Top 10 Social Music Brands From Venture Harbour’s Music Industry Social 100
Though Facebook fans and Twitter followers are not the final word in social media presence, comparing follower counts can sometimes lead to surprising findings. That's certainly the case with Venture. Continue reading
How To License A Cover Song For A Music Video
By Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). Last year I recorded a cover of an old favorite song of mine called Menta e Rosmarino (I Won’t Be Lonely) by. Continue reading
Here’s Why Global Music Revenue Rose For First Time Since 1999
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. According to the latest numbers from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), global music revenue rose 0.3 percent to $16.5 billion in. Continue reading
EDM News: SFX Buys Beatport, Avicii Releases Crowdsourced “X You”, DJ Marketing Bible
The week's off to an interesting start in the Magical Kingdom of EDM. Empire builder SFX Entertainment is buying leading EDM marketing and download site Beatport while Avicii released his. Continue reading
Revenue Up, But Losses Widen At Live Nation
Despite a strong increase in Q4 revenue, Live Nation's losses for 2012 widened, impacted by a $68.2 million charge in the wake of former chairman Irving Azoff's departure in December.. Continue reading
Caught In Time: The Music Industry’s Struggle To Adapt
Guest post by Justin Stansbury (@twentyeyes138) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Not too long ago, I was discussing with a friend of mine what we felt our. Continue reading
5 Aspects Of The Old Music Industry Being Disrupted And Replaced By Social Media
In a widely noted Billboard interview, Amanda Palmer stated that "Twitter has replaced Google and [music] management." Nobody cared about the Google part but her claim of replacing music management. Continue reading
