CD Baby, Rumblefish Deliver Licensing Opportunities To 3.5M Tracks From 250,000 Indie Artists
(UPDATED) Music licensing platform Rumblefish has partnered with CD Baby to offer the distributor's 250,000 indie artists licensing opportunities. Fans and businesses can add music from CD Baby’s 3.5 million. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Bye Bye Bronfman, ASCAP Radio Deal, NFL Music Bootcamp, RIAA + Righthaven & More
Edgar Bronfman Jr. is stepping down as Chairman of Warner Music Group, but will still have a seat on the board. Looking back on the Bronfman years: “The transaction[s] worked. Continue reading
Is Anyone Up? Marketing Sex & Rock ‘n’ Roll In The Era Of Facebook
I honestly can't believe I "discovered" Is Anyone Up? via a writing assignment for Hypebot. Though it's not the first site devoted to naked and near-naked pictures of band members. Continue reading
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
