Is Occupy Wall Street Fair Game For Music Marketing?
[Update] Occupy Wall Street (OWS), the Manhattan sector of a growing international protest movement-in-the-making, has already seen a few famous musicians drop by including Lupe Fiasco and Kanye West. It's. Continue reading
Rihanna’s UNLOCKED Facebook App Builds To New Release “Talk That Talk”
Rihanna's upcoming release of the album "Talk That Talk" is being supported by a Facebook app called "UNLOCKED". The app requires users to conduct "Missions" to unlock material related to. Continue reading
MC Hammer Previews His WIREDoo Search Engine To Skeptical Media Coverage
MC Hammer previewed a search engine project at the Web 2.0 Summit yesterday called WIREDoo which is in early development. He mentioned that this is one of a number of. Continue reading
SoundOff.fm – Fun Way to Discover & Promote Music
SoundOff.fm launched to the general public late last month as a music discovery game and indie artist promotion site that allows musicians to upload song samples for participants to choose. Continue reading
Danny Bennett On Managing Tony Bennett & The #1 Album Duets II [Part 2]
With the recent release of Duets II, Tony Bennett is not only making headlines but has also achieved his first no. 1 album on the Billboard 200. He has done. Continue reading
How To Conquer Your Musical Niche
This guest post is by Jon Ostrow cofounder of MicControl, a music resource blog and community and MicControl Consulting, consultants for the social music market. The internet has done a. Continue reading
Danny Bennett On Managing Tony Bennett, Alternative Marketing & Digital Music [Part 1]
Danny Bennett has been instrumental in the career of his father, Tony Bennett, yet he's received relatively limited public attention over the years. I recently spoke with Danny about his. Continue reading
6 Tips For Marketing Music Apps From Digital LA
Last week Digital LA held an App Marketing Panel in Culver City, CA that included representatives from music app companies Mobile Roadie and Muzine. Writeups of the panel focused on. Continue reading
Snoop Dogg’s Personal Recipe For Social Media
Snoop Dogg is an icon in hip hop marketing and has become a go to figure for new digital media services as has 50 Cent due, in part, to having. Continue reading
Boom.fm Social Radio: Indie Artists In Social Listening Rooms
boom.fm offers yet another twist on social listening rooms by featuring music uploaded by artists. In addition to finding another way to avoid major label licensing, boom.fm is creating a. Continue reading