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Bandzoogle Now Reports Sales To Soundscan

Musician site builder and marketing platform Bandzoogle continues to add features. Now sales on Bandzoogle sites are reported to Nielsen SoundScan which that powers the Billboard charts. More here.

Bruce Houghton on 04/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, Bruno Mars, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fox Broadcasting Company, Hot Digital Songs, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Ronson, Nielsen SoundScan, Record chart

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Bandsintown Connects Fans With Their Favorite Artists Through New RSViP Program

Bandsintown recently launched a new artist-to-fan connectivity initiative that selects 10 lucky fans at random who RSVP to upcoming shows, giving them and their friends free access to an ultimate. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 04/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Cheap Trick, Chris Tomlin, Christian music, concert, Deep Purple, Irving Plaza, New York City, Ohio State Fair, Patti LaBelle, Peter Frampton

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This Week in Music Commentary

Lily Allen On TIDAL: Fans Will "Swarm Back To Pirate Sites In Droves" Former Rhapsody, Sony Exec Sends An Open Letter To The Music Business 3 Lessons We Learned From. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/12/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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

7 Ways Ensure You Never Get Invited Back to a Venue Bandzoogle Simplifies Importing Tour Dates With New Bandsintown Integration How Much Do Musicians Make From Spotify, YouTube? – A. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/11/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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6 Lessons Indie Labels & Musicians Have Learned About Streaming Music

With tighter budgets and thinner margins, the loss of revenue as music consumption shifts online is particularly concerning for independent artists and labels. But they're quickly learning to adapt.

Bruce Houghton on 04/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Digital audio, Disc jockey, DJ mix, Free tier (business model), Jay-Z, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Don’t Miss A Beat – Stay Connected with Hypebot Daily Digest

We know the days are long and time is short. Staying up to date on the latest music industry news shouldn't be a hassle. Simplify your life a little by. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 04/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 8664, Facebook, Instagram, Powered, RED Distribution, RSS, social media, Sony Music Entertainment, Twitter, YouTube

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How Starbomb Used YouTube To Drive 6000 CD Sales In One Week

In one week, Starbomb sold almost 6,000 CD copies of its Player Select album through CD Baby, including 3,438 in pre-sales. How’d they do it? YouTube.

Guest Post on 04/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, Blitar, Book cover, Compact disc, Digital art, Digital imaging, East Java, YouTube

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Bandzoogle Simplifies Importing Tour Dates With New Bandsintown Integration

Bandzoogle, the user friendly website platform developed specifically for musicians, by musicians, just made importing upcoming tour dates a breeze with it's new seamless Bandsintown integration.

Nia R Jones on 04/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Extended play, Facebook, Google, Instagram, Search engine optimization, social media, Twitter, Uniform Resource Locator, Web page, Web search engine

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Google Readies YouTube Ad Free Paid Subscription, Creators Forced To Sign On

While still hugely popular, YouTube is facing pressure on many fronts. Key to Google's response is the launch of a long-rumored paid service, as well as, an ongoing squeeze of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ad filtering, Adblock Plus, Advertising, Bloomberg L.P., Google, Hulu, revenue, Subscription business model, The Verge, YouTube

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