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Yahoo! Music Adds Artist Pages

Yahoo! Music has launched Artist Pages which aggregate music, services and info from across the Web for 500,000 artists. The goal is to become "the ultimate starting point for music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/07/2009 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Is There An iLike Effect?

The #1 and #2 ranked albums on the iTunes album chart this week were Keith Urban's "Defying Gravity" and "Gavin Degraw's "Free". These two releases have little in common except. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/03/2009 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (4)
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MySpace Goes Local

It's been said that all politics is local and perhaps the same could be said for music. Not only do many fans love to support local music, but they want. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/02/2009 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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An Interview with Matador’s Patrick Amory

As previously posted on Hypebot, Matador Records’ Matablog doubled its traffic in under 12 months leading to an increase in online sales.  The Matablog stands as one of the best. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/24/2009 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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ArtistData Upgrades Artist Info Publishing Platform

Keeping your news and tours dates current across multiple sites and social networking pages can be time consuming drudgery. ArtistData  has been working to create a solution and recently the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/19/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Ian Rogers Will Pay You $2 To Say Hi @ SXSW

I admit that I have a thing for simple and cost effective promotions that somehow get above the noise level without creeping me out. This one from Topspin's Ian Rogers,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/18/2009 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Topspin Upgrades Direct To Fan Platform

Topspin is finally exiting beta this week at SXSW with the commercial release of its direct to fan music marketing software. The Topspin platform helps artists generate direct-to-fan demand using. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/16/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Prince Goes Direct To Fans

Prince will once again be selling direct to his fans with a new subscription site lotusflow3r.  The current placeholder site is scheduled to go live March 24th according to Newsweek.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/16/2009 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Facebook Refers More Traffic Than Google To Some

Analyzing reaction on the web is becoming increasingly important as music marketers try to figure out the latest algorithm for success. Because of its rapid growth worldwide, social networking has. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/11/2009 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Did They Have To Call It “Chicks With Picks”?

What's in a name? Sometimes too much. That's certainly the case with a new Phoenix, AZ festival that degrades the talented Jesse Colter by placing her alongside the now further. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/09/2009 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (2)
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