Most Influential Music Blogs 2019

Never underestimate the power of music blogs in a marketplace where an almost unlimited number of voices are screaming for attention. We look at the Top 25 of the 200 most influential music blogs of 2019, whether you’re trying to find new music to listen to or get your music…

Music Biz Weekly Podcast Looks Back At 2018 And What’s Next In 2019

For the last Music Biz Weekly Podcast of 2018, co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert look back at 2018, comment on industry shifts that excited and disappointed them and look ahead to 2019.

Muzooka: Manage All Media Assets From A Central Hub

Shawn Wilson from Muzooka.com joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. Muzooka is where artists and their teams manage media assets across multiple platforms from a central hub. They also automate the process for live setlist reporting to Performing Rights Organizations worldwide, ensuring that artists…

Rocket Songs Is A Marketplace Of Original Songs

Jonathan Stone of original song marketplace Rocket Songs joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. Music publishing is a multi-billion dollar industry that has been mostly undisrupted by the tech and data revolution. Rocket Songs is working change that and democratize music publishing. Music publishing…

Tom Sarig On The Rediscovered Power Of An Indie Label [Podcast]

Here Tom Sarig, music industry veteran and founder of the AntiFragile Music label as well as running the Esther Creative group, discusses the power of the indie label and what it can do help artists in a way majors no longer do. _________________________ Guest post by Andrew Apanov from the…

D.I.Y. Spotify Playlist Promotion with Crosshair Music

Garrison Snell CEO of Crosshair Music and Gyrosity Projects joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss the self-service platform, Crosshair Music, for submitting music to playlists. Their mission is to affordably connect musicians directly to the playlist curators and social influencers who can…

Using SubmitHub to Submit Music to Blogs, Playlists, More [Get FREE Premium Credits]

For first Music Biz Weekly podcast episode of 2018, Micahel Brandvold is joined by Jason Grishkoff from SubmitHub.com. Jason shares with us how SubmitHub was born out of a need for managing submission to his own music blog, Indie Shuffle and discuss how artists can use it to submit their…

Best Music Biz Weekly Podcasts Of 2017

The co-hosts of Hypebot’s Music Biz Weekly Podcast, music marketing experts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert, each share their five favorite MBW podcasts of 2017. From Seth Godin to PledgeMusic, these shows offer an essential look at the state of music marketing as 2017 winds down. ____________________________________________ Michael Brandvold Michael…

Sponsored Songs and Spotify Pre-Saves with Feature.FM

Daniel Sander, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Feature.FM, joins Michael Brandvold Jay Gilbert on Hypebot’s Music Biz Weekly Podcast. They discuss two of Feature.FMs most useful features: sponsored songs in streaming services and Spotify pre-saves. Feature.fm is a native song advertising network through which artists can promote their…

Do You Have a Plan to Wrap Up After Your Tour or Album is Over?

Music Biz Weekly Podcast co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert have discussed plans to market and promote an album or tour. But, do you have a plan for when your tour ends or your album has run it’s course? It begins with removing messaging that is promoting something that is…