The Man vs. The Myth: Lefsetz and The Long Tail
Yesterday music industry pundit Bob Lefsetz shared an excerpt from Anita Elberse's new book "Blockbusters" that seemed to be posted as a criticism of Chris Anderson's concept of "The Long. Continue reading
Rethink Music To Host Their First Venture Day With Startup Pitches In Berlin
Rethink Music will host the upcoming Rethink Music Venture Day on October 24. The day's event will include keynote speakers discussing a variety of music business-related issues. The afternoon will. Continue reading
How to Score the Next BIG Hit: 5 Marketing Tips From Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop”
Paying attention to the success of hit songs is in your best interest. Whether you like the song or not, if it's climbing the charts, somebody somewhere did something right.. Continue reading
SXSW Music Announces First Round Of Showcases
South by Southwest Music has announced its first round of official showcases for the 28th edition of the SXSW Music Festival taking place March 11 – 16, 2014 in Austin,. Continue reading
Rhapsody Expands To Latin America, Europe With Major Telefónica Deal
(UPDATED) Spotify and Rdio may get most of the press, but Rhapsody has been a player in streaming music since 2001 – long before these two startups were founded. Today,. Continue reading
Tunecore Announces $330M In Artists Payments
TuneCore has paid out more than $330 million to artists since the company launched the business in 2006, according to stats shared by the digital music distributor. TuneCore Artist earnings. Continue reading
3 Critical Steps For Musicians To Build Fan Engagement
C. Vincent Plummer ( @cvpmusic ) is a Musician, Co-Founder, & Social Strategist for Bedloo. Over the years, I've sat at a lot of breakfast tables with local musicians recapping. Continue reading
Tom Waits, Derek Trucks, Sinead O’Conner, Others To Record Kickstarter Funded Blind Willie Johnson Album
A Kickstarter to fund a tribute album to Blind Wille Johnson launched yesterday. Tom Waits, Sinead O’Connor, Lucinda Williams, Luther Dickinson, Cowboy Junkies, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, Blind Boys of. Continue reading
