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TUESDAY 10.31.17 Music Business News From Around The Web This Halloween is less scary for the music industry than any in more than a decade, but obstacles remain. Updated continuously. Continue reading
3 Ways To Get More Out Of Your Facebook Ads
Facebook can be a great platform for promoting your event, but converting traffic into actual ticket sales is a different matter. Here we look at several techniques for improving the. Continue reading
Michael Brandvold & How to Break Into the Music Business
I turned the tables this week on Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast and interviewed co-host Michael Brandvold. At the start of his career, Michael helped create Kiss' internet presence and first. Continue reading
Universal Music, WITHIN Partner For Music-Focused Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality
The scramble to combine music with augmented and virtual reality is accelerating with a new deal between top music group Universal and tech company Within. The startup has raised $56.6 million. Continue reading
How Do Advances In Technology Change The “Live Experience”
With advances in the development of technology, what it means to see something "live" has changed. With the stage being brought into people's homes YouTube and Facebook Live, concerts have. Continue reading
8 Situations When You Might Need A Record Label
While much is made of operating as an independent, do-it-yourself artist in the modern music economy having a label at your back can, in certain scenarios, be highly advantageous. Here. Continue reading
Top 10 Excuses Why You Didn’t Make It To My Show [Kosha Dillz]
Getting people to turn up for shows remains one of the greatest challenges in the industry, and friends and fans alike will usually have an assortment of excuses for not. Continue reading
Are Irving Azoff & James Dolan Trying To Buy Rolling Stone?
Last month we learned that music magazine Rolling Stone was for sale. Now we're learning who was and apparently is still trying to buy iconic title including uber-manager Irving Azoff,. Continue reading
Young Music Consumers Are Still Buying Music
While the common conception of young music consumers may be that they would never so much as a glance at a CD or pay for a download, some recent stats. Continue reading
Jigsaw Tops Tepid Domestic Weekend Box Office, Thor Smashes International Opening
In what proved to be a moribund weekend for domestic box office results, Lionsgate's “Jigsaw” led the pack with a $16.3 million debut in 2,941 North American theaters. Directed by. Continue reading
