Social Media Analytics For Musicians [Dave Kusek]

Social media is one of a musician’s best tools when it comes to reaching their fanbase, but it can also be the most frustrating aspect of an artist’s career. You can spend a lot of time posting only to have your posts only reach a small fraction of your followers on Facebook or receive no engagement on Twitter.
Of course, there are a lot of articles written on this topic that will give you all kinds of tips and tricks to boost the activity on your social media pages and grow your following. You should definitely take some time to familiarize yourself with the platforms, different engagement strategies, and the Facebook algorithm, and this free guide is a great place to start. But if you’re still struggling to make an impression, it’s time to look inward.

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iTunes, Apple Music Illegal In UK After Court Ruling

Clarifying a recent court ruling the UK's Intellectual Property Office explained that ripping a CD from iTunes or Apple Music is not legal, and neither is backing up the music. Continue reading

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Warner Music Lost $43M Last Quarter And That’s An Improvement

Warner Music Group may be a private company, but because it still has bond holders, it  filed quarterly reports.  This installment showed a continuing, albeit slowing, decline made worse by. Continue reading

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Taylor Swift’s Streaming Rant Nearly Identical To Garth Brooks’ Used CD Rant

Is history repeating itself? The concerns expressed by Taylor Swift regarding Apple Music's streaming practices seem to bear a striking resemblance to statements made by Garth Brooks during a time. Continue reading

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Official: 11 Million Are Trying Apple Music For Free

So far, Apple Music is not the game changer that the music industry had hoped for.  According to official Apple stats, 11 million users have signed up for a free. Continue reading

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: Apple Music Success Or Failure • More Blockchain • Facebook Livestreams • BitTorrent • More

Thursday 8.6.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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Universal Music Names Jay Frank SVP Global Streaming Marketing, Partners In DigSin And DigMark

You know that Universal Music fully understands the importance of streaming when they name respected digital music and streaming marketing pioneer Jay Frank to the newly created post of Senior Vice President. Continue reading

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Registration, Showcase Applications Open For SXSW 2016- Save 35%!

Registration and housing for SXSW Music, Film & Interactive 2016 are open, and you save 35% if you register now. Live showcase applications are also being accepted. DETAILS:

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Why Is the Live Music Business Living in the Last Century?

While concerts remain popular and one of the primary ways in which artists make money, there is a lost opportunity at live shows with regard to data collection. If utilized, this. Continue reading

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Human Music Interaction [ANDREW DUBBER]

Curious about the interactions between humans, technology, and music? Read this article to learn more about a new school of research concerning Human Music Interaction.

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Talking Artist Management With Paul Steele [Drew Holcomb, Judah and The Lion]

For the final installment of Tunecore's Artist Management series they spoke to long time music industry player Paul Steele about how he got his start in the industry and what. Continue reading

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