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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Analyst Mark Mulligan Dives Into IFPI’s Global Music Report 2016 And Surfaces Several Surprising Takeaways

Yesterday the IFPI released its Global Music Report 2016 show the first real growth for the music industry in 20 years driven largely by explosive growth in streaming. Here top. Continue reading

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3 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Announce A Release Date

When prepping for the launch of a new album, announcing a release date for your fans may seem like the smart marketing move to make, but doing so can often do more. Continue reading

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Global Music Revenue Up 3.2% As Digital Passes Physical, Streaming Explodes – IFPI Global Music Report 2016

After 20 years of almost constant decline, global music industry revenue was up 3.2% last year, according to a report released today by the trade association IFPI.  Leading the shift. Continue reading

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State Of The Music Industry By The Numbers [CHART]

The IFPI released their Global Music Music Report 2016 today. In addition to showing the first industry growth in 20 years and the explosion of streaming, it also contains some. Continue reading

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