YouTube Holds All The Leverage In Current Record Label Negotiations
While many labels and high-profile artists have chosen to take a stand against other streaming services which they feel are treating musicians unfairly, the nature of YouTube makes it difficult to. Continue reading
Americana Music Awards Names 2016 Nominees
The Americana Music Association announced the nominees for its 15th annual Honors & Awards on Wednesday night at a Washington DC event presented by the musicFIRST Coalition and streamed live on. Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: ONErpm Drops Upfront Fees, Streams Grow 30% Monthly
Digital music distributor, marketer and leading YouTube multi-channel network ONErpm has dropped all upfront fees and barriers to digital distribution; and the results have been good news for both company and its. Continue reading
Label Sues Band For ‘shamelessly attempting to cash In before downfall of addicted bandmate’
Record label Prospect Park sued its band Five Finger Death Punch this week, alleging breach of contract and claiming that the group started working on a new album and refused to provide. Continue reading
This Startup Used A Chatbot To Sell $1M In Vinyl Records In 8 Months, Scores $3.5M Investment
Chatbots – "a computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the Internet" – are all the rage in tech circles. Mark Zuckerberg says they'll transform Facebook,. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music
Always eager to help artists check things off their "to do" lists, Hypebot has advice this week on using Snapchat Khaled style to successfully market yourself, how to get more. Continue reading
WMG’s ADA Inks BMG For Global Distribution
Remember when BMG sold its mega-share of Sony BMG vowing to exit the recorded music business. In the last 2 years, they’ve re-entered the record marketplace via acquisitions and creative. Continue reading
Record Store Day 2016: What Was Hot, What Was Not
How did your your Record Store Day 2106 purchases stack up against the rest of the country? This year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens “March of the Resistance” was the. Continue reading
An Independent Release Is #1 Album In U.S.
Independent labels have a reason to celebrate. The Lumineers' "Cleopatra" tops the Billboard 200 chart this week. It sold 125,000 equivalent album units, including 108,000 traditional albums, on an indie. Continue reading
Today Is Record Store Day – Unplug And Go Buy Something
Today, Saturday April 16th is Record Store Day – a celebration of all that is good about indie record stores and indie music. Despite vinyl sales these stores are struggling. Continue reading
3 Important Independent Music Business Trends
Rather than play by the rules and stick to industry conventions, it has become important for those operating independently within the music business to pursue trends which will allow them greater. Continue reading
