Does A Tidal Wave Lift All Ships? An Unsigned Artist’s Questions

Last Sunday, Jay Z shared a series of stream-of-conscious tweets defending his new music streaming service Tidal. Much has been said about the ill-concieved press conference and prohibitive prices for. Continue reading

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6 Steps To Tracking Social Media In Google Analytics

Your website is the cornerstone of your business’ online presence. Alongside your website is its helpful sister, social media. Your social media and website presence should be integrated with one another in. Continue reading

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Concord Acquires Indie Labels Fearless, Wind-Up

UPDATED:[Read the full official announcement] Concord Bicycle Music continued its buying binge with the acquisition of Fearless Records and Wind-up Records.

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Delay For Apple Music Relaunch? • Grookeshark Clone Surfaces • Spotify Reaches Out To Songwriters • More

Wednesday 5.6.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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De La Soul Turns To Kickstarter To Fund New Album, Raises Over $600,000

De La Soul secured second place in the most-funded Kickstarter music projects of all time category when they raised $600,874 for their first album in over a decade, a staggering. Continue reading

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I Think Jay Z Destroyed My SoundCloud Account

A tale of artistic freedom, copyright infringement, hypocrisy, and the music business: "Over the past several years, I’ve uploaded 50 tracks to my SoundCloud account  -18 of which are hip-hop remixes. Continue reading

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How To Set Up Your First #Twitter Chat

You see the hashtags on Twitter every week: #SBizHour, #MediaChat, #GoGirlsMusic, and on and on. These tags refer to chats, one of the best examples of community building on Twitter. They generate. Continue reading

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Pandora Purchase Of FM Station Clears FCC, Lower Payments To Artists Likely

Pandora has long complained that the rates it pays to play music are too high.  It's fought that battle in the courts, with lobbyists and with regulatory bodies.  Just as. Continue reading

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What’s Ahead For SXSW? 4 Predictions For The Festival’s Future

By now, it's unlikely that there's anybody left who doesn’t know South by Southwest, or at least its shortened name, SXSW. Since its inception in 1987, the festival has become of. Continue reading

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A2IM Names Libera Indie Music Award Nominees

The FKA Twigs, Run the Jewels and Aphex Twin top the nominees for the 4th annual A2IM Libera Awards. The awards honor successes in the indie music sector and spotlight. Continue reading

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