Music Business

5 Types of Pitch Emails All Music Journalists Hate Getting From Indie Bands

By Jhoni Jackson on Sonicbids Blog Pitches from brand new bands and artists not tied to a public relations company are unarguably the ones that catch the most skepticism from journalists. Sometimes it only takes. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Facebook, Instagram, Journalist, musician, press release, public relations, publicist, social media, Twitter, YouTube

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Directional Music: Keeping Artists And Media Makers In Business

Directional Music has launched it's website and online searchable music database providing curated content for music supervisors and media makers looking to license music. Directional music aims to keep indie. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 01/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, ArtistShare, Attunity, Authors and Publishers, BMW, Electronic dance music, Executive officer, Music library, Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, Streaming media

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Digital Music, Mobility, Music Technology And Entrepreneurship In Africa

Guest Post by Virginie Berger, the founder of the Paris based global strategy agency DBTH. A few days ago, I received a press release telling me that Universal Music France was settling in. Continue reading

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Tags: Africa, Airtel Africa, Alamo Heights High School, Apple community, Apple Inc., Google, Google Play, iTunes, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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11 Forms Of Promotion You May Be Overlooking

Guest Post by Bobby Borg, author of The DIY Musician The Internet may be one of the most popular and convenient forms of promotion today, but it’s also flooded with independent. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 1.16.15: ASCAP, Downtown Music, SESAC & More

ASCAP has announced a new CEO, Elizabeth Matthews, former Executive Vice President and General Counsel. She has replaced John LoFrumento, who retired after 17 years as ASCAP CEO. Given her. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 01/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Christmas, country music, Danny Elfman, Do it yourself, Facebook, George H. W. Bush, Going Out, Hans Zimmer, music industry, Reba McEntire

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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Spotify Upgrades Windows App, MTV Goes B&W, Music Dealers Pays Out $15M & More

MONDAY 1.19.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

Bruce Houghton on 01/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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This Week in Music Commentary

What Spotify’s December Growth Tells Us About Pricing Artist Rights Leader: Taylor Swift Did I Miss The Collapse of Nashville’s Musical Middle Class?

Bruce Houghton on 01/18/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: | 9 Things I Learned at YOUR MUSIC, YOUR RIGHTS, YOUR CAREER

Ariel Hyatt | 9 Things I Learned at YOUR MUSIC, YOUR RIGHTS, YOUR CAREER Mike Rubini | How to Leverage Radio/TV Interviews and Convert Listners of the Show to Bands Simon Tam. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 01/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

LA Studio Musicians Income Fell 68% Indie Artists Getting Comfortable As No. 1 In The Music Industry The Power Of A Tweet: Taylor Swift Lifts Louisa Wendorff From Unknown To. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 01/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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