Music Industry

COVID-19 Risk assessment generator for musicians and performers – Free tool

Music IndustryTech NewsNovember 9, 2020November 9, 2020

As live music and performance opens up across the world, many countries, including the UK, will continue to publish strict health & safety measures to ensure the safety of the…

#LETUSDANCE Petition to be heard in Parliament today

FeaturedMusic IndustryUKNovember 9, 2020November 9, 2020

Today on Monday 9th November #LetUsDance will be heard in parliament debating the continuing plight around the Night Time Economy sector and the importance of Electronic Music within British culture….

Discogs celebrates 20 years of Music and Data

FeaturedMusic IndustryNovember 3, 2020November 3, 2020

November 1, 2000, a site called Discogs launched to 37 users, cataloguing techno and drum ’n’ bass vinyl. With the resurgence of vinyl, Discogs has steadily ballooned to over 7 million users…

Pioneering DJ and Producer Phil K passes away

AustraliaFeaturedMusic IndustryNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020

The electronic music industry awoke early Sunday morning to the devasting news that beloved Australian DJ and artist Phil K lost his long battle with cancer. Revered by friends and…

Germany has just declared that techno is music and the DJ is a musician

EuropeFeaturedMusic IndustryOctober 30, 2020October 30, 2020

In a recent post from the Nitetime.org, a platform that advises and supports night mayors, nightlife industry stakeholders and participants working toward more sustainable, resilient, and people-centered cities at night….

Fundraisers Announced For Detroit’s Underground Music Academy

Music IndustryNorth America and CanadaOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020

Electronic music artist Waajeed has announced a series of fundraising initiatives for the Underground Music Academy (UMA), a new Detroit-based community music hub, of which he’s the director, that aims…

Unique direct licensing deal inked between Beatport and Sentric

Music IndustryOctober 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Sentric Music Group and Beatport announced today a deal that will see the independent publisher collect royalties directly from the world’s leading electronic music download store, making payments faster and more accurate. During…

REPORT – 170,000 UK live music jobs lost by end of 2020

FeaturedMusic IndustryUKOctober 27, 2020October 27, 2020

In a recent research paper by The Concert Promoters Association, following the lockdown in March and the ongoing UK Government restrictions on public assembly, event capacities and operational curfews, many…

Copyright Infringement and the Music Industry

FeaturedMusic IndustryOctober 27, 2020October 27, 2020

In this piece from Hypebot, Debbie Egel wades into the muddy waters of copyright infringement in the music industry, explaining how it works and how you can protect yourself. Guest…

DJVJ – the free must-have app for visual artists and DJs

Music IndustryTechTech NewsOctober 22, 2020October 23, 2020

An often-overlooked job in the events industry is that of the visuals artist. Nestled among production staging set-ups of DJs and pop bands, VJs, as they have become to be…

Carl Cox joins social VR platform Sensorium Galaxy

Music IndustryNewsOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

The highly realistic virtual representation of Carl Cox will be created at Sensorium Corporation’s best-in-class motion capture studios. After the launch of the platform in 2021, Cox will perform a…

Amazon Music, UMG, WMG Partner For Ultra HD, 3D Audio Streaming

Music IndustryOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

Amazon Music today announced a partnership with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to remaster thousands of songs and albums to Ultra High Definition, upgrading the digital streaming audio quality of these…

Illegal music stream ripping soars 1390%

Music IndustryOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

In a recent Hypebot article, music piracy is on the rise, but not thanks to some basement pressing plant. Modern music piracy comes mostly in the form of stream ripping….

Iconic London venues denied Cultural Recovery Funds

FeaturedMusic IndustryUKOctober 18, 2020October 18, 2020

NTIA are shocked and dismayed at London’s iconic dance music venues Printworks, The Egg, Studio 338, Oval Spaces and The Pickle Factory being refused the Cultural Recovery Funding. Dance music…

Now, create audio shows in Anchor using full-length songs from Spotify’s entire music catalogue

Music IndustryTechOctober 15, 2020October 22, 2020

Spotify and Anchor are helping all creators unlock the full potential of audio—and unleash their full creativity—by bringing the worlds of music and talk together. Now you can create a new…

Universal Music Group announces a new luxury hotel chain called UMUSIC Hotels

LifestyleMusic IndustryNorth America and CanadaOctober 12, 2020October 12, 2020

In a recent article on Fast Company, Universal Music Group and investment holding company Dakia U-Ventures, LLC made a rather brief announcement in August of a partnership to develop what they called “a new…

Brighton Music Conference talks now available on demand

FeaturedMusic IndustryNewsOctober 12, 2020October 12, 2020

Brighton Music Conference (BMC), successfully hosted BMC20 Virtual last week, on 1st and 2nd of October. All of the live streamed panel discussions, keynotes and artist interviews are all now…

Latitudes to host panel discussions on the Latin American electronic music scene

Music IndustrySouth AmericaWorldOctober 8, 2020October 8, 2020

The context we currently inhabit is challenging, the pandemic accelerated something that had been shaping since the beginning of the century at a global and regional level: artists, managers, and…

Streaming revenue falls for first time

Music IndustryOctober 7, 2020October 7, 2020

In a recent article from Hypebot, global online music streaming revenues declined 2% in Q2 2020, according to a new analysis Counterpoint Research. This is the first-ever quarter over quarter…

BPM Festival joins IMS Ibiza 2021

IbizaMusic IndustryWorldOctober 7, 2020October 7, 2020

The BPM Festival has announced its much-anticipated return for 2021 with a trailblazing array of events set to take place in Ibiza in collaboration with IMS and Pollen. After a highly successful Costa Rican edition back…