Artist Growth Upgrades Artist Management Platform, Releases iOS, Android Apps With Offline Access
Organizing the disparate data that constitute a modern music career, even for a developing artist, can be an overwhelming task. Only a small handful of companies have attempted to solve. Continue reading
Spotify Releases Useful “Organize Your Music” Tool
UPDATED: If you're a regular Spotify user, you've likely got an unwieldy number of tracks and too-long playlists. To the rescue comes a new tool from Spotify's Echo Nest that. Continue reading
Projecting Trends: Augmented Reality, Advertising, and Music
As part of a 'Projecting Trends' series, this article examines the impact of Pokémon Go and Snapchat as they move toward making augmented reality increasingly mainstream, and the broader effect this will have on the music. Continue reading
How I Sold $66,000 In Tickets in Less Than 2 Hours with 1 Text
Here we explore an alternative method of advertising tickets to fans. Rather than using email or social media, this piece looks at how one band was able to use a. Continue reading
‘Pokémon GO’ Craze Hits Pandora
It seems nowhere is safe from the Pokémon GO craze sweeping the nation, with even the popular streaming service Pandora noticing an appreciable leap in searches for music relating the. Continue reading
An End To 4 Minute Music Videos: How Record Labels And Artists Can Fix Their YouTube Woes
As the artists vs. YouTube battle rages on, Mark Mulligan suggests that the real underlying issue is that the four minute music video, while it worked well for MTV, is. Continue reading
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Slaps Phone From Fan’s Hand At Concert [VIDEO]
Fans engrossed in using their smartphones to share a show present a dilemma for musicians. They want fans to spread the word, but expect them to experience the performance and. Continue reading
Crowdmix Goes Belly Up – Music Social Network Raised $20 Million But Never Left Beta [Mark Mulligan]
Much ballyhooed music social network Crowdmix has entered Administration, the UK version of bankruptcy. The unlaunched startup claimed that it would revolutionize music marketing, but industry consultant Mark Mulligan says. Continue reading