This Week in Music Commentary
An Open Letter to Spotify About Taylor Swift and Why I'm Unsubscribing [Bill Werde] If You Schmooze, You Lose: 5 Things to Avoid at SF Music Tech It’s Time. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
Concert Pianist Evokes "Right To Be Forgotten" To Demand Google Take Down Bad Review The Vinyl Revival [Infographic] 5 Ways to Follow Up with Your CMJ Contacts Before SXSW. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Taylor Swift Breaks Spotify Silence: "I'm not willing to contribute my life's work to an experiment." 10 Reasons Why Every Artist Should Be On Spotify Taylor Swift Pulls All Music. Continue reading
Sunday Is The Last Day To Submit To Showcase @SXSW Accelerator 2015
UPDATE: Deadline to submit has been extended to this Sunday 11/9. Today, or to be precise tonight at 11:59 PM, is the deadline to submit your music or tech startup,. Continue reading
SF Music Tech Names Innovative Startup Challenge Winners
Just ahead of next week's SF Music Tech, the conference has named their new class of Innovative Startup Challenge winners. From a pool of more than 50 entries, just 10. Continue reading
5 Ways to Follow Up with Your CMJ Contacts Before SXSW [Kosha Dillz]
By Kosha Dillz CMJ was an amazing week. You were probably supposed to follow up with a bunch of people and forgot or you might not be trying hard enough.. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Welcomes Industry Veteran Dan Gosh-Roy as Head of Marketing & Digital Strategy
Earlier this week, PledgeMusic announced their appointment of Dan Gosh-Roy as Head of Marketing and Digital Strategy. The newly created position is based in New York City, reporting to CEO. Continue reading
SoundExchange Shows 74% Increase in Artist Payout From Q3 2013 to Q3 2014
UPDATED SoundExchange, the industry's self-proclaimed "people-powered radio" is putting up some impressive artist payout numbers in Q3 2014. Closing out the quarter at $267 million paid to artists, SoundExchange is boasting. Continue reading
Taylor Swift Breaks Spotify Silence: “I’m not willing to contribute my life’s work to an experiment.”
For an artist with such a carefully orchestrated public image and strong connection with her fans, Taylor Swift has been remarkably silent during the uproar after she pulled her catalog. Continue reading
