Month: April 2018

3 Tips For Increasing Fan Engagement On Social Media

Finding both the necessary hours and the right strategy for growing an online fanbase is a massive challenge for all bands and artists, but one of the best places to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/27/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: AdEspresso, Associated Press, business, Celebrity branding, Chesley Sullenberger, Facebook, Influencer marketing, Instagram, marketing, social media

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Spotify Debuts New Interface For Freemium Users

Having recently gone public, Spotify remains busy making alterations to their service, most recently unveiling an updated interface for those users just now joining at the freemium level, which allows. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/27/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), Freemium, Initial public offering, IOS, Mobile app, New York Stock Exchange, playlist, Reading (process), Spotify, Streaming media

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MondoTunes Offers Free Distribution To Lure Back Musicians

[UPDATED] In 2015, MondoTunes offered something revolutionary – free music distribution to the major services. Months later, the company came under fire after it changed the terms. Now MondoTunes, which. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Africa, Bryson Tiller, CD Baby, Digital distribution, DJ Khaled, French Montana, independent music, MTN Group, Nigeria, Sony Music Entertainment

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Billboard Latin Music Awards Full Winners List 2018

The Billboard Latin Music Awards serve as the conclusion to the Billboard Latin Music Conference which was held this week in Las Vegas. Daddy Yankee was the top winner, along. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2018 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Apple Music, Arcángel (singer), Artificial Intelligence, Bass Player (magazine), BET, Hot Latin Songs, Puerto Rico, Spotify, YouTube

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FRI. BRIEF: New Program Prez At MTV, VH1 • Billboard Latin Winners • Radical ‘Sphere’ Venue Displayed • More

FRIDAY 4.27.18 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: :Latin Music, American Girl, Apple Music, Associated Press, Business News Network, Cable television, DIY, DIY musicians, DuBois, Florida, Hulu, indie, JavaScript, MTV, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pennsylvania, Tampa, VH1, video, YouTube

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Instagram Challenges Snapchat As Facebook, Twitter Become Old News For Young Users [CHART]

Snapchat is the clear choice for U.S. teens as we near the summer of 2018. 45% of the 6,000 teens polled for PiperJaffray’s bi-annual “Taking Stock With Teens” survey chose. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/26/2018 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Business Insider, Facebook, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, Pinterest, Snapchat, social media, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube

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Could Streaming Playlists Replace Music Blogs?

As streaming culture and the companies behind it forever alter the ways in which music is both produced and consumed, playlists could have the potential to replace human bloggers and tastemakers.

Guest Post on 04/26/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Music, Curator, Daily Mix, Freemium, Mobile app, music industry, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media, TechCrunch

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Despite Controversies Facebook Adds 48 Million Users

Even the combination of hacked user data, Russian election interference and a trensing #DeleteFacebook campaign didn't stop Facebook from adding 48 million new daily active users for a total of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/26/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advanced persistent threat, Apple Inc., Business Insider, Cambridge Analytica, Elections in Russia, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, User information, WhatsApp

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Optimizing The Day You Send Your Email Newsletter

Once you've sunk the time into crafty a comprehensive and compelling email, you'll want to ensure it goes out at a time when recipients are the mostly likely to actually open. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/26/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adweek, Amazon Echo, Amazon Music, Android (operating system), Apache Cordova, Credit (finance), DIY, DIY musicians, Educational technology, indie, music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, Soundcloud

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Be-Hookd’s Silas Armstrong Talks Talks, Branding, Bots, Marketing Strategies [INTERVIEW]

Here Creative Director of Be-Hookd media, Silas Armstrong, discusses his job there, the work he's done to grow artists' digital presence, and how messenger bots can be used to connect. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/26/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Album cover, American Society of Composers, Annie Khalid, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Creative director, Facebook, graphic design, Instagram, social media, Tool (band)

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