A Tsunami Is About The Hit The Music Business And Paul McCartney Is Riding The Wave
News that Paul McCartney was taking advantage of a US Copyright Act provision that allows songwriters to reclaim their catalog after 56 years has sent shock waves through the music industry.. Continue reading
Top UK Indie Cooking Vinyl Launches In US Led By Industry Veteran Howie Gabriel
The British (Labels) Are Coming! The British (Labels) Are Coming! UK indie label Cooking Vinyl is opening up shop in the States, and they've hired an experienced U.S. executive to. Continue reading
Kickstarter Bets On Independent Music With Drip.com Aquistion
Last month, Drip announced that it was shutting down its indie label and artist subscription service. Now, top crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, who would seem to be losing some music market. Continue reading
Chinese And Canadian Indie Music Fuse in Toronto
The internet had helped unlikely artists create global careers and true music fans uncover far flung treasures. But some things are still best peculated in person. Such is the unusual. Continue reading
Darius Van Arman Of Secretly Group On Music Industry Equality, Transparency
[UPDATED] In this interview major music industry player Darius Van Arman (Secret Group, For William Management) discusses the value of industry equality, why transparency is so important, and why he. Continue reading
Are Independent Artists Better Off? [Gabe Dixon]
Here Nashville-based artist Gabe Dixon weighs in on the advantages and creative freedoms which working as an independent artist provides, as apposed to the limitations that come with being signed to. Continue reading
Tuesday Was The Most Important Day For Direct To Fan Music Since Launches Of CDBaby, Tunecore
[UPDATED] I've written about the effects and promise of the digital revolution on musicians and the music industry for almost a decade. But yesterday, separate announcements from Pandora, PledgeMusic and. Continue reading
The 1975 Kept New Album Off Spotify For Just 12 Days And That It Helped It Debut At #1
Despite an aggressive campaign by Spotify to discourage it, more and more artists and labels are windowing – the practice of not making them available to streaming music services until. Continue reading
How To Build An Indie Music Dream Team
Even if you plan on becoming a successful artist without the backing of major label, it's unrealistic to think you can do it alone. Here we look at how to. Continue reading
Major Vs. Indie: What Actually Happens When You Sign A Record Deal?
As recorded music sales steadily decline, independent artists are forced to choose between either an independent or major label, or to simply to go the DIY route and avoid labels. Continue reading
Music’s Role In Digital Content Is Small And Getting Smaller [Mark Mulligan]
Although music undeniably has a massive cultural impact beyond its potential revenue, its value in relation to digital content is experiencing a steady decline, which could be bad news for. Continue reading
