Crowdfunding
(Hypebot) — Patreon has laid off 30 employees or 13% of staff because of economic pressures from the current COVID-19 crisis. Kickstarter is ...
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Spotify For Artists Launching New Feature For COVID-19 Fundraising
(Hypebot) — With artists facing dwindling revenue sources, and all shows and tours currently on hold, these are tough times indeed for the ...
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Concert Crowdfunding As A New Way to Fund Shows – Is It Viable?
(Hypebot) — While a lot of industry focus is put on selling or – more often – streaming music, the reality is that ...
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ROCCR Promises A Non-Profit, Transparent PledgeMusic
(Hypebot) — As the effects of the collapse of crowdfunder PledgeMusic rippled through the music community, Iain Baker of UK rock group Jesus ...
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A Legal View Of The Fall Of PledgeMusic and What Could Happen Next
(Hypebot) — Earlier this week, Hypebot published an important Music Biz Weekly podcast interview with Attorney Chris Castle delving into the demise of PledgeMusic ...
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Experts Weigh Future Of Music Crowdfunding In The Post-PledgeMusic World
(Hypebot) — Has crowdfunding for musicians become too risky? Is it dead altogether? These kinds of questions are being asked by tens of ...
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PledgeMusic Edges Towards Administration
(Hypebot) — PledgeMusic.com Limited is in pre-administration, the UK version of a pre-bankruptcy, sale or reorganization, sources tell Hypebot. But as we previously ...
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There Is Still Active Interest In Acquiring PledgeMusic
(Hypebot) — The sale of PledgeMusic is still an active possibility, multiple sources tell Hypebot. Several people with direct knowledge of the situation ...
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