Creating Your Own Album Artwork
The artwork which you choose for your album can greatly influence how listeners feel about your music, and simply not bothering to include any is a lost opportunity for personal branding. The following article offers tips and suggests. Continue reading
What I Learned Working At A Record Label That Failed
Why do some record labels fail while others succeed? We explore what can be learned from watching a record label go under even after a promising start, and how such. Continue reading
Blues Foundation Announces 2016 Blues Hall Of Fame Inductees
Five legendary blues performers, two individuals who were instrumental in the creation of blues music, five single blues recordings, one blues album and an important piece of blues literature will. Continue reading
Independent Labels Won Big At 2016 Grammy Awards
Independent labels scored well at the Grammys this year. Anti, ATO, Big Machine, Concord, Concord Jazz, Curb, eOne, Loma Vista, Mack Avenue, Motema, Naxos, Rounder, Southeastern Records and Thirty Tigers. Continue reading
Grammy Awards 2016 Provide Impressive Sales, Streaming Bump
Once again. the Grammy Awards provided a substantial sales bump for many artists, according to same-day numbers from BuzzAngle Music, which collects daily data from U.S. sellers of music, both. Continue reading
4 Sync Opportunities Where Indie Artists Haven An Advantage Over Major Label Artists
Nowadays, getting a sync licensing deal is one of the best ways for an artist to profit off of their recorded music, and while it may seem like opportunities such. Continue reading
Innovative Indie Label Heard Well on the Music Biz Podcast
Jeremy Wineberg is the co-founder of Heard Well, a label that bridges the digital and physical divide in a whole new way. Heard Well distributes compilations from YouTube stars like. Continue reading
A&R Reps Share The Secrets To Getting Their Attention
As creating and promoting music has become easier and easier to do, garnering the attention of a label's A&R department has become that much harder. Here two A&R reps outline some. Continue reading
Merlin Reduces Administration Fee For Indie Labels By 20%
Merlin, the global digital rights agency for independent labels has announced that it is reducing the administration fee for deals with members by 20% from 2.5% of revenues to 2%. This. Continue reading
Alabama Shakes, Bon Iver Atty John Strohm Sees “More Opportunities Than Ever” For Indie Musicians [INTERVIEW]
Former indie and major label musician (The Lemonheads, Blake Babies) turned music attorney John Strohm who represents, among others, The Alabama Shakes and Bon Iver shares his optimistic vision for the future of streaming and. Continue reading
RIAA Finally Adds Streaming To Gold, Platinum Album Certifications
Almost every corner of the music industry is changing to accommodate the rapid shift from music purchase to streaming. To that list add the RIAA, who have finally added music streams. Continue reading
