Bands.com: (Almost) Free Direct-To-Fan Sales & Management Platform
(UPDATED) Taking aim at the likes of BandCamp, OneSheet, BandPage and VibeDeck, Chicago-based Internet media company Emerge Media has released Bands.com – a new platform for artists to aggregate and. Continue reading
Spotify Upgrade Is About Much More Than Just Apps
Last week, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek alluded to features beyond apps. Some started showing up in the beta. Now Spotify has issued an official list of improvements that are part. Continue reading
Artists: Change Your Thoughts/ Change Your Mind. Change Your Life.
Admit it – many artists are nerds – or at least were nerds. This perspective may be affecting you more than you realize and may hinder you from moving forward. Continue reading
6 Tips From Nimbit’s “Ultimate Guide To Selling And Promoting Your Music On Facebook”
Last month Nimbit added Spotlight landing pages to their direct to fan Facebook storefronts. They're now spreading the word with a guide to selling and promoting your music on Facebook. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Spotify Apps Update, Swiss OK P2P, Facebook Grows, Sony Bows To Apple & More
The new Spotify apps will be rolled out to all users later this week, according to Evolver.fm. In the meantime, you can use them in beta here. Want to build. Continue reading
Jay Frank On How To Create Hits & Building A Next-Gen Record Label [VIDEO]
Former CMT, Yahoo Music executive and FutrueHitDNA author Jay Frank has just launched DigSin, a new model independent record label. Frank, interviewed here by Ian Rogers on This Week In. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Spotifys' "big announcement" was the addition of platform extending apps from partners like Songkick and Rolling Stone. (Here's how to get them now.) Exec says Spotify is now "a force. Continue reading
MTT Weekly Recap: Derek Sivers On The Co-op Business Model
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Derek Sivers: Derek Sivers On The Co-op Business Model: Share Whatever You've Got Michael Brandvold: From the Mouth of a Artist, Tend to. Continue reading
The Last Sultan: A Portrait of Ahmet Ertegun As The Great Seducer
"The Last Sultan", Robert Greenfield's biography of iconic Atlantic Record's founder Ahmet Ertegun, offers a very readable account of a man whose career began in the 1940s with recordings of. Continue reading
Bought A Ticketmaster Ticket In The Last 12 Years? You’re About To Get A Refund
If you used Ticketmaster's website to buy tickets between October 21, 1999 and October 19, 2011, you're likely to be eligible for a refund. If the court approves the proposed. Continue reading
Pretty Lights & BitTorrent Release Free Media Bundle
(UPDATED) Rising electronic dance music star, Pretty Lights, has partnered with BitTorrent to release a specially designed media bundle to distribute to the platform’s worldwide user-base of millions. Pretty Lights,. Continue reading
