This Week’s Chart Report: “Cheek To Cheek: Ekes Out A #1, Streisand Stays Strong
Three albums sold more than 125,000 copies last week to finish in the top 3 of the Nielsen charts published by Billboard. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s duets album "Cheek. Continue reading
IEBA Names 2014 Award Winners
The International Event Buyers Association (IEBA) named the winners of its 2014 awards on Tuesday night at the Omni in Nashville. The Doobie Brothers headlined a start studded event that. Continue reading
Connected Artists: 2 Indies Merge To Form EU’s Biggest EDM Agency
Panos Ayassotelis's Paragon Artists and Eli Booker's ATM Artists are merging to form Connected Artists, an indie agency focusing on electronic dance music. The combined company's roster would represent Arty, Avicii,. Continue reading
Getting On The Charts And Other Reasons BitTorrent’s New Bundles Are A Win For Musicians
So Thom Yorke, famed early adopter, dropped an alpha-stage BitTorrent Bundle with some free stuff and some stuff you pay for. The new part was that instead of trading an. Continue reading
The Hunt For Vinyl Record Presses
While we all know that record pressing plants are facing a shortage of presses, we also know that some plants are finding new presses somewhere, somehow. Mark Guarino at The. Continue reading
Why The Music Industry Needs To Take A Positive View Of Streaming Music
By Mark Mulligan from Music Industry Blog. Disruptive technology and the change it brings can be overwhelming, particularly when it threatens to change forever all that we have known. Streaming. Continue reading
Austin, TX Launches Unprecedented Study Of It’s $1.6 Billion Music Economy
The Music & Entertainment Division of Austin's Economic Development Department has announced the launch of a major market research study of the city's music industry. The purpose of the project. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Artists Are Finding Success On Billboard Charts
This week's Billboard charts include new releases from more than a dozen PledgeMusic alumni. Until recently, crowdfunding and direct to fan campaigns were an alternative used mostly by newer unsigned artists.. Continue reading
3 Tips From Cassette Label Bigwigs For Mixing Business And Art
Saturday was the 2nd Cassette Store Day making it an annual event since it seems quite likely to continue. Chart Attack took the opportunity to gather some tips from cassette. Continue reading
Grooveshark Responds To Lawsuit Loss Defiantly, Vows To Continue
Streaming music service Grooveshark, which has been in court with labels and other rights holders since launching, is trying to dismiss this week's legal defeat old news. "This latest news dealt. Continue reading
