The Week In Music Commentary
David Carrico Says The Time Is Now For Live Concert Streaming 3 Cartoons Capture What It's Like To Be A Music Fan In 2013 Video: Stephen Colbert On Facebook Likes. Continue reading
Ali Spagnola Turns Drinking Game Into Musical Empire
Ali Spagnola took a drinking game called Power Hour and turned it into the basis for an album, concert and shot glass USB. Then she got sued by a trademark. Continue reading
Spotify’s 10 Most Streamed & Shared Tracks
10 most streamed tracks on Spotify in U.S. March 18 – 24 1. Justin Timberlake, "Suit & Tie" (RCA Records)2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Thrift Shop" (Macklemore)3. Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors". Continue reading
Interview: Roger Faxon, Former CEO Of EMI Group
By John Ioannidis from the Berklee College of Music's Music Business Journal. Roger Faxon has had a distinguished career in the entertainment industry. He was executive vice president/COO at LucasFilm,. Continue reading
Bright Spots For College Radio And Indie Music
Though seldom discussed on most music industry blogs, college radio is an important part of the landscape for indie music acts. Though some stations are seeing hard times, others are. Continue reading
5 Tips For Musicians From Music Industry Entrepreneurs
Venture Harbour's Marcus Taylor gathered "pieces of advice" for "aspiring entrepreneurs" from 30 music industry entrepreneurs. I've taken the liberty of excerpting the top 5 that I think musicians will. Continue reading
Live Concert Streaming – The Time Is Now [OP-ED]
Prior to co-foundingEVNTLIVEin January, 2012, David Carrico was CEO of CMG, a music industry marketing, consulting and management group. Here, he calls on the music industry to work with new. Continue reading
The Rise of the Musicpreneur (Part 1/3)
Last year, Jamie Leger wrote a post about the dawn of the Musicpreneur. Now, Tommy Darker has put his thoughts on what tasks musicpreneuers have to do. Check out the. Continue reading
Should Pirate Site Advertisers Be Punished? Spain Eyes Crackdown
Should company's that advertise on pirate sites be punished as supporting piracy? It's a debate that's raged in the music community in recent weeks fueled in part by Cracker's David. Continue reading