Merlin Pulls Content Off German Music Streamer Simfy, Threatens Legal Action
Merlin is pulling member tracks from German streaming service Simfy. The massive independent music licensor took action after new management at Simfy failed to report royalties over the summer months. Most. Continue reading
The Musician’s Unconventional Guide To Getting A Record Label Deal
By Budi Voogt who runs Heroic Recordings, an artist management agency and record label. He blogs about music marketing and the industry and his first book, "The Soundcloud Bible," is. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Road Mania Live Takes Indie Rockers On 1 Day, 6 State Promo Tour Music Video Tools: Easy Lyrics Videos, YouTube Cross-Promotions, Vimeo Sales Upgrade My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields On. Continue reading
PledgeMusic To Launch Vinyl Vault Featuring Re-issues and Previously Unreleased Music
Some big news for vinyl lovers is coming from PledgeMusic. But there seems to be a bit of a delay so I've gathered up everything I can about the upcoming. Continue reading
Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan On Surviving The Music Biz With Integrity
Yo La Tengo is a band that, for many, symbolizes indie rock as both a genre and a worldview. DJ Jesse Jarnow's even written a book on the band in. Continue reading
Top 5 Music Industry Things to Forget and To Keep
Jessica Blankenship is a writer and media manager at Muzooka (@muzooka). Not-at-all newsflash: The music industry is a completely different animal than it once was. While it's true that the. Continue reading
Hip Hop Marketing At The Strip Club
The Wall St. Journal takes a look at hip hop music marketing through Atlanta strip clubs featuring dj collective Coalition DJs. Strip clubs are a marketing staple for Southern hip. Continue reading
35 Things To Consider When Starting Your Own Record Label
The following guest post is an excerpt from the new 4th Edition of Music Is Your Business by Christopher Knab. Deciding to release your own record is only a good. Continue reading
A Look At Nirvana’s Original $600 Recording Contract With Sub Pop
As part of their anniversary celebration, indie label Sub Pop has posted the page one of Nirvana's first contract, In exchange for a one-year term between January 1, 1989 and. Continue reading
How Germany Reversed Global Music’s Death Spiral To Grow Last Year
(CelebrityAccess) There has been so much written about the global decline in music sales that any good news deserves examination. The German music business finally delivered some this week. It’s. Continue reading
