Century Media Pulls All Labels From Spotify To ‘Protect Artists’
Heavy metal and hardcore label group Century Media has pulled all its labels from Spotify, according to the company, "to protect the interests of their artists". Labels include Century Media. Continue reading
150 Indie Labels Devastated By London Riots In Sony, PIAS Warehouse Fire
U UPDATED – Sony and Universal Music sent London staff home early as riots spread. PRS prepared to evacuate its Berners St office according to reports. A Sony Music warehouse. Continue reading
Executive Changes: Orchard, Blue Note, Sony, RIAA
The Orchard has named Peter McCarthy SVP of Marketing. McCarthy was formerly of Random House. Producer and musician Don Was has been named Chief Creative Officer of EMI’s Blue Note. Continue reading
How To Get More Facebook Likes & Twitter Follows Using ShareAndTell Sweepstakes
(Updated) ShareAndTell is a "social sweepstakes & rewards platform" that allows you to generate Facebook Likes and Twitter follows by running sweepstakes on your website and Facebook page via widgets.. Continue reading
Can Indie Bands Use Lady GaGa’s Example For Originality & Controversy?
Nobody knows controversy like Lady Gaga. This has certainly helped make her image well-known. On Music Think Tank, James Moore writes about originality and controversy. Instead of constantly spamming fans,. Continue reading
RIAA Chief Mitch Bainwol Sends A Goodbye Letter To The Music Industry [Full Text]
As rumored, RIAA chief Mitch Bainwol is officially leaving to run the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers representing the nation's largest automakers. The press and music fans have not always been. Continue reading
Get Your Band National Media Coverage With Pendulum Pitching
I'm kicking off a series of posts about successful approaches to music marketing with some insights from Adisa Banjoko, a marketing professional based in the Bay Area who I first. Continue reading
Live Nation Turns A Profit In 2nd Quarter
Improving ticket sales, more profitable concerts, and growing ad revenue all helped Live Nation swing into the black in the second quarter, beating analyst predictions. Net income for Live Nation. Continue reading
5 Top Characteristics Of Full Time Musicians
This guest post comes from Dave Cool, the Blogger In Residence at musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle. I’ve now been involved in the Montreal music scene in some way. Continue reading
Interview: RootMusic CEO J Sider On Music Business Success Strategies
Last week in San Francisco, Musi2k held a Q&A session with RootMusic's CEO and Founder, J Sider. During the conversation, Sider brought up interesting anecdotal information about how he started RootMusic, the. Continue reading
