Social Media and Festivals: Boosting Cross-Platform Attribution and Targeted Messaging
Guest Post by Jason Hobbs CEO and founder of found.ee For the ever-changing music industry, the desire to understand where ticket sales are coming from has grown exponentially over the past couple. Continue reading
SoundExchange Bests Personal Record With $773 Million In Royalty Payouts In 2014
SoundExchange released it's 2014 year end numbers this morning, revealing a new record for the company of $773 million in royalty payouts to recording artists and record labels. 2014's total. Continue reading
Zoë Keating vs YouTube: Is This The End of an Artist’s Right to Choose Where Their Music Appears on The Internet?
Guest Post by David Lowery on The Trichordist Blog This is a call to action folks. Many of you may already be aware of this blog post from Zoë Keating detailing the new terms. Continue reading
5 Things That Need To Be Readily Available on Your Band’s Website
Guest Post by Carla Jean Whitley on Sonicbids Blog You've released your first EP, booked some dates, and you're ready to generate some buzz for your band. With all of that accomplished,. Continue reading
YouTube’s Offer To Musicians Might Need Some Slack, But A Change In Policy Is Still In Order
by Mike Masnick of Techdirt.com Last summer, there was some kerfuffle about YouTube allegedly threatening to kick musicians off of YouTube if they didn't agree to license their music to the subscription service it. Continue reading
5 Truths About Today’s Music Industry That Indie Artists Need To Understand
By Bobby Borg on Sonicbids Blog In the information age in which we live, falsehoods, myths, and misnomers about today's music business are prevalent. But if you want to get ahead. Continue reading
TuneCore Artist Earnings Top $134 Million In 2014
(UPDATED) This morning, TuneCore announced over $134 million dollars in 2014 artist earnings, up 11% from 2013 and totaling $504 million since 2006. In addition to an impressive uptick in artist. Continue reading
Song Catalog Finances – The Future Of Music Publishing
By Luiz Augusto Buff from Berklee College of Music's Music Business Journal. After the music industry was shocked in the early 2000s by the growth of piracy and file sharing, many investors were. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
How to Revolutionize Your Band's Social Media Presence in Under 30 Minutes a Day How To Use Twitter, Instagram and Gmail Sponsored Promotions For Music Why and How to Find. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: The Musician’s Guide To Setting And Achieving Goals For 2015
Ariel Hyatt | The Musician's Guide to Setting and Achieving Goals For 2015 Julie Geller | What I Learned From Writing One Song A Week Lonley Vagabond | Declaration of a New. Continue reading
