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
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Google Tells Zoe Keating: Sign Music Key Deal or We'll Block Your YouTube Channel Why You Should Give A Shit About SEO Pink Floyd's Nick Mason Puts Spotlight On Apple's. Continue reading
Indie Artists Beware: 4 Ways to Avoid Getting Ripped Off
By Shantell Ogden on The Bandzoogle Blog I feel a burning need to blog about ways you can get ripped off as an indie artist. Yes, it's an unsavory topic. And let's face it,. Continue reading
Summerfest and ReverbNation To Provide Artists Free Submissions To “World’s Largest Music Festival”
[UPDATED] ReverbNation and Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. have announced a three-year agreement starting with "The World's Largest Music Festival", Summerfest 2015. The newly formed alliance means ReverbNation will serve as the. Continue reading