Is Facebook Advertising For Bands Worth It?
Like so many quotes from the 1984 movie This is Spinal Tap, the phrase “Money Talks and Bullshit Walks” still holds up as a truism for the current state of. Continue reading
Songkick Detour Plans Biggest Fanfunded Music Tour To Date: Taking Andrew Bird To Latin America
Songkick takes its concert crowdfunding service, Songkick Detour, to the next level with what will be the largest fanfunded music tour to date if successful, bringing Andrew Bird to Latin. Continue reading
Building Context for Your Creative Work
Why do you make music? You probably have a reason and that is what makes up your creative work context. On Music Think Tank, Mark Doyon talks about three different. Continue reading
Kevin Morrow Exits Live Nation To Launch Steel Wool With Kevin Welk, Manage George Watsky
Morrow, Watsky, Welk Veteran music industry executive and concert promoter Kevin Morrow has joined forces with Kevin Welk to launch a new full service music entertainment company, Steel Wool Entertainment. Continue reading
Taylor Swift Keeps New Release Off Rhapsody, Streamer Launches #WheresTaylor Campaign
(UPDATED) You won't hear Taylor Swift's new album "Red" on Rhapsody because, according to the paid music streamer, the singer and her management "made a decision not to make her. Continue reading
Watch Saturday Night Live & Bruno Mars Lampoon Pandora [VIDEO]
This weekend, Saturday Night Live aimed their satirical arrows at Pandora. During the sketch, the music streaming service goes down and an intern played by Bruno Mars is forced fill. Continue reading
Deep Think: Jason Herskowitz of Tomahawk and Official.fm Talks About Musical Babelfish
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm, a music-and-tech think tank. In his most recent essay, “The Success Of The Online Music Market Will Be Won Or Lost In Translation,”. Continue reading
Lindsey Stirling Finds Her Audience Via YouTube After Total Industry Rejection
Pop classical violinist Lindsey Stirling recently released her debut album featuring original music after developing a strong presence on YouTube. Previously dissed on America's Got Talent and rejected by industry. Continue reading
Facebook Pages Experiencing Less Reach With Revised EdgeRank
Many artists and/or their social media management teams have surely noticed a drop in their Facebook “average reach” over the past several weeks. The reason is because Facebook has made. Continue reading
