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
Music Marketing With Paper.li’s Digital Newspaper
Paper.li got its start as a digital news aggregator powered by tweets on Twitter. With a default news site layout, Paper.li still uses the term "newspaper" but has added numerous. Continue reading
MySpace Launches ‘Portfolio’ – First New Artist Promo Tool Since Redesign
A redesigned and refocused MySpace has launched it's first new update aimed at helping the musicians and other creators that drive traffic the site. 'Portfolio' anables users to feature content. 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
What Music Fans Want From Subscription Services w/ Jon Maples — Upward Spiral Podcast #30
In episode 30 of the Upward Spiral, digital music veteran Jon Maples talks about his decade long tenure at Rhapsody and what the future holds for the subscription music company.. 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
It Takes More Than Metrics To Understand A Musician’s Audience
In a new study by Microsoft researcher Nancy K. Baym, the author discusses musicians, music companies and their use of metrics. She interviewed a number of musicians and business people. Continue reading
It’s Not Too Late To Enter Your Music Tech Startup In SXSW Accelerator 2014
The deadline is just over 3 weeks away, but it's not too late to showcase your music tech startup, product or new service at SXSW Accelerator 2014. The event takes. Continue reading
