Chirpify Finalizes $6 Million Series A Round, Teases Upcoming Live Event and TV Offerings
Chirpify handles in-stream payments on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for everyone from indie musicians to big brands to the ever present Snoop Lion. Today they announced an additional $4 million. Continue reading
Music Ad Watch: Snoop & Family Get Busy At Overstock.com Snoopermarket [VIDEO]
In a new tv spot, Snoop Lion (aka Snoop Dogg) and his wife Shante, daughter Cori and sons, Corde and Cordel use Overstock.com to find products "that solve his wife and. Continue reading
5 Essential Elements for Your Band’s Website Contact Page
One of the biggest frustrations for industry and media can be trying to get in touch with a band. Social media is great for many things, but for “official” communication. Continue reading
Univision Takes On Pandora, iHeart Radio With A Little Help From The Echo Nest
The Echo Nest's music intelligence platform will be powering Hispanic Media giant Univision’s new Uforia music app for iOS, catering to one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population. The. Continue reading
Lessons Learned From Recent Music App ‘Fails’
By Daniel Turner (@dantrnr), with contributions by Nicole Nord, for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Recent months have seen more than one questionable launch of a high profile. Continue reading
7 Excellent Tips On Dealing With Bad Music Reviews (Even Though They Don’t Matter)
Music reviews are one of those mixed blessings that musicians have to deal with. It's hard to appreciate the reviewers who dislike your work and easy to celebrate those that. Continue reading
Merlin Slashes Independent Label Administration Fees 25% – 50%
Global music rights agency Merlin is slashing the administration fees it charges independent labels by 25 – 50%. Members were informed yesterday via an email obtained by Hypebot. The cuts. Continue reading
Re:Discover: A Digital Label For Cover Song Artists Emerges From A Stealthy Network
Re:Discover is both an interesting new label and the center of a group of labels and services including Bundle Dragon which I wrote about yesterday. Re:Discover describes itself as offering. Continue reading
Tor Hansen Of Yep Rock and Redeye Testifies To Congress On Copyright and Indie Music
From the American Association of Indepdent Music (A2IM). On Thursday July 26th Congress’ House Judiciary Sub-Committee on the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet held a hearing on “Innovation in. Continue reading