More Than 50 Million Fake Facebook Accounts Are Liking Pages

Perhaps one of the most widely used metric for artists and brands these days to demonstrate how popular they are among the public is to boast the number of Facebook. Continue reading

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The Independent’s Day Music Conference In Philadelphia

Tomorrow in Philadelphia, the local chapter of the Recording Academy is sponsoring a one-day music conference called Independent’s Day, focused on entrepreneurship for the music-maker. The event is broken up. Continue reading

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The Week In Music Publishing 7.15.12

The European Union is planning to introduce law to modernize the 250 collection societies on the continent to help the digital music industry. Sounds good on paper, but not everyone is pleased:. Continue reading

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Every New Release Has 22 Million Competitors, According To MediaNet

100,000 Tracks Released Every Week MediaNet, the platform that powers MOG, Songza, turntable.fm and many other music services announced that its catalog of music tracks now surpasses 22 million. If. Continue reading

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CrowdStream Delivers At-Event Fan Engagement For Artists

New York-based CrowdStream is a mobile app that allows concert attendees to connect with fans and artists during an event. The free iOS and Android app has already seen success. Continue reading

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What Could You Teach Your Fans?

This guest post is by Bob Baker of www.TheBuzzFactor.com I know what you're thinking … "I'm an artist. I'm a performer. Why should I bother thinking about what I can. Continue reading

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Limited Run Relaunches As DIY Ecommerce Platform

Following up on their launch of Card Included, a low cost music download card and custom download page, the Mango brothers have announced the relaunch of Limited Run. This new. Continue reading

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Interview: Bart Decrem, Creator Of Popular Tap Tap Revenge Music Game Apps

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Way back in August 2008, when apps were still in their infancy, Tapulous Tap Tap Revenge – a rhythm game that many. Continue reading

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Liberty Media Ups Live Nation Stake. Is Buyout Next?

(UPDATED) Liberty Media has increased its stake in concert and ticketing giant Live Nation, fueling speculation that the privately owned media conglomerate may be contemplating a buyout of the now. Continue reading

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: iTunes EU, Streaming Boosts Swedish Sales, Brit Fests Hit, Alliance Ent & More

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Jane’s Addiction Botches Direct-To-Fan Release

In conjunction with a special Lollapalooza after-show in August, the famed L.A. rock group Jane’s Addiction decided to celebrate by offering a limited number of free downloads of their most. Continue reading

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