“Live Nation Part 2” – Will Ownership Consolidation Ruin EDM?
Guest post by Daniel Lieberman, Policy Fellow at Future of Music Coalition. We’ve seen this movie before: large media company enters growing, now profitable music scene. Large media company buys. Continue reading
Artist Growth Wins MTV O Music Award For Best Music App
Artist Growth, the mobile and web dashboard for musicians, has topped the voting for the “Best Music App” category in the MTV O Music Awards. The company, which only launched. Continue reading
Spotify Must Win Hearts To Grow Subscribers
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs. Spotify, the online music service, has added a free, ad-supported radio feature to its iOS apps, which allows listeners to create. Continue reading
Music As A Service Part 2 – The Transition To An Experience Model (Community Over Content)
Part 2 of a guest post by Wesley Verhoeve (@wesleyverhoeve), artist manager, producer, curator, and founder of Family Records. Read Part 1 here. Two of the biggest changes in consumer. Continue reading
Google Unveils Nexus Q: 8 Things It Will Do For Music Fans
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Yesterday, Google announced a new hardware device: Google Nexus Q, a $300 Android entertainment system for the home that Google calls “the. Continue reading
The Mast Enlist DJs & Hybrid Distribution For UpUpUp (Remixes) EP
It's true that The Mast didn't release their latest EP UpUpUp (Remixes) on Nintendo cartridge or other alternative media but they've done a pretty good job of covering all possible. Continue reading
Artist Development Today = Clarity, Direction & Commitment: The Indie Artist Launch Plan Part 2
This week, we have part two of the Indie Artist Launch Plan. Missed part one? Read it here. In part 2, Jamie Leger covers artist development and the performing artist/band. Continue reading
Louis CK Shows Music Industry How Direct Ticketing Defeats Scalpers [100K Tickets / $4.5M / 2 Days]
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Our piece about what funnyman Louis CK is teaching the music industry has attracted a fair amount of attention on the web. Continue reading
Ticketfly Expands To Offer Full-Fledged Marketing Services
(UPDATED) Independent ticketing and social marketing company Ticketfly has announced that they will begin offering full-on marketing services to their users. This announcement comes as the company found that while. Continue reading