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Bandcamp Waived Fees Again Last Friday And Fans Spent $7.1M To Support Indie Artists

Posted by Hypebot - May 5, 2020

(Hypebot) — Bandcamp waived commissions again on May 1st as part of their effort to help independent musicians and labels during the current crisis. Fans responded by breaking Bandcamp’s previous…

Op-Ed: Live Music Will Survive

Posted by Hypebot - May 5, 2020

(Hypebot) — Although many were quick to declare the death of live music as the coronavirus pandemic took over, the time spent in isolation has in fact shown that we…

Twitch, Bandsintown Present FREE Webinar: Twitch For Musicians This Week

Posted by Hypebot - May 4, 2020

(Hypebot) — With 50 million monthly users Twitch has quickly become the live streaming platform of choice for many musicians. With that in mind, Bandsintown and Twitch put together a…

COVID-19’s Impact On Streaming Music Consumption By Genre

Posted by Hypebot - May 2, 2020

In an effort to help artists, labels, and other entertainment entities stay afloat and improve their well-being during this difficult period, Chartmetric provides some valuable data-driven analysis of exactly what…

Pandora Founder Tim Westergren Launches Sessions DIY Live Music Streaming Platform

Posted by Hypebot - April 30, 2020

(Hypebot) – Pandora founder Tim Westergren has launched Sessions, a live streaming platform for music. Sessions combines live interactive streaming with the kind of engagement and monetization features found in…

Indie Artists And Lockdown Listening

Posted by Hypebot - April 28, 2020

(Hypebot) — The coronavirus lockdown has had collateral consequences for musicians far beyond the loss of live performance revenue, according to MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan. It could, in fact, lead…

How Coronavirus Is Altering The Music Industry [Part 2]

Posted by Hypebot - April 25, 2020

(Hypebot) — With live shows still on hold, and many major releases now delayed, the music industry is continuing to figure itself out and adapt to what has become a…

Spotify Launches Fan Fundraising With $100 Gift To Every Artist

Posted by Hypebot - April 23, 2020

(Hypebot) — Spotify has launched the wonderfully timed but awkwardly titled Artist Fundraising Pick to help musicians raise much-needed funds from fans. Just as artists can select any piece of…

Patreon Announces Layoffs Amid Surge In Creator Enrollment

Posted by Hypebot - April 22, 2020

(Hypebot) — Patreon has laid off 30 employees or 13% of staff because of economic pressures from the current COVID-19 crisis. Kickstarter is reportedly also considering layoffs as crowdfunding projects…

Sonos Launches Ad-Supported Radio with Thom Yorke, Third Man Stations

Posted by Hypebot - April 21, 2020

(Hypebot) — Sonos is launching Sonos Radio, a free, ad-supported streaming radio service, exclusively available to its 10 million customers. The new service combines the 60,000 stations already available from…

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