Indie Music

TuneCore Reports 90% Streaming and Download Growth, But Just 6.3% Rise in Payments To Artists

D.I.Y. digital distributor TuneCore announced today that is artists had a collective 3.6 billion downloads and streams in the last 3 months. That resulted in 90% increase versus the same. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alternative Distribution Alliance, Approval voting, Aspiro, Associated Press, Atlanta, Austin Scott (politician), Motown, Spotify, The Island Def Jam Music Group, YouTube

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Merlin Announces Board Election Results

Indie music global digital rights agency Merlin today announced results of its biennial board elections. Those elected will serve for two years.

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: African-American music, AOL Instant Messenger, Artist, Beggars Group, Europe, Merlin Network, North America, Soundcloud, United Kingdom, United States

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Victory Records Is Back On Spotfy

After a much publicized spat over unpaid royalties which led to the entire Victory Records catalog being removed from Spotify, the indie label is back on the music streamer. No. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/12/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Compact Cassette, Compact disc, Independent record label, iTunes, LP record, Music publisher (popular music), Spotify, United States, YouTube

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TuneCore Launches In Australia

Flat fee indie digital music and publishing administration service TuneCore has expanded into Australia with the launch of a regional service. TuneCore.com.au allows Australian-based artists to collect revenue from streaming. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/11/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Activism, Adobe Acrobat, Agence France-Presse, Amazon Appstore, American Revolutionary War, Android (operating system), Australia, Australian Labor Party, New York City, YouTube

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Global Digital Music Distributor ONErpm Adds Free Analytics, Logs 30% Month-On-Month 2015 Streaming Growth

[UPDATED] Increasingly, analytics are driving music industry decision making. But access to good data does not come easily. So global distributor ONErpm has built a one of a kind analytics dashboard. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Facebook, Hypebot, iTunes, Music download, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, Twitter, United States

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Country Music Awards 2015 – A Complete List Of Winners

The road to country music stardom may no longer be a one lane highway. A more diverse group were nominated for the 2015 Country Music Association awards, and the big winner. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/05/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Brad Paisley, Chris Stapleton, Country Music Association Awards, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Juno Award for Artist of the Year, Kenny Chesney, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally

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BMG Buys 3rd U.S. Label: Steve Greenberg’s S-Curve Records

Despite taking Janet Jackson to #1, BMG insists it's a music company, not a record label. Whatever they call their own business, BMG is not adverse to buying other people's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/02/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Indie Label For Sale On Craigslist For Just $5000

Running your own indie record label has probably been the dream of every Hypebot reader – unless of course you are one of those brave souls already living our dreams.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alternative dance, Artist, Arts administration, Atif Aslam, Facebook, independent music, Independent record label, Plant, record label, The New York Times

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How And Why The Maine Went On Tour Playing Only FREE Shows [INTERVIEW]

Touring can be a draining experience physically, mentally, and, of course, financially. That hasn't stopped The Maine from setting out on an entirely free thirteen-day tour. Here we talk with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Arizona, Arizona State University, Associated Press, City council, Fan (person), George Strait, KNXV-TV, Mascot, Studio album, Tempe

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Spotify Fails To License And Pay On Dozens Of Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven Songs

The music business world is reeling after the news that Spotify neglected to license and pay royalties on a large portion of Victory Records' song catalogue. While certainly alarming, it. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/22/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accra, Copyright Royalty Board, music industry, Music licensing, Pandora, Pandora Radio, royalties, Sound recording and reproduction, Streaming media, United States Copyright Office

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Spotify Pulls Entire Victory Records Catalog In Nasty Royalty Dispute

Indie label Victory Records has had its catalog of music pulled off Spotify. Victory claims that "Spotify was not properly paying publishing revenues due to Victory Records' artists in blatant. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/20/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Antique, Apple Inc., Arts administration, Audio mixing (recorded music), Austria, banking, Bedroom, Brent Crude, Scott Walker (singer), The Wall Street Journal

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