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
Musicians: Hate Spotify and Pandora? Here’s An Alternative Proposal
Whenever news hits regarding Spotify or Pandora, in particular, many musicians express their displeasure through whatever outlet they have. In the U.S. most of this self-expression does little to affect. Continue reading
AIM Indie Awards Announces Nominees, 2 Winners
The Association of Independent Music has announced the 2013 nominees for it's UK based indie music awards. Along with the nominees came the announcement of two winners: Billy Bragg for. Continue reading
U.S. Album Sales Hit Record Lows
For the first time since Nielson SoundScan began counting, U.S. album sales have dipped below 5 million units for 5 consecutive weeks. Just 4.69 million albums were sold during the. Continue reading
Merlin Slashes Independent Label Administration Fees 25% – 50%
Global music rights agency Merlin is slashing the administration fees it charges independent labels by 25 – 50%. Members were informed yesterday via an email obtained by Hypebot. The cuts. Continue reading
