4 Out-of-the-Box Ways To Promote Your Next Album

Social media's nice and all, but in order to stand out, sometimes you just need to find more creative ways to market yourself. Try one (or all!) of these four out-of-the-box. Continue reading

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12 Radio Promotion Tips To Help Build Awareness For Your Band

Radio promotion is the process of soliciting your music to radio stations to get airplay, to build professional relationships, and to make fans. Are you getting the most out of. Continue reading

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This Week in Music Commentary

  Equal And Transparent Streaming For All – A Proposal For Our Industry Dear Bands, Why Are You Still Making It So Hard To Buy Your Music? Send A Message. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

Using Spotify Playlists To Boost Your Fan Base Dear Bands, Why Are You Still Making It So Hard To Buy Your Music? How Much Should You Budget For A Music. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: The Musician’s Guide To Setting And Achieving Goals For 2015

 Cherie Nelson | How to Create a 5-Year Buisness Plan for Your Band Sari Delmar | 5 Things The Music Industry Needs To Stop Bitching About Rich Allen | Where is Live Music. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Amanda Palmer Embraces Direct To Fan Patronage Platform Patreon In 6 Months SoundCloud Has Approved Just 100 Premier Partners, Payments Total $1 Million Pandora Announces Lineup 4th Annual Discovery Den. Continue reading

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Is A Single Global Release Day The Right Thing For Every Artist?

In a long awaited move that signals the globalization of the music industry, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) recently announced an international alignment to release new music on a. Continue reading

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Google Begins Breaking Up Google+

There were a lot of big hopes for Google+ as a rival to Facebook when it was launched in 2011, but the social network has never quite lived up to the hype surrounding it.

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Bandcamp Has Paid $100 Million To Artists, Plans Artists Subscriptions

Direct to fan music sales platform Bandcamp has been a hit with independent artists and labels.  Today we found out just how popular Bandcamp is, along with its plans for the. Continue reading

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Dear Bands, Why Are You Still Making It So Hard To Buy Your Music?

The fact that album sales are on the steady decline is old news, but a newer, slightly shocking phenomenon is that bands are STILL making it difficult the buy their. Continue reading

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Merchbar Launches Hot Merch Charts To Track Top Merchandise Globally

Merchbar, the platform that hit the market last September to provide fans with merchandise offerings individually curated to their unique personal taste has launched the Merchbar Hot Merch Chart.

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