Indie Music

Google’s 2014 Year In Search Reveals Excellent Year For Emerging Artists

Earlier this week, Google released its annual Year in Search results, putting the spotlight on up and coming artists and trendsetters in the music category. Iggy Azalea made an appearance. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 12/18/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alan Ferguson (director), Ariana Grande, Brazil, Charli XCX, Iggy Azalea, Instagram, Jay-Z, New Orleans, Nicki Minaj, Solange Knowles

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3 Branding Lessons From Music’s Biggest Superstars

By Tyler Allen on Sonicbids Blog They say it takes 10 years of dedication to become an overnight success. This phrase is largely due to all of the things that the public. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/17/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Alan Ferguson (director), Arrangement, Aspect of music, Back to the Crib, Barclays Center, Brazil, Brooklyn, Juelz Santana, music industry, YouTube

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Bandcamp Launches Indie Label Portal

Direct to fan digital sales platform Bandcamp has launched an accompanying portal designed to better serve independent record labels. The new Bandcamp For Labels adds unified accounting and stats across. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/17/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advent calendar, Artist, Chief operating officer, Compact disc, digital marketing, Disc jockey, Do it yourself, Dubbel, independent music, record label

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The One Thing That Pretty Much Every Failed Artist Has In Common

By Shaine Freeman on Sonicbids Blog A career in the music business can be one of the toughest, most frustrating paths to take, especially if you're a musician whose dream is to top the charts and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/16/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (7)

Tags: Arlo Guthrie, Artist, Atlanta, Babysitting, Billboard Magazine, Compact disc, independent music, record label, Spotify, Taylor Swift

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A2IM Libera Awards 2015 Accepting Nominations From The Indie Music Community

From the A2IM blog. All U.S. independent labels, artists, distributors and partners are invited to submit projects for consideration for the 2015 A2IM Libera Awards (“The LIBBYs) Every year, the annual A2IM Libera. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/16/2014 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: All Hands, Alligator Records, Alternative hip hop, American Association of Independent Music, American Society of Composers, Arcade Fire, Authors and Publishers, New York City, record label, Spotify, YouTube

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

Next Big Sound Expands Free Analytics For Musicians, Adds New Metrics 5 Types of Music Publicists That Indie Artists Should Avoid How Pentatonix Built a Social Media Powerhouse The Many. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 12/13/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accept, American Association of Independent Music, Android (operating system), Application programming interface, CASH Music, Credit card, Grammy Award, independent music, Next Big Sound, Year Six

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What the Ad Industry Can Teach You About Running Your Band Like a Brand

By Tyler Perry on Sonicbids Blog Your band is your brand. Whether you like it or not, that's just the truth. Your music is your product, your fans are your customers, your genre. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/12/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 50 Cent, Aman, Artist, Chief Keef, Compact disc, Gelila Bekele, record label, Spotify, Tyler Perry, YouTube

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The Cost Of Breaking A Major Label Act

By Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Blog The latest IFPI (International Federation of the Phonograph Industry - boy, is that name outdated) recently came out with a report about the state of the music industry. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/11/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 5 Seconds of Summer, 50 Cent, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, iTunes, marketing, music industry, record label, Spotify, Twitter, YouTube

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Facebook vs. Snapchat

By Lisa Hallgren on DPFOC.com As the MD of a digital marketing company, I know that social media is now a huge part of digital marketing and it has really revolutionized the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/11/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bob Murphy, Bobby Murphy, Canada, Chief technology officer, Evan Spiegel, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, social media, United States

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