A Closer Look At The Plight Of Uninsured Musicians
New York Magazine's recent story with Grizzly Bear exposed several economic realities of being an independent artist in today’s music business. The NYM went on to reveal that, “some band. Continue reading
What Happens When An Artist Makes Their Music Free For One Day [CASE STUDY]
Guest post by Andy Othling who makes music as Lowercase Noises, is the guitarist for Future of Forestry. His blog is dedicated to helping independent musicians build a fan base.. Continue reading
Worldwide iTunes Affiliate Links Via GeoRiot & Related Tools For Musicians
After my recent post about bypassing Twitter's iTunes link jacking and other affiliate revenue tricks for musicians I heard from a number of companies relevant to musicians. In addition to. Continue reading
YouTube Adds Tools To Help Promote Your Videos
YouTube just launched a set of three features dubbed InVideo Programming that allows creators to feature a video across their video library. Creators can also promote their channel branding across. Continue reading
UPDATED: Apple To Launch Free Music Streaming In Early 2013, Pandora Stock Continues Fall
UPDATE: Pandora stock continued to fall on Friday morning, down another 3% to $7.96 as of 11:15 ET. Sources suggest that at least one major label is not eager to. Continue reading
Free Web-Sourced Playlist Creator Musicplayr Launches Public Beta
Coming off a recent $625,000 seed investment from Lars Langusch of Holzbrink Venures, Berlin-based music tech startup Musicplayr has just ended its closed beta period. The free, cross-platform service allows. Continue reading
Metallica Prepping First Independent Release
The famed rockers from Metallica are gearing up for their first non-major label release – a live concert DVD / Blu-ray entitled “Quebec Magnetic”, which will be released on the. Continue reading
How Spotify Changed Music
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. As Spotify moves from the fringes of the tech crowd to the mainstream market, it’s worth reflecting. Continue reading
Future Of Music Summit 2012 Free Live Stream 11/13
WATCH LIVE NOW: The Future Of Music Summit This year's Future of Music Summit, taking place in Washington, DC, November 13th, a week after the election, will be free to. Continue reading