Pop & Rock Still Tops Holiday Music [NIELSON INFOGRAPHIC]
Nielsen took a deep dive into holiday music preferences, and while they found some fun facts about festive tunes, serious music fans may be left wishing for a new holiday. Continue reading
Goldminds: A Vision For The Future Of The Indie Music Community
By Derek Webb, Co-Founder of Noise Trade. As I'm closing in on the end of my second decade as a professional, indie-minded musician, I've been thinking about how I got. Continue reading
Music Distributors Refuse To Join Labels In The Present
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. If you know people who work at record labels, you know they are not without complaint. From Napster to YouTube, half of the new. Continue reading
The Deep Dive: Metallica’s New Independent Label [LISTEN]
The Deep Dive is a new mini-podcast from The Upward Spiral. We've shortened our News segment in the regular podcast to take 10 – 15 minutes and "dive deep", analyzing. Continue reading
8 Tips For Making Your First Music Video
While I think music videos are a must have for any musician building a career, Cheryl B. Engelhardt says she always thought of videos as being for "serious rockers, famous. Continue reading
Last.fm Cuts Back Free Music Offerings
CBS paid a whopping $270 million for Last.fm in 2007. Since then, the media giant has failed to monetize the music service and seen competitors ranging from Pandora to Spotify. Continue reading
Musicians’ Union Releases Report On Low Pay & Related Musicians’ Concerns
The UK-based Musicians' Union recently commissioned research into what musicians in the UK are facing in terms of low pay and related concerns. Though it's certainly not comforting, musicians in. Continue reading
Audiobus Connects iOS Apps Like A Mobile Recording Studio
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Yes, we know. People have been recording and remixing albums on iOS for ages. As the man who claims to have given Damon Albarn. Continue reading
Dropbox Buys Audiogalaxy. Are They Launching A Cloud Music Service?
Audiogalaxy which re-launched as a cloud music service in March that combines an online locker with music discovery through Pandora like playlists created by a proprietary algorithm and user preferences.. Continue reading
