Get An Honest Opinion Of Your Music

While friends and family are (usually) good at being supportive of your music, they will often spare your feelings when it comes to providing feedback on your music, which is less than helpful as far as improving your product is concerned. For more constructive criticism, AudioKite is here to help….

The Launch Of SoundCloud Go Leaves Unanswered Questions

In an attempt to throw their hat in the already rather full on-demand streaming ring, SoundCloud has launched the service SoundCloud Go and, although the service has interesting potential, there remain several unanswered questions regarding things like how artists will get paid, or how royalties are being calculated. _____________________________ Guest…

11 DIY Ways To Preview Your Album On Snapchat

For those artists with new material who are struggling to find a blog on which to premier it, rapper Kosha Dillz has some tips on how they can opt to use Snapchat instead, and perhaps see greater success as a result. ____________________________ Guest post by Kosha Dillz A quick and…

THE PITCH: Noted – A Social Music App

Today, social music app Noted uses just 100 words to share their story with the Hypebot community. It’s part of our ongoing series called THE PITH, which gives early stage music tech and music startups up to 100 words to share an elevator-style pitch of their product. ________________________________ Noted is…

What’s Happening At Beatport Post SFX Bankruptcy

Following its recent bankruptcy, SFX Entertainment has been forced to put its subsidiary (and dance music industry giant) Beatport up for auction. Here we speak with the people at Beatport about the current state of the newly independent company and where it’s headed in the future. _____________________________ Guest Post by…

YouTube Set To Release Live Streaming App

Facebook is getting headlines this week for upgrades to its live video app; now YouTube is throwing its hat into the ring with the new YouTube Connect, and while its still an industry leader in many ways, this new app may be too little too late. __________________________ Guest Post by…

How Gen Z Uses Social Media And What That Means For Music Marketing

For artists looking to market to the Gen Z demographic, a new study by Fluent has revealed some interesting numbers around this particular group’s social media habits and and how it effects their lifestyle in general. _____________________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Gen Z is coming of…