5 Emails Music Publicists Enjoy Getting From A Band/Artist
A lot of pieces need to fall into place for an up-and-coming band to get coverage from a publicist, but a simple lack of good manners can be a dealbreaker. Continue reading
RealNetworks Takes Control Of Napster Music Streaming Service For Just $1M Up Front
RealNetworks has doubled its stake in Rhapsody International, which operates the Napster music streaming service. RealNetworks now owns 84% of Napster and will operate it as an independent subsidiary. The. Continue reading
Folk Alliance Announces 2020 Conference Move, 2019 Registration Still Available
Folk Alliance International has announced the dates and location of its 2020 conference, just a few weeks before its 2019 gathering in Montreal. The 2020 edition is headed to New. Continue reading
Arcade Fire, 200+ Musicians Sign Letter In Support Of Indigenous People’s Pipeline Fight
Arcade Fire, Tanya Tagaq and more than 200 Canadian musicians and industry professionals have signed an open letter supporting the Indigenous people of northern British Columbia’s fight against the construction. Continue reading
New Nielsen Music Report Reveals Industry Quite Healthy
Thanks to the expedited turnaround of our new digital age, Nielsen's latest annual report has already become available and (spoiler alert) the news is good. Most numbers gathered over the. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Payment Problems Continue, Lefsetz Weighs In
Late payments to artists after their campaigns are completed on PledgeMusic continue 8 months after they began. Now powerful music industry pundit Bob Lefsetz has weighed in, after a call. Continue reading
CD Baby, SACM Partner To Empower Independent Mexican Artists and Composers
CD Baby has partnered with SACM, Mexico’s only Performance Rights Organization. As part of the alliance, SACM has named CD Baby as their “preferred” distributor, and CD Baby will offer. Continue reading
Making Free Pay: The New Data Battle Ground [Mark Mulligan]
From Spotify to Xbox Live and the New York Times, 2018 is the year that paid subscriptions took hold. But the nasty truth is that most consumers still won't pay,. Continue reading
‘The Roaring Crowdfund’ Explores The Wonderful World Of Music Crowdfunding
A new five-part podcast series, The Roaring Crowdfund follows four very different musical acts as they launch crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter, PledgeMusic and Indiegogo. Sponsored by, Berklee Online, the online. Continue reading
