The Music Products Market: Unsung Hero Of The Music Industry
By Jessica Prouty from the Berklee College of Music's Music Business Journal. The music products market is the unsung hero of the music industry. It is made up of manufacturers. Continue reading
Deconstructing Alex Day’s Success
The web has been abuzz in the past year with news on DIY, YouTube musician Alex Day’s success. Last week, Clyde wrote about how Alex Day released new music on. Continue reading
Court Says No To ReDigi MP3 Resales, Company Vows To Continue
A federal judge in New York rejected ReDigi's "first sale doctrine" defense and ruled that the company must stop re-selling track purchased legally on iTunes and elsewhere. The ruling is. Continue reading
Songkick Concerts Upgrades iPhone App, Adds In-App Ticket Sales
Songick has released a major upgrade to it's free iPhone concert tracking app. It's the first upgrade to the app since a 2011 launch, and includes in-app ticket purchases with. Continue reading
Are Direct Royalty Deals With Clear Channel Media The New Payola?
Starting last June, Big Machine (Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw and others) and several other large independent labels struck precedent-setting deals with Clear Channel that bypass ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and SoundExchange.. Continue reading
Top 10 April Fools Day Jokes In Music & Social Media 2013
It's April 1st and to make sure that you don't miss out on any of the fun, here is our list of top April Fools day pranks in music and. Continue reading
4 Best Practices For Musicians Using HootSuite
Part 1 of 3 – Managing multiple social media accounts can be challenging. At Hypebot, MusicThinkTank and Skyline Music, we use HooteSuite to stay ahead of the chaos. Here Donné. Continue reading
Free Gig Trade Site WeWantShows Launches
D.I.Y. touring artists have a new tool to find, trade and book shows. We Want Shows, just launched and the listings are still a bit spars. But the simple, free. Continue reading
Time Square Piracy Billboard Effectively Leverages A Polarized Debate
Piracy is an understandably difficult topic for musicians to address. There do seem to be some beneficial returns in terms of marketing but the fact remains that some people just. Continue reading
