Radio Still King Of The Roads As In-Auto Digital Music Stalls [CHARTS]
Digtal music consumption, whether via iTunes or music streaming services ranging from Pandora to Spotify is soaring, but strangely listening to music in the car is still driven by old-shool. Continue reading
7 Ways You May Be Making Your Band Look Unprofessional
By Lee Duck from the Sonicbids Blog. Everyone seems to be in a band these days, right? Venue managers are bombarded with booking-related emails and phone calls every day, and. Continue reading
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Vinyl Resurgence And Music As An Experience Fuel Return Of Physical Music Retail
Are three buzz phrases enough to capture the excitement of anecdotal evidence of retail's return? Maybe so but I think it's truly exciting that the vinyl resurgence has helped fuel. Continue reading
The Problems Musicians Face and How To Solve Them, Pt. 1
Written by Tommy Darker, originally published in The Musicpreneur. Travelling the world and chatting with fellow aspiring artists reveals astounding insights about the future of music. Here’s the deal: we. Continue reading
Rdio Relaunches As A “Better Pandora”, Expands Free Service
Online music streamer Rdio is embracing freemium with a slick redesign that emphasizes free radio-like streams. The freemium model helped Spotify grow its substantial user base, and is seen as. Continue reading
The Streaming Effect: The Landscape May Be Gloomier Than Pictured
"The Streaming Effect: Assessing The Impact Of Streaming Music Behaviour" is a new report from MIDiA Research focused on the music market's reaction to streaming music options and the effects. Continue reading
Are Low Music Sales Simply Due To Bad Music?
Guest post by Peter Getty. In 1991, Nielsen Soundscan started tracking album sales around the world. Back then, this data gave us valuable insight into current tastemakers, what genres were. Continue reading
New Value In Trading A Song For An Email Address
With album sales, broadcast radio, and many other mainstream revenue sources for artists fading quickly into "has beens", we are being forced into a new era of networking & promotion.. Continue reading
5 Tips For Musicians On Maintaining Great Relationships With The Music Press
By Jamie Ludwig from the SonicBids Blog. For an independent musician, scoring coverage in a media outlet may seem like the well-earned reward in a long cycle of pitching and. Continue reading
