Messaging Apps Line and WeChat Open New Front In The Digital Music Wars
A recent reveal by Line Corporation that it would be launching Line Music as a feature on its messaging app made it clear that messaging apps could extend their competition. Continue reading
Why Digital Distribution Is Such a Mess, And How We Should Fix It
By Guenter Loibl, founder and CEO of Rebeat Digital. There are now more than a dozen companies that can easily distribute your music to hundreds of outlets, within 24 hours.. Continue reading
Fonts and Branding: How Typography Affects Your Identity in the Music Industry
Look in the mirror – is the image you project true to your reflection? How you represent yourself behind the scenes is just as important as how you carry yourself. Continue reading
Nokia Music Upgrades: Adds Likes, Notifications, Tour Dates
Nokia Music, which comes uploaded onto many of the millions of phones that the manufacturer sells each year, has undergone a major upgrade. Users can now ‘like’ their favorite artist and. Continue reading
Not All Developers Have A Problem With Apple’s 30% Of In-App Subscriptions
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. It’s common knowledge that Apple takes 30 percent of the revenue for any app sold in iTunes, which is, of course, the only place. Continue reading
Future of Music Coalition Announces 2013 Summit: Washington, DC, October 28-29
Future of Music Coalition is holding its annual gathering, the Future of Music Summit 2013, in Washington, DC in late October. Described as the "only conference that makes the connection. Continue reading
Best Music Writing Series Raises $17K On Kickstarter Then Pulls A Disappearing Act [Updated]
Da Capo's Best American Music Writing series ended in 2011. But the support to keep it going was so strong that editor Daphne Carr founded Feedback Press to continue the. Continue reading