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A2IM Indie Week Announces Initial 2017 Speakers

A2IM has announced the initial speakers for its Indie Week’s 2017 Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, June 8th at 10AM at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/22/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3rd Ward, Abuse prevention program, Albany, American Association of Independent Music, Executive director, Manhattan, New Jersey, New York, New York City, Richard James Burgess

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WIN Releases Global Overview Of Chart Reporting

Global independent music trade group Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) has released a comprehensive new study, which provides the first ever global overview of chart reporting.

Bruce Houghton on 03/22/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Absolutely Fabulous, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Frome, Glastonbury Festival, Small and medium-sized enterprises, Streaming media, United Kingdom, WeChat

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WED. BRIEF: Record Store Day Releases • Facebook Demographics • JQBX + Spotify • Voltra • More

Wednesday 3.22.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Indies lead the way as Record Store Day turns 10. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 03/22/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airline, Alanis Morissette, Alexis Glick, business, Business Insider, Cumulus Media, Donald Trump, Facebook, social media, Twitter

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Bandcamp Makes A Pitch To Indie Labels

As a member of A2IM, Bandcamp made a pitch to serve the association's many independent label members. The blog post offers an interesting insight into how the company has grown. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/21/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A&B Sound, Aircraft engine, Anti- (record label), Artist, Austin, Bandcamp, BBC Music Magazine, Compact disc, LP record, Texas, Twitter

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Welcome To The Post-DIY Music Era [Mark Mulligan]

Business is booming at CD Baby, Bandcamp, Tunecore, Bandzoogle and a host of other service providers for DIY musicians. But from Chance The Rapper to Stormzy and beyond, we are. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/21/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Music, Chief executive officer, Facebook, Google, music industry, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Mutualism UK: Building Scenes In Surprising Places [INTERVIEW]

In this piece we hear from the founders of Mutualism UK, a growing scene based 50 miles outside of Manchester, as they discuss the origins of the organization, the challenges. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/21/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Business Insider, Eminem, Europe, Kasabian, Leeds Bradford Airport, London, Met Office, Reading and Leeds Festivals, South East England, United Kingdom

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How To Setup Your Next Album Release [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

We're proud to be working with the Music Biz Weekly podcast to share this steady stream of actionable information and great guests from the front lines of the new music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/10/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 98.5 FM, AC Entertainment, Alexa Internet, Amazon Echo, Amazon Music, Amazon.com, Asia, Billboard Magazine, music industry, Spotify

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Label Services Firm Ditto Music Expands to US With LA Office

Digital distributor and record label services provider Ditto Music is opening its first U.S. office in Los Angeles to serve as a new hub for its portfolio of products.

Bruce Houghton on 03/08/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: AccorHotels, Afraid of Heights (Wavves album), American Apparel, American Broadcasting Company, Associated Press, Atlanta, Kid Cudi, Los Angeles, New York City, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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MTV Names 2017 “Woodies” Emerging Artists Nominees, Voting Is Exclusively On Snapchat

MTV today announced the 2017 edition of its emerging artists awards, the “MTV Woodies.” Fans can only vote for each award by taking a screenshot of their favorite artist on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/06/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amber Rose, Can't Lose, Iggy Azalea, Instagram, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Uzi Vert, Los Angeles, Pharrell Williams, Rapping, Wiz Khalifa

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Independents Grabbed Biggest Share Of Global Music Market In 2016

Independent music companies beat out the three major music groups to capture the biggest share of the 2016 global music market in several categories including recorded music, physical goods and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/27/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Jack White Celebrates Third Man’s New Detroit Vinyl Pressing Plant [VIDEO]

Third Man Records has opened a state-of-the-art vinyl production facility in the heart of Detroit's historic Cass Corridor neighborhood; and Jack White visited to celebrate the unveiling.

Bruce Houghton on 02/27/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Cass Corridor, Detroit, Gramophone record, Jack White, Nashville, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, record label, Record press, Record shop, Tennessee, Third Man Records

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