REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Apple Gives New U2 Album FREE To All iTunes Customers Snapchat and Instagram Music Marketing Action With Alesso, Fall Out Boy and Etienne de Crécy Apple x Music: It's Bigger. Continue reading

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Did Apple Marketing Rip Off OK Go Or Did They Simply Improve Upon Their Idea?

Joshua Brustein at Businessweek looks at the possibility that a new Apple commercial is a ripoff of the original concept for OK Go's "The Writing's On the Wall" music video.. Continue reading

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The Problems Musicians Face and How To Solve Them, Pt. 6b

Written by Tommy Darker, originally published in The Musicpreneur. Travelling the world and chatting with fellow aspiring artists reveals astounding insights about the future of music. Here’s the deal: we. Continue reading

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Feinberg Exits Epitaph For Pandora To Head New Artist Marketing Division

Jason Feinberg is exiting Epitaph Records for Pandora, and the newly created role of Head Of Artist Marketing.  In an email announcing the change Feinbeg said he will be "focused on. Continue reading

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Vinyl News: Video of Zero Freitas, Renegades of Rhythm, Nashville for Vinyl Capital

The love of vinyl can be a powerful thing. It caused that guy in Brazil to try to corner the market yet he seems relatively sane in a video from. Continue reading

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Why You Should Stop Sending So Many Press Releases To The Music Press

By Lueda Alia from Alueda. Last night, I came across an article titled “I Read and Replied to Every Single PR Email I Received for a Week” by Zach Schonfeld,. Continue reading

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SpinMedia Cuts 19 Jobs and Vibe’s Print Edition

Recently appointed CEO Stephen Blackwell said SpinMedia is "100 percent focused on digital" and he's following through with that as Vibe's print edition and jobs that supported it are getting. Continue reading

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How To Build A Mighty Brand For Your Band

By Christiana Usenza from the Sonicbids Blog. For a band to be successful, it must ultimately create its own brand, which presents its musical story both tangibly and intangibly. Your. Continue reading

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SFX Continues EDM Buying Spree with Plus Talent Acqusition

SFX Entertainment continues its buying spree of major EDM properties with the  acquisition of Plus Talent, a leading talent agency, promoter and producer of events in Brazil. Plus Talent, founded. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup 9.12.14: Spotify Video Ads, ASCAP Workshop, ACM Honors

Spotify has introduced video ads as an attempt to generate more revenue from non paying users. The leading music streaming service’s “Sponsored Session” will be a15 – 30 second video ad. Continue reading

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