MTV #LookDifferent Campaign Brings Ferguson, MO To Last Night’s VMAs [VIDEO]
MTV used the recent shooting in Freguson, MO to encourage a larger discussion on racial tolerance during last night's Video Music Awards. The network ran two related commercials before and during. Continue reading
Major U.S. Concert Promoter Suffers Data Breach
Austin-based promoters C3 Presents, the company behind the Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits festivals, suffered a major data breach last week. The breach appears to have occured following the physical theft. Continue reading
Building Your Music Career While Keeping Your Day Job
By Farah Joan Fard from the Sonicbids Blog. Does going to your 9-5 and then playing a gig that night ever make you feel like a Clark Kent/Superman combo? Do. Continue reading
Stephen Blackwell Goes 100% Digital As New SpinMedia CEO
Somebody needs to do a SpinMedia infographic. These last couple of years have been pretty complicated. New CEO Stephen Blackwell says that SpinMedia is now "100 percent focused on digital". Continue reading
MTV Video Music Award Winners 2014 – The Full List
Beyonce was the big winner at last night's MTV Video Music Awards taking home 3 Moonmen including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. But she lost the biggest prize, Video of. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
Robb McDaniels: 5 Musings From A Digital Music Exec Who's Been Doing This A Long Time And Isn’t Even That Old Philip Kaplan: An Open Letter To Robb McDaniels, Founder. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
What You Need To Know About Music License Agreements Before Signing One Musician Gets A Record Deal Through Tinder, Another Can Pay Her Rent Solely From YouTube The Rise Of. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Before Agreeing To Soundcloud's Terms And Conditions, Read The Fine Print As They Add Monetization Apple's Tim Cook Takes Ice Bucket Challenge, Dr. Dre Takes Challenge and Passes It On. Continue reading
Band Accepts NFL Pay To Play Plan, Offers $2 Million For Superbowl Halftime
As we reported earlier this week, the NFL is asking artists to pay for the privilege of playing their widely watched Superbowl halftime show. Industry response has been tepid, accept. Continue reading
