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“Live Nation Part 2” – Will Ownership Consolidation Ruin EDM?

Guest post by Daniel Lieberman, Policy Fellow at Future of Music Coalition. We’ve seen this movie before: large media company enters growing, now profitable music scene. Large media company buys. Continue reading

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Artist Growth Wins MTV O Music Award For Best Music App

Artist Growth, the mobile and web dashboard for musicians, has topped the voting for the “Best Music App” category in the MTV O Music Awards. The company, which only launched. Continue reading

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Spotify Must Win Hearts To Grow Subscribers

Guest post by Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs. Spotify, the online music service, has added a free, ad-supported radio feature to its iOS apps, which allows listeners to create. Continue reading

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Music As A Service Part 2 – The Transition To An Experience Model (Community Over Content)

Part 2 of a guest post by Wesley Verhoeve (@wesleyverhoeve), artist manager, producer, curator, and founder of Family Records. Read Part 1 here. Two of the biggest changes in consumer. Continue reading

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Google Unveils Nexus Q: 8 Things It Will Do For Music Fans

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Yesterday, Google announced a new hardware device: Google Nexus Q, a $300 Android entertainment system for the home that Google calls “the. Continue reading

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The Mast Enlist DJs & Hybrid Distribution For UpUpUp (Remixes) EP

It's true that The Mast didn't release their latest EP UpUpUp (Remixes) on Nintendo cartridge or other alternative media but they've done a pretty good job of covering all possible. Continue reading

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Artist Development Today = Clarity, Direction & Commitment: The Indie Artist Launch Plan Part 2

This week, we have part two of the Indie Artist Launch Plan. Missed part one? Read it here. In part 2, Jamie Leger covers artist development and the performing artist/band. Continue reading

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Louis CK Shows Music Industry How Direct Ticketing Defeats Scalpers [100K Tickets / $4.5M / 2 Days]

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Our piece about what funnyman Louis CK is teaching the music industry has attracted a fair amount of attention on the web. Continue reading

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Ticketfly Expands To Offer Full-Fledged Marketing Services

(UPDATED) Independent ticketing and social marketing company Ticketfly has announced that they will begin offering full-on marketing services to their users. This announcement comes as the company found that while. Continue reading

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