Indie Music

Tiny Caribbean Nation Threatens To Allow The Biggest Wave Of Piracy Since Napster and Pirate Bay

For music, video and intellectual property pirates to thrive, they need a safe haven. Fortunately for musicians, labels and other content creators, no nation wants to take on that role. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: -elect, " copyright infringement, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Bill Clinton, Canadian Journal of Sociology, Cease and desist, Central University College, Intellectual property, music, New York, United States

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Baile Funk? Speed Garage? 10 Genres You’ve Never Heard Of Top Spotify’s Emerging Genre Chart

Witch House, World Meditation and Dangdut are among the ten that top the list of new genres emerging in 2016 on Spotify. The music streamer did not share stats, but. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/01/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Echo, Americas, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Associated Press, Latin America, music, record label, Spotify, Taylor Swift, United States

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Checkmate: Frank Ocean Goes Independent

After ditching Def Jam and successfully releasing his latest album Blonde independently it seems rapper Frank Ocean has chosen to fully strike out on his own. Here we look at. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/29/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: .NET Framework, Alden Ehrenreich, American Family Association, American Society of Composers, Android (operating system), AOL, Application programming interface, Authors and Publishers, Business Insider, IOS, The New York Times

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The Orchard Remembers Sharon Jones

Here the staff at The Orchard, who had the good fortune to work with Sharon Jones, share their remembrances of the talented artist and friend who passed away last week.

Guest Post on 11/29/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 100 Days, 100 Nights, American Association of Independent Music, Amy Winehouse, Barbara Kopple, Cooperstown, Daptone Records, New York, North Augusta, Rikers Island, Sharon Jones (singer), Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, South Carolina

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Record Labels Shift From Promoters To Storytellers As Power Fades

In this piece, David Emery remarks on record labels' directional shift towards promoting and selling artists "stories" as their power and influence in the music industry begins to fade.

Guest Post on 11/28/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adekunle Gold, Africa, Apple Inc., Artist, Facebook, music industry, Music of Nigeria, Nigeria, record label, Streaming media

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Busting The Myth That Artists Don’t Need Record Labels And Producers

While there has been a significant amount of hype over the past few years regarding self-releasing tracks and producing and marketing one's music independently, the truth is that there remains. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/21/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Active rock, Africa, Alaska, Apple Inc., Artist, Bandcamp, Bassline, Disc jockey, Independent record label, record label

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How Many Counterfeit CDs Is Amazon Selling?

While it's difficult to get an exact number on such things, it seems as though Amazon has been doing a tidy trade in counterfeit CDs of late, with third party. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/18/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon, CD, music

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Do Playlists Make It Harder To Break An Artist?

While the rise of "playlist culture" has made song discovery that much easier, it has also made it much more challenging for labels to break new artists, stifling artist development. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/17/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alaska, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Astralwerks, Atlanta, David Bowie, Extended play, music industry, record label, Singer-songwriter

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Emerging Artists Fund Launches Its 2nd Year

Help Musicians UK and PledgeMusic are once again teaming up to offer emerging artists a 75k development fund to help DIY artists with drive work towards their long term career. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/17/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Brighton, Chief technology officer, Hypebot, JavaScript, Madonna (entertainer), music industry, PledgeMusic, ReverbNation, Seymour Stein

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BMG Deepens Ties With Chinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba

Think of Alibaba as the Amazon of China, only bigger. So a tie-in is a big deal for BMG and its growing catalog which includes music from Janet Jackson, blink-182, Scorpions, Kylie. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/16/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ad hoc, Alibaba Group, Alibaba Pictures, Ariel Winter, BMG Rights Management, Janet Jackson, Kylie Jenner, Kylie Minogue, London, Snapchat

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Indie Music Store Top 100, Top Debuts, Vinyl Sales Charts For Week Ending 11/4/2016

This weekly indie music store sales charts come from The Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS), a collective of 50 independently owned record stores in 25 states across the U.S.

Bruce Houghton on 11/10/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2 Chainz discography, 2010s in music, American Association of Independent Music, Andy Rourke, AT&T U-verse, Do it yourself, Erykah Badu, independent music, music industry, Record Store Day

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