how much French-language music streaming services recommend and playlist. No surprise, then, that DSPs body DiMA is pushing back against some aspects of Bill 109. […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 3, 2025 1:24pm · Musically
The broken beat: Bringing brands and agencies back in step
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns which voice the opinions of notable authors that advance specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and are not paid-for. You can explore the guest column archive here. This post is written by Samantha Sawyer, General Manager, Licensing and Technology Solutions, at B2B […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 1, 2025 11:42am · Hypebot
Top Music Business News Last Week
Top music business news last week included major upgrades on tools for Artists from Bandsintown, SoundCloud and DistroKid, Indivisible calling for a Spotify boycott, a free Ticket Data tool, AI music updates and more. The post Top Music Business News Last Week appeared first on Hypebot.
RSS Oct 31, 2025 4:06pm · Hypebot
Music Distribution Deadlines for 2025
Artists, if you're planning to release music between now and the end of the year, make sure you plan in advance using this calendar, courtesy of CD Baby. The post Music Distribution Deadlines for 2025 appeared first on Hypebot.
RSS Oct 31, 2025 3:43pm · Hypebot
Where Did All the Halloween Music Go? 🎃
What is the relationship of music to Halloween, and why don't we have an established oeuvre of Halloween music like at Christmas? The post Where Did All the Halloween Music Go? 🎃 appeared first on Hypebot.