What I Learned From Releasing Monthly Music Videos for a Year
Sometimes our best form of transportation is a leap of faith. Nike hit the nail on the head when they coined the phrase "Just Do It". Julie Geller took that to heart. Continue reading
YouTube is NOT removing music! Well… probably not yours anyway.
YouTube is un-questionably a top resource for any serious musician. As a free service with access to an unlimited audience, if you're not utilizing this resource, you're doing it wrong.. Continue reading
Merlin’s Member Research Reveals Indie Music’s Strength In Streaming Music
Merlin, a global rights agency for indie labels, released a bunch of news late last week. In addition to information about member revenue and the results of a member survey,. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
How An Unsigned Artist Used iTunes Instant Gratification To Get A Top 10 Hit On iTunes Could "Just The Right Amount" Of Fake Twitter Followers Be Just What You Need?. Continue reading
3 Tips For Musicians Struggling In A Difficult, Crowded Marketplace
Justin Boland, aka Humpasaur Jones and the co-founder of World Around Records, recently shared his take on being a rapper while running a label. Boland tends to have a unique. Continue reading
Sub Pop Launches Drip.fm-Powered Digital Music Subscription Service
For much of the music industry selling digital downloads seems like an uphill battle and streaming music companies are struggling to get consumers to subscribe for a little under $10. Continue reading
Details Emerge Of Major Label Deals with YouTube and How They’ll Hurt Artists
Thanks to the escalating war of words between the independent music community and Google over royalties to be paid by their pending YouTube subscription music service, we're also getting some. Continue reading
YouTube To Gross $7.2 Billion This Year, But Indie Labels Are Asking Too Much…
With the launch of YouTube's paid subscription music service appearing to be just days away, and Google's battle with the independent music sector heating up, it seems like the appropriate. Continue reading
Why Music Labels and Publishers Chronically Miss Out On Licensing Opportunities
By music licensing expert Andy Lykens. The C-levels at a music publisher I used to work at would drop by my cube once every few days. All nice people, they. Continue reading
