MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: 5 Things All Musicians Need BEFORE Starting a Digital PR Campaign & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Jon Ostrow: 5 Things All Musicians Need BEFORE Starting a Digital PR Campaign Francis Mcentegart: Artist Managers Management Contracts Jacob Rosati: Alternative. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Daniel Ek Tells The Spotify Story in a Fireside Chat Spotify Launching Browser-Based Player, Grabs $100 Million in Financing from Coke and Goldman Sachs Music Industry Jobs Board: Help Wanted. Continue reading
The Week In Music Publishing: Pandora Bill Opposition, Spotify’s Big Raise, Warner Eyes Sony’s Rosetta & More
A slew of major recording artists and songwriters have co-signed a letter opposing any revision of royalty rates paid by Pandora. Signees include Pink Floyd, Billy Joel, Rihanna, and many. Continue reading
X5 Expands Into World Music With A Train, ARC Label Deals
Digital catalog compilation label X5 has added two new indies, ARC and A Train, to its growing list of label partners. X5 compilation releases in classical, blues and video game. Continue reading
Macklemore Timeline: A Graphic Look At Their D.I.Y. Path To #1
(UPDATED) When Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's album debuted at #1 on the iTunes album chart last month, it offered hope to other DIY artists. The duo's now legendary hustle offers. Continue reading
PulseLocker Launches “Spotify For DJs”
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. There’s a good reason no company has released a music subscription service that delivers the choicest cuts to DJs, even though most of them. Continue reading
Yamaha Extends Marketing Efforts With Launch Of In-House Label [Updated]
The Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has extended its deep relationship with musicians with the launch of an in-house record label under the Yamaha Entertainment Group of America. Though comparable. Continue reading
‘Music: The Gathering’ Creates Live Playlists From Nearby Smartphones
By Jason Papanicholas of Evolver.fm. Imagine if your personal theme song played every time you walked into a room. It would be sort of like being in an opera or. Continue reading
Top 5 iOS Music Apps In Australia, Britain & The United States
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Onavo makes apps for iOS and Android that it claims can reduce your smartphone plan’s data usage by up to a factor of five,. Continue reading
Topspin, Artist Growth, Firebrand, INgrooves Fontana & PledgeMusic Partner For Artist Toolkit
Topspin, Artist Growth, Firebrand, INgrooves Fontana and PledgeMusic announced a strategic partnership at today's FutureSound conference designed to offer established musicians a suite of services for funding, distribution, marketing and. Continue reading
