Business Of Indie Music: ONErpm adds Atlanta • Cassette revivial • Danmark expands • more
In this latest edition of Business Of Indie, ONErpm adds an Atlanta office, the cassette revival accelerates, Danmark expands, and much more. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie is nestled. Continue reading
54% of fans say climate change must be top music industry top priority
Music fans care more about climate change than the general public, according to a new survey, and a majority want solving the crisis to be the music industry’s top priority.. Continue reading
Opulous adds MFTs (Music Fungible Tokens), an SEC compliant music investment vehicle on the blockchain
NFT platform Opulous has added a new type of token – the MFT (Music Fungible Token) – which combines the power of blockchain technology with an an investment framework tailored. Continue reading
NFTs are not ready for indie music
There has been so much hype and activity centered around NFTs that I felt compelled to dig in and lay out why NFTs are not ready for indie music. by. Continue reading
Method Man, Intercept build global platform for indie labels, musicians
Fueled by disruption, Intercept Music accelerates the independent creator economy through artistic empowerment. Indie Spotlight by Intercept Music via A2IM “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.. Continue reading
UnitedMasters launches Beat Exchange
UnitedMasters has launched its own beats buying and selling marketplace. That’s not exactly revolutionary, but it is a smart addition to the company’s popular and growing list of features and. Continue reading
DistroKid adds flat fee D.I.Y. music video distribution service
Popular flat fee music distribution service DistroKid is testing open beat DistroVid, a flat fee music video distribution service. For $129 a year or $99 for current DistroKid customers, users. Continue reading
Major labels control 70% – 87% of tracks on major Spotify playlists
Spotify claims equal access to its playlists, but a new data analyisis by industry consultancy Music Tomorrow shows just how dominate the major labels are of the larger official Spotify. Continue reading
Soundcloud acquires Musiio to enhance music discovery, artist data
SoundCloud has acquired artificial intelligence startup Musiio, whose AI can “listen” and tag, search and playlist large catalogs of music. SoundCloud will use Musiio to expand its existing music intelligence. Continue reading
Is May 6th the last Bandcamp Friday ever?
Ever since March of 2020 Bandcamp has waived its revenue share on the first Friday of every month to help support artists who have seen their livelihoods disrupted by the pandemic.. Continue reading
