Indie Artist BAKER Responds: Did Billboard & O Music Awards Get Suckered By Fake YouTube Views?
In yesterday's post Hypebot's Clyde Smith asked, "Did Billboard & O Music Awards Get Suckered By Fake YouTube Views?". In the article, Smith looked at the success of indie artist. Continue reading
Emily White Calls For Professionalism In 2013 / Poll: Who Is The Music Industry’s Best?
By Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment and Readymade Records. I love music and the music industry. I’m a geek about doing the work and love working with artists to help. Continue reading
Mike Doughty’s $543.09 Song Dogs/Demons: Conceptual Art For Superfans
Mike Doughty's recent offer of individually unique recordings of the song "Dogs/Demons" delivered on a digital voice recorder for $543.09 can be looked at as both high end superfan merch. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Musician's 30 Minute Daily Strategy for Social Media Marketing A Band Tries to Disappear from the Web Music Distributors Refuse to Join Labels in the Present 8 Tips for Making. Continue reading
A Portrait Of The Artist By Committee
Guest post by Brendan O’Connell (@therightnow) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Although an album may bear the name of your favorite singer or band, it usually comes. Continue reading
5 Media Outreach Tips From The Essential Guide To Hip-Hop Marketing & Publicity
Though "The Essential Guide To Hip-Hop Marketing & Publicity" is focused on hip hop, its insights emphasize basic principles that are relevant across music genres. Written by hip hop publicist. Continue reading
Checkthis Social Posters: Music Marketing On Tumblr Style Pages
Checkthis is an interesting hybrid site offering single page "social posters" that can be used for a variety of music marketing purposes. Posters are designed to be easy to create. Continue reading
8 Tips For Making Your First Music Video
While I think music videos are a must have for any musician building a career, Cheryl B. Engelhardt says she always thought of videos as being for "serious rockers, famous. Continue reading
What Can We Learn From The EDM Boom?
By Alexis Rodich, Director of Artist Services, Bandsintown. Want to know the three most valuable letters in the music industry right now? EDM – the acronym for electronic dance music,. Continue reading
BeatStars Partners With INgrooves Fontana & Launches Custom Mobile Apps
We last reported on BeatStars back in June, and since then, the company has seen a good amount of traction. The music production licensing platform has now partnered with leading. Continue reading