NARM and Digitalmusic.org Rebrand as the Music Business Association
NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) and its digital sister digitalmusic.org will now collectively known as the Music Business Association (MusicBiz.org), the music industry trade group announced today. The organization. Continue reading
So, That’s Where The Money Goes: Warner Music’s New $16M Per Year NYC Office
Major record labels have long claimed that they need to take huge profits from hit records to make up for their many misses. But its the excesses, particularly in this. Continue reading
World of Bluegrass 2013 Finds A Welcoming Home In Raleigh, NC
World of Bluegrass is a major gathering that took place for a number of years in Nashville. This year the event moved to what some saw as an unlikely city,. Continue reading
Complete Musician’s Guide To Preparing For A Publicity Campaign
By David Roberts is founder of Nashville consultancy the Sunshine Promotion company. He blogs at "Sunshine Promotion". I’ve touched on publicity briefly in other articles, but recently I had the. Continue reading
CBGB Music & Film Festival Dreams Big With Programming To Match
The CBGB Music & Film Festival taking place October 9 to 13 in New York has created a rich, multifaceted event for their second round. The movie "CBGB" will premiere,. Continue reading
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Google+ Has Become A Music Marketing Must Thom Yorke: "Spotify is the last desperate fart…" Unconventional Guide To Getting A Record Label Deal Musicians Make Little While Music Services Make. Continue reading
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Jeff Price: Why Musicians Make Little While Music Services and Distributors Make Billions Amanda Palmer: On Sinead (2X) On Miley On Being A Women In The Music Industry Thom Yorke:. Continue reading
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CD Baby Milestone: $300 Million Paid Out To Artists Merlin Pulls Content Off German Music Streamer Simfy, Threatens Legal Action Kosha Dillz: 7 Ways I Paint The Lemons Gold On. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
The Musician's Unconventional Guide To Getting A Record Label Deal From YouTube Comments to The Death Of Keywords: Google+ Now Required For Music Marketing My Cloud Player Turns SoundCloud Into. Continue reading
Alternative Electronic Music Festivals Battle ‘Monster Energy Drink for the Ears’
EDM festivals have been a big part of the genre's growth in the States. But just as a variety of local and regional festivals have emerged to address such topics. Continue reading
Amanda Palmer On Sinead (2X) On Miley On Being A Women In The Music Industry
"It’s a Chinese finger trap that reflects the basic problems of our women-times: we’re either scolded for looking sexy or we’re scolded for not playing the game." Will this verbal. Continue reading
