Lauryn Hill Takes To Tumblr To Explain $1 Million Tax Troubles, New Sony Deal
In an open letter to fans on her Tumblr blog, Lauryn Hill addressed her tax problems and the Sony deal that will solve then. Last year, Hill pleaded guilty to. Continue reading
Vibe Sold To SpinMedia, Transition To Online-Only Likely
Print journalism takes another hit, as top urban music magazine VIBE and its related online properties, are sold to SpinMedia, a conglomerate of almost 50 music and entertainment sites. A. Continue reading
Music Ad Watch: Beyonce’ “Standing In The Sun” For H&M [VIDEO]
Beyonce’ appears to be be rolling out her new album one song at a time via commercial tie-ins. A couple of week’s ago it was a Pepsi ad using the. Continue reading
Real Band Names That Sound Totally Fake
By freelance music writer Tyler Hayes (@thealbumproject). By now you must've seen the video from Jimmy Kimmel, catching people lying about being into bands playing at Coachella that the interviewer. Continue reading
Why Modern Musicians Should Care About Metadata
By Bill Wilson, Vice President of Digital Strategy and Business Development at NARM and digitalmusic.org. Metadata. It’s a jargon-y word that probably turns a lot of artists off at the. Continue reading
Soundrop Introduces Charts Based On Listener Likes
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Soundrop, which builds group listening rooms that can exist all over the internet at the same time, offers plenty of rooms where you can. Continue reading
Earbits Online Radio Launches Android App, Reveals Success Of Social Currency
Online radio service Earbits today released an Android mobile app that mixes music delivered by Earbits with the music in listeners' collections. This expansion beyond the web means more discovery. Continue reading
Why Not Crowdfund Your Music App?
Mobile music apps now cover the gamut from album-related projects to music tech startup products. And a number of such apps have been successfully crowdfunded on the major crowdfunding platforms.. Continue reading
Red Bull DIDN’T Steal My Music. More Important Lessons For Indie Artists.
Last week, David Philips wrote a post about how Red Bull stole his music to use in a YouTube video. However, this week he follows up on his last post. Continue reading
Changing Its Name To Peer.fm Won’t Save Napster.fm
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. A new open-source music streaming service called Napster.fm had to change its name to Peer.fm at the behest of Rhapsody, which owns the Napster. Continue reading
A2IM Announces Indie Artist & Label 2013 LIBBY Awards Nominees
The American Association Of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced the nominees for the 2nd Libera Awards (The “LIBBYs”), to be held June 20 at NYC’s Highline Ballroom. The LIBBY's celebrate. Continue reading
