Pandora Merlin Deal with 120,000 Indie Labels Pays Just 50% Of SoundExchange’s CRB Request
Documents filed by Pandora with the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) have revealed an until-now secret deal that the music streamer made with digital rights organization Merlin on behalf of 120,000+. Continue reading
A Guide to Getting Gigs (Part 3): How to Promote Your Shows
By Yannick Ilunga on TheJazzSpotlight.com This is the final part of the three-article series A Guide to Getting Gigs. As the title suggests, in What to Do Before Looking for Gigs I talked about what. Continue reading
How To Sign Up For Pandora Amp Free Artist Analytics Platform
Last week Pandora opened up its long anticipated analytics platform, Pandora AMP, to all artists and managers. The free service provides a detailed view of the audiences of 125,000+ artists. Continue reading
Don’t Miss A Beat – Stay Connected with Hypebot Daily Digest
Hypebot.com has seen significant growth over the past several months and anticipates the continuation of that trend. With web traffic on the rise, we want to be sure our readers. Continue reading
Pandora Nabs Amazon Music Exec Chris Phillips
Pandora today announced that Chris Phillips has been named Chief Product Officer and will serve on the company’s Executive Leadership Team. He comes to Pandora from Amazon where he was. Continue reading
How a Small Startup Increased Ticket Sales by 690% (And You Can Too)
This story from Hootsuite shares how Ticketleap, an event marketing and online ticketer, stood out by empowering employees to share expertise and lend personality to the business. Meet Ticketleap. This tech startup helps. Continue reading
Imogen Heap Documentary Produced Using Only Social Media & Digital Data
Modern has accounced the release of an innovative documentary entitled 'Cumulus' featuring Imogen Heap and her fans. The experimental short film is, as described by Modern, is "an investigation of. Continue reading
Future Of Music Policy Summit Free Livestream Today & Tuesday [WATCH]
The Future of Music Coalition's annual policy summit tackles the big issues that matter to musicians and the new music industry. It's happening now in Washington DC and you can. Continue reading
Could Clowdy Be The LinkedIn Of The Creative Industry?
Clowdy, the online creative community platform, has announced the release o new features that could rival LinkedIn for the creative industry. Currently, you can upload unlimited content, connect with your. Continue reading
Why the ‘no platinum albums’ story in the US probably doesn’t mean the sky is falling.
By Steve Lawson from SteveLawson.net There’s one story that’s been circulating a lot over the last few days amongst musicians on social media – “2014 is first year ever with ZERO platinum-certified records” – it. Continue reading