Indie Music

Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’ Is Now Streaming On Spotify, But They’re Doing Their Best To Bury It

Apple Music's 2 week exclusive is over and Frank Ocean's #1 album "Blonde" is now streaming on Spotify. But despite claims that it does not retaliate when artists give their competitors. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/12/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: album, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Blonde (Alizée song), Endless.com, Frank Ocean, independent music, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media

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ITunes 69¢ Songs Section Offers Latest Opportunity For Labels To Game The Charts

Last month we learned that artists like Drake, Kayne West and Frank Ocean were releasing albums with 18 tracks or more to game the Billboard charts by taking advantage of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/09/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Frank Ocean, Getty Images, Hypebot, music industry, Spotify, Twitter, YouTube

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Kickstarter To Relaunch Drip.fm Patreon-Like Artist, Label Subscription Platform

Kickstarter continues to prove that its serious about music. Late last year they hired respected indie label and digital music veteran Molly Neuman, as their first head of music. Now. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/06/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AdSense, Alligator Records, Crowd funding, Do it yourself, Indiegogo, kickstarter, Never Miss a Beat, patreon, PledgeMusic, Uniform Resource Locator

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Vinyl Sales Projected To Grow Exponentially Through 2020

The global vinyl records market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 55.15% during the period 2016-2020, according to a new study by Research and Markets.

Bruce Houghton on 09/01/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Akron, Alternative rock, Artist, Aspect of music, Gramophone record, independent music, music industry, Ohio, Record shop, Sound recording and reproduction, Super Deluxe

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Frank Ocean’s “Endless” Deemed Ineligible For Billboard Charts

Frank Ocean shook up the music industry with unusual back to back releases. His new indie album "Blonde" is headed for #1, but his Universal Music Group release "Endless" isn't. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/28/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, Boys Don't Cry (film), Def Jam Recordings, Endless.com, Frank Ocean, Lucian Grainge, Universal Music Group

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Believe Digital Rescues Indie Label naïve From Bankruptcy

Believe Digital has acquired indie label and publishing company naïve. Believe is the global digital distributor and artist services firm that purchased DIY digital music distribution platform TuneCore last year.

Bruce Houghton on 08/25/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: album, Alcohol intoxication, Alcoholism, Lead single, LP record, music industry, Nettwerk, Prison Break (season 3), Xtra Mile Recordings, YouTube

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Frank Ocean Just Proved: Direct To Fan Works, Labels Mean Less Than They Think, Exclusives Suck But Still Matter

Frank Ocean has just shaken up the music industry, probably forever. His dual exclusive releases via Apple on Friday and Saturday ignited a long overdue debate about exclusive streaming releases; and hidden. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/24/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Apple Inc., Bob Lefsetz, Def Jam Recordings, Frank Ocean, iTunes, Kanye West, Lucian Grainge, music industry, Streaming media, Universal Music Group

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WATCH: Apple Music’s Cash Money Documentary Official Trailer

Last week Apple Music announced a new deal with hip hop powerhouse Cash Money Records, which will officially begin with a documentary about the label and its founder. Now the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/22/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Birdman (rapper), Bloomberg L.P., Cash Money Records, Drake (entertainer), Instagram, Larry Jackson, Lil Wayne, Music executive, Nicki Minaj

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How Frank Ocean, Drake, Kayne West, DJ Khaled, Others Are Using A Loophole To Game The Charts

[UPDATED] In late 2014, as part of a move to include digital consumption in its chart calculations, Billboard began counting 1,500 streams or 10 paid downloads of a song as. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/18/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, DJ Khaled, Drake (entertainer), Kiss the Ring, Major scale, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, The New York Times, We the Best, YouTube

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David Gray Releases Unique Dynamic ‘The Best Of’ Album On Spotify

As music consumption shifts to streaming, artists and labels are experimenting with how to use the new medium to release music in different ways. Kayne West remixed and added trax. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/18/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aloe Blacc, Apple Inc., Aretha Franklin, Artist, Friday (1995 film), IOS, List of online music databases, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media

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Building A Fanbase With Facebook Music Video Ads

Thanks to social media, buying advertising to promote music is no longer just for deep pocketed major labels. But where is the best place to spend limited funds? That's a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/17/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (7)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Associated Press, Fueled by Ramen, music industry, music video, record label, Universal Music Group, Vevo, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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