More Music Industry News: Indie MofS Chases File Sharers, Spotify’s 500k, State Of Net Music & More
EU indie label Ministry of Sound has sent letters to thousands of alleged illegal file sharers threatening court action. (Guardian) Who’s Who In The New Music Gold Rush (paidContent) and. Continue reading
Interview: Rich Huxley Of UK Band Hope And Social
"When we involve people in the making of our art, that only serves to strengthen our bond, we're in this together us and ourfans, and they're the best PR team. Continue reading
Overheard At New Music Seminar
New Music Seminar is taking place in full force today, here are just a few of the conversations happening on Twitter: – Susan Boyle's sales are 97% physical. – Music. Continue reading
Hypebot Exclusive: BigChampagne Launches Ultimate Chart, Measures Indie & DIY Artists Too
For decades, the standard metric for determining the success of an artist’s career and subsequent album releases has been the Billboard Top 200 chart. Iconic in its influence and quite. Continue reading
Bandzoogle: $2.5 Million In Commission Free Sales
Direct-to-fan marketing platform Bandzoogle has announced that its musician members have exceeded $2.5 million in commission-free sales from their websites. This serves as an important milestone for the company. "When. Continue reading
MP3tunes: Bringing iTunes Music To A TV Near You
MP3tunes has partnered with Roku, allowing fans to play their personal iTunes music collection on their TV without a PC or home server. Roku, a streaming entertainment device provider, has. Continue reading
Consider A Promotionless To Popular Strategy First
If there's anything that Bruce Warila is well-known for, it's smashing heads with conventional thinking and providing new insight into why artists do the things they do, and more specifically,. Continue reading
GigMaven: Helping Musicians to Self Book Shows
GigMaven is a website that makes it easier for indie artists to book shows at venues. Utilizing analytics from The Next Big Sound, which pulls data from all over the. Continue reading
MOG Mobile Music App Introduced
On-demand digital music service MOG has announced that its mobile streaming music application is now available for download through Apple’s App Store and on Android Market. The MOG mobile app. Continue reading
FanBridge Introduces “FanRank” Feature
Direct-to-fan platform FanBridge has released a new feature called "FanRank." It is an automated fan list segmentation engine based on loyalty/engagement fans demonstrate across email, social networks, mobile, etc. This. Continue reading
Why Audimated.com Paying Your Fans Is A Bad Idea
(UPDATED) Audimated.com is a new social media site for independent musicians and fans; they want to help artists make more money with their music, and give fans a financial incentive. Continue reading
