Getting Buzz For Your Band Before You Have Fans
By Dylan Welsh from the Sonicbids Blog. Every band has to start somewhere. Many groups playing the world’s largest stages today started in small clubs in and around their hometowns.. Continue reading
Goodbye June Wins 2014 Unsigned Only Songwriting Competition
The Unsigned Only Music Competition has announced its list of winners for the 2014 edition of the songwriting competition. The overall Grand Prize for 2015 goes to the up-and-coming Nashville. Continue reading
Tanya Tagaq Wins Polaris Music Prize, Urges Fans To “Wear And Eat Seal”
Independent artist Tanya Tagaq has won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism, beating out nine other albums on Canada's Polaris Short List. The Inuk throat singer performed her song. Continue reading
53% Of US Adults Spend 39 Minutes A Day On Facebook
New Facebook user stats analyzed by eMarketer underscore just how important a tool the social network is for music marketers. 52.8% of U.S. adults 18+ – 129.5 million people –. Continue reading
ToneDen Adds Social Features and Downloads For SoundCloud Follows To Music Marketing Platform
ToneDen has come quite a ways since launching out of beta in February. The site offers a number of features like EPKs and artist profile pages plus tools like embeddable. Continue reading
YouTube Launches Realtime Analytics
YouTube has added realtime analytics to its creator dashboard. The new Realtime report shows estimated views data for the last 5 published videos. The data is also available when looking at reports. Continue reading
The Elsewhere Musician: Making Connections In A Fragmented World
Excerpted from Kyle Bylin's new collection of essays Promised Land: Youth Culture, Disruptive Startups, and the Social Music Revolution. I was ten when I recorded “The Rockafeller Skank” by Fatboy Slim. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
U2 Album Gifting: Free Or An Assault On Everything That Makes Freedom Worth Having? The Growing Power Of Internet Radio The "Me" Generation: Why Music Curation Isn’t The Answer The. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
The 5 Most Frequently Signed Music Publishing Deals How To Grow Your Band's Fanbase Creatively 3 Tips For Optimizing Your Music Ads On Facebook TuneCore Can Now Submit Your Music. Continue reading
