Indie Music

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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The Album Release Cycle And The Band That Proved The Power Of Digital 7 Years Ago

This article offers a breakdown of the album release cycle explaining why, in the digital age, the conventional timeline for releasing and promoting an album is riddled with inefficiencies and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Bluetooth, Chief operating officer, Crowd funding, Design for manufacturability, Distinguished Flying Medal, Distribution (business), Entrepreneur, kickstarter, music industry, Steve Jobs

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Will Indie Streams Generate Smaller Royalties Than Major Label Streams?

The Copyright Royalty Board will soon be meeting to decide on new streaming rates for non-interactive services like Pandora and iHeart radio and may be considering variable royalty rates, which. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Bloomberg L.P., Copyright Royalty Board, Pandora, Pandora Radio, record label, royalties, SoundExchange, Spotify, United States Copyright Office

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Janet Jackson’s Indie Launch “Unbreakable” Debuts At #1

A growing number of established artists are deciding that they don't need a major label anymore. Now Janet Jackson's partnership with BMG's label services division has netted her a #1. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: album, BBC Radio 1, Beyoncé Knowles, Cary, Chicago, Community manager, Illinois, Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott, music industry, Religious conversion

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Deadmau5 Goes Indie • Dotcom Takes Stand • Family Wins “Santa Claus” Song Rights • More

Friday 10.9.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE Related articles One Helluva Musical Butt Whoopin' Welcome Our New Community Manager Owen. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Acrobat, Alexander and the Terrible, Audi, Board of directors, Brand management, Bukama, Cyclone Evan, Fiji Times, Horrible, music industry, No Good, Very Bad Day, Yasawa

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