“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
Average Musician Grosses $5490 Less Than Average American [CHART]
With a backdrop of the radio royalty wars raging in Washington, The Future Of Music Coalition is digging deeper into the data derived from it's Artist Revenue Streams project in. Continue reading
Neil Young’s Pono Going After Dance Clubs
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. We’ve been all over Neil Young’s Pono music initiative because: A) It’s a bold gambit to reinvent digital music as something that sounds better,. Continue reading
See How Pandora’s Royalty Costs Continue To Outpace Revenue [CHART]
Pandora's recent trip to Washington to ask for lower rates didn't go too well and today it's stock is being battered by it's own forecast of future losses. With 62.4. Continue reading
The Holy Grail of Music Listening: Social, Discovery, and Recommendations
Guest post by Sagee Ben-Zedeff (@sageeb) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Ben-Zedeff is the founder and CEO of Serendip Media. Three months ago, Nielsen published one of my favorite reports. Continue reading
