Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is – Steve Stoute Spent $40,000 to Bash Grammys in NYT Ad Buy
As you read, music exec Steve Stoute took out a full-page ad in the New York Times last Sunday. But what did it cost and why did he do it?. Continue reading
Sick of Sarah – The First Label Backed Band Release To Be Freely Distributed To Fans via BitTorrent
How do you reach 100 million would be fans? If you're Eminem, you star in a couple of Super Bowl ads. If you're Sick of Sarah, you release your album. Continue reading
Indies See Grammy Sales Bump, Majors Stay Flat
Do the Grammy's still sell albums and for who? The answer: not Lady Gaga or Train. While the awards show didn't hurt them either, artists like Arcade Fire, Lady Antebellum,. Continue reading
World to Grammy’s: Who the Hell Is Arcade Fire?
Since Eminem or Lady Gaga didn't win Album of the Year and Arcade Fire did, the world seems to be quite confused. The masses are bitter and angry. They plea,. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Starts “Record Label” and “Signs” Band – So What Does That Mean? [INTERVIEW]
Back in December, PledgeMusic, a fan-funding site, launched their own record label and publishing division and signed the indie rock group The Damnwells. Once the news broke, many questions arose. What. Continue reading
CIMS To Shut Down ThinkIndie Digital Music Store
The Coalition of Independent Music Store's (CIMS) digital download outlet ThinkIndie.com sent an email to users that the site would be shut down. The online store had been created to. Continue reading
Indie Acts = Accountants on Vacation from Real-Life.
Is indie music dead? James Dean Bradfield, frontman of the Manic Street Preachers, thinks so, because new bands are full of wannabe accountants. In an interview with the Daily Record,. Continue reading
Filling Catalog Holes – Rdio Makes Nice With Merlin
Updated. Rdio filled a few catalog holes today by partnering with Merlin. This deal will give the streaming music service access to titles by top indie artists including Arcade Fire, Vampire. Continue reading
Digital Only Label X5 Music Gets $9 Million Venture Funding For U.S. Expansion
Who says venture capitalists don't love music? In the last few days alone, RootMusic received $2.3 million to help musicians build better Facebook pages and trueAnthem grabbed $2.9 million to take. Continue reading
IRIS & A2IM Launch Another Anti-Piracy Campaign
(UPDATED) IRIS Distribution has launched its "I Share Everything But My Music" T-Shirt campaign. Their goal is to promote music ownership and support for the musicians that create it. The logo. Continue reading
