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Advice For Independent Musicians From CD Baby's Molly Neuman hypebot.com/advice-for-indep… #independentmusicians #independentmusician #cdbaby #riotgrrrl #musicians hypebot.com/advice-for-indep…

Advice For Independent Musicians From CD Baby's Molly Neuman

CD Baby President and musician Molly Neuman was a pioneer of '90s riot grrrl music. She recently summarized her advice for musicians in three simple lessons.

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Chicago Venue Collective 16OC Thrives By Building Community hypebot.com/chicago-venue-co… #emptybottle #chicagovenue #chicagomusic #musicvenue #livemusicindustry hypebot.com/chicago-venue-co…

Chicago Venue Collective 16OC Thrives By Building Community

The collective behind Chicago music venues SPACE, Empty Bottle, Thalia Hall, Promontory, Salt Shed and more thrive despite growing competition and rising costs.

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With 500M Users, Is It Time To Add Threads To Your Marketing? hypebot.com/with-500m-users-…

With 500M Users, Is It Time To Add Threads To Your Marketing

Meta's X alternative Threads just passed 500 million monthly active users and added useful features for artists, venues and music marketers.

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Key Differences Between Music Festivals In The U.S. And Europe and How Artists Navigate Them hypebot.com/key-differences-… #musicians #livemusicindustry #musicfestvals hypebot.com/key-differences-…

Key Differences Between Music Festivals In U.S. And Europe

Music festivals in the U.S. and Europe and how artists navigate them are very different.

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MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS: YouTube, Spotify expand live concert streams • 'Michael' breaks records • Live Music Toronto launches • Threads reaches 500M • AI hit re-records are a now thing... hypebot.com/music-industry-n… #livemusic #musicbusiness #musicindustrynews #liveconcertstream hypebot.com/music-industry-n…

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS: All The Latest

Find all the latest music business and live music industry news under the Industry News tab at the top of the page.

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New Spotify Report Reveals How Artists and Venues Can Hook Gen Z hypebot.com/new-spotify-repo… #spotify #musicmarketing #genz #musicians hypebot.com/new-spotify-repo…

New Spotify Report: How Artists and Venues Can Hook Gen Z

If you are treating Gen Z as a single marketing segment, you're missing the mark, according to the new Spotify Culture Next Gen Z Report.

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Music Tech News: WMG's acquisition of Sureel AI, Tunetracer's new royalty audit tool, Deezer helping fans detect AI music and more. hypebot.com/music-tech-news-… #deezer #musictech #technews #aimusic hypebot.com/music-tech-news-…

Music Tech News

The latest Music Tech News: WMG's acquisition of Sureel AI, Tunetracer's new royalty audit tool, Deezer helping fans detect AI music and more.

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NEW YOUR MORNING COFFEE PODAST: YouTube AI, NMPA vs Spotify, WMG Sureel AI, Venues vs Pros & More hypebot.com/your-morning-cof… #youtube #musicbusiness #newmusicbusiness #nmpa #venues hypebot.com/your-morning-cof…

YOUR MORNING COFFEE PODAST: YouTube AI, WMG buys Sureel AI

Episode 306 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.

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Music Industry and Live Music Industry News: Find all the latest under the Industry News tab at the top of the page hypebot.com/music-industry-n… #musicindustrynews #livemusic #musicnews #musicbusiness hypebot.com/music-industry-n…

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS: All The Latest

Find all the latest music business and live music industry news under the Industry News tab at the top of the page.

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Do You Know Why There's No Glastonbury This Year? (It's So Cool.) hypebot.com/do-you-know-why-… hypebot.com/do-you-know-why-…

Do You Know Why There's No Glastonbury This Year? (It's So Cool.)

Glastonbury Festival is taking a "Fallow Year" in 2026 — a pause to let the Worthy Farm's natural ecosystem recover. Here's what that means.

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Watch: Jai Alai IPA x Raise the Stage — Bearsville Theater hypebot.com/watch-jai-alai-i… hypebot.com/watch-jai-alai-i…

Watch: Jai Alai IPA x Raise the Stage — Bearsville Theater

Jai Alai IPA partnered with NIVA to launch "Raise The Stage", a series of videos spotlighting indie music venues. Watch every episode here on Hypebot!

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An OpEd from the President of Tipalti on the state of local artist finances. hypebot.com/local-artists-ar…

Local Artists Are Breaking Into Global Markets Faster Than Ever...

And it's what’s holding them back from capitalizing on it.

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Manager of the Month: Justin Bishop of GoodAdvice Mgmt & Legacy House hypebot.com/manager-of-the-m… hypebot.com/manager-of-the-m…

Manager of the Month: Justin Bishop of GoodAdvice Mgmt & Legacy House

Justin is also Head of A&R at Monopoly Distribution, we discuss managing artists with a "human first" approach, soul food, and the healing sound of water.

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A Brief History of Death From Above 1979’s Loudest Moments hypebot.com/a-brief-history-…

A Brief History of Death From Above 1979’s Loudest Moments

For over two decades, the Toronto duo has built their reputation on making enough noise, energy, and chaos to rival bands four times their size.

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NIVA's 2027 plans have been announced! hypebot.com/niva-27-will-hea…

NIVA '27 Will Head to Boulder, Colorado for Annual Conference

The National Independent Venue Association's sixth annual conference in 2027 is set up to feature the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO.

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Why AI Tracks Put Music Supervisors in an Impossible Position bit.ly/4vHSAUb bit.ly/4vHSAUb

Why AI Tracks Put Music Supervisors in an Impossible Position

For music supervisors, the AI challenge is not only about piracy. It is logistical, contractual, and — perhaps most significantly — what is insurable.

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Project 91's new Playgrounds series represents a trend we're particularly keen on. bit.ly/4uyJXKR

From Aircraft Carriers to Delis: Live Music Promoters Are Betting on Unusual Venues

Project 91's new Playgrounds outlet reflects a growing live music trend that finds promoters building destination experiences in unconventional locations.

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How Can a Festival Be “Everywhere at Once?" bit.ly/4oqfCgg

How Can a Festival Be “Everywhere at Once?"

400 indie venues are joining forces with 2,000 artists for Everywhere At Once, a nationwide grassroots festival invigorating the UK live music scene.

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Backstage Pass: Lynn Bartsch of Fanlight on the Future of Active Fandom bit.ly/4fxLxsD bit.ly/4fxLxsD

Backstage Pass: Lynn Bartsch of Fanlight on the Future of Active Fandom

Are lightsticks the next frontier of memory-making merch? From K-Pop culture to sold-out Taylor Swift concerts, superfandom is being lit up like a rainbow.

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DIY isn't dead - but the industry vastly overshadows its impact. Labels must adapt. bit.ly/4oglGaQ

Why Independent Record Labels Must Professionalize to Survive

Independent labels can no longer rely solely on DIY passion and community support to survive; in a streaming-dominated market, adaptation is key.

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