MTT Weekly Recap: Let’s Talk About Google+ For Artists

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud The Week's Top Posts:

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REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review

Study: Global Digital Music Revenues To Almost Triple By 2015 Independent Record Stores Protest Jay-Z and Kayne West's iTunes and Best Buy Exclusives Spotify Sued For Patent Infringement In U.S.. Continue reading

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Pandora’s Westergren: ‘Being In A Rock Band Is A Lot Like A Startup’

"My first entrepreneurial experience was being in a rock band. It’s a lot like a start-up," said Pandora founder Tim Westergren. "You are involved in a creative process, there is. Continue reading

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Facebook Users Don’t Spend Much Time Using Facebook Apps [CHART]

The new ComScore study "The Power Of Like" reveals that Facebook users spend most of their time (27%) in their News Feed and relatively little (10%) using apps.  That's not. Continue reading

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Use Memolane & Patchlife To Improve Your Social Media Presence

A recent blog post by Wes Davenport put me on to a couple of free services that should be of interest to anyone wanting to get a better picture of. Continue reading

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Approaching Music Journalists

DIY artists have the challenging task of marketing themselves. You have to present yourself well to marketing outlets like blogs, podcasts, online music communities, music websites, and magazines. On Music. Continue reading

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Indie Record Stores Protest Jay-Z & Kayne West iTunes, Best Buy Exclusives

The Throne, Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative project, will be released digitally on iTunes August 8th with a physical release on August 12. Best Buy has also been given the. Continue reading

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AM News: RIAA CEO Ready To Drive Away, Winehouse Inspires Debate, Twitter Ads, & More

Mitch Bainwol, CEO and chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), is in advanced talks to head up an auto-industry trade group.(CNET) Do record labels have a duty. Continue reading

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Spotify Sued For Patent Infringement In U.S. Court

Just weeks after launching in the U.S., Spotify has fallen victim to a uniquely American phenomenon: an out-of-the-blue patent infringement lawsuit. A corporate decedent of PacketVideo, a forgotten mobile video. Continue reading

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Music Marketing on StumbleUpon = Surfing the Web?

Though StumbleUpon is a major source of web traffic referrals it doesn't get the deluge of headline stories that other major social networks that refer lots of web traffic tend. Continue reading

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