Data Science and the Music Industry: What Social Media Has To Do With Record Sales
Guest post by Liv Buli and Victor Hu for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Buli and Hu work for Next Big Sound, a music analytics company. Twenty years ago, as. Continue reading
Macklemore’s Manager On Music Marketing And Social Media
By Chris Franco (@ChrisFranco), entrepreneur and SEO Specialist at Carat, Media Magazine's 2012 Agency of The Year. He blogs at ChrisFranco.org. Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis – collectively known as. Continue reading
Music Ecommerce News: Chill Direct Goes D2F, Card Included Launches, Kout Becomes Ribbon
Chill introduces a new platform for direct to fan video sales called Chill Direct that takes some interesting pointers from crowdfunding. Definitely worth a look for anyone with feature-length projects. Continue reading
Upward Spiral #15: Jason Feinberg (Epitaph Records) On Digital Strategy, Artist Hubs, & More
Jason Feinberg, VP of Digital Strategy at Epitaph / Anti- Records, joins the conversation. As a veteran of the digital music space and an insightful teacher/speaker/writer, Jason has a lot. Continue reading
Yamaha Entertainment Group Founder Chris Gero Discusses New Record Label
Yamaha recently launched a new record label under the auspices of the Yamaha Entertainment Group of America. The news itself was worth noting as an example of the current range. Continue reading
“Can We Get In Pitchfork?” 6 Philosophical Reasons Indie Bands Fail
Canadian music promoter and author of “Your Band Is A Virus” music marketing book series, James Moore, works with various independent artists. He has seen that the ideas and beliefs. Continue reading
Rhapsody Launches App Strategy With SongMatch
As they jockey for position in the crowded music streaming sector, Spotify, Rdio, Sony, Rhapsody and others are innovating to find any competitive advantage. This morning Rhapsody launched their strategy. Continue reading
Complete List Of 2013 Grammy Nominees
Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Fun., Frank Ocean and Kanye West top the 2013 Grammy nominations with six nods each, The Black Keys and Miguel each garnered 5 nominations. New artists. Continue reading
What To Expect At Today’s Spotify Announcement
( (UPDATED) Today's Announcement: Spotify Takes On Music Discovery Spotify has promised a major announcement mid-day today and we'll be covering it live on Twitter (@hypebot). The music streaming leader. Continue reading
