Old Music Is Outselling New Music For The First Time Ever
Even Adele can't save the legacy music industry… Old music is outselling new music for the first time ever, according to Nielsen. Some of its has to do with millennials. Continue reading
Sony Acquires Ministry Of Sound, One Of World’s Largest Indie Labels
Sony's UK arm has acquired one of the world's biggest remaining independent labels, Ministry of Sound. The UK indie label specializes in dance and house music and has scored cumulative album. Continue reading
Ruth B’s Streaming Success: Anatomy Of A Developing Artist [Glenn Peoples]
How was up-and-coming artist Ruth Berhe able to amass 115 million spins on Pandora before her debut album was even released? In this look at DIY done right, we follow Ruth. Continue reading
Kosha Dillz Hits 6 Billboard Charts – 100% Indie, 100% D.I.Y.
With major labels returning to profitability and again delivering monster hits, alongside the demise of several direct-to-fan startups, some have begun to question if D.I.Y. really is a path to. Continue reading
Every Day Major Music Companies Earn $10M Millon, Indies $5 Million In Streaming Revenue
With average payments hovering around $.00575 per play, its easily arguable that Spotify, Apple Music and others music streamers are not returning sufficient revenue to creators. But in aggregate, music. Continue reading
AIM Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced [The Full List]
The nominations for the sixth annual Association of Independent Music Awards was revealed at a launch event in London. The winners will be revealed at The Brewery, London, on September 6.. Continue reading
Dualtone’s Vinyl Den: A Monthly Subscription Service That Delivers Amazing Records, Staff Picks
In addition to offering monthly pressings off of their own label, subscribers to Dualtone's Vinyl Den also get to enjoy staff picks of other artists that, while not technically on. Continue reading
Are Your Ready To Be Your Own Record Label?
This piece outlines what services a record label should provide for an artist, what an artist should do in order to attract a record label's attention, and why they might be better. Continue reading
Do Modern Artists Really Need Record Labels?
Do artists operating in today's music economy really need record labels to succeed, or can they simply rely on administrative royalty collection services like Kobalt? The answer may depend on. Continue reading
A2IM Announces 12th Annual Indie Music Week June 5-9, 2017
The indie music community will come together again on June 5-9, 2017 in New York City for American Association of Independent Music's (A2IM) 12th Annual Indie Week, an international conference and. Continue reading
An End To 4 Minute Music Videos: How Record Labels And Artists Can Fix Their YouTube Woes
As the artists vs. YouTube battle rages on, Mark Mulligan suggests that the real underlying issue is that the four minute music video, while it worked well for MTV, is. Continue reading
