Lively Launches Concert Recording & Sales App
Launching today, concert recording and sales app Lively offers a simple way to record and sell live recordings immediately after the show. Available for Android and iOS, Lively is led. Continue reading
Potential Of Direct-To-Fan Realized By Few Bands
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Direct-to-fan marketing tools and services continue to hold a lot of promise. They enable artists to. Continue reading
The Pros And The Cons Of Google Play Music All Access Subscription
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. I set out this morning to built a chart listing the various features of the major music subscription services: Rdio, Rhapsody, Spotify, and we. Continue reading
Soundhalo Turns Live Concert Videos Into Impulse Buys During The Show
Soundhalo is a brand new service for taking live concert video recordings and transforming them into mixed single song videos for immediate sale. It's an interesting hybrid that's currently being. Continue reading
Spotify Adapts Audio Formats To Listening Platforms
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Recently, CNET reported on an extension for Google’s Chrome web browser that let people scrape songs off of Spotify’s web player, for free, and. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
David Hahn Explains Why The Internet Is A Bad Place To Discover Music Kyle Bylin Asks Can Pandora Find A Business Model That Works? Extremely Decent Video: A Comedic (And. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Prediction: Major Label Will Aquire DIY Distributor Music Crowdfunding: Sam Tsui Kickstarts Debut, Songkick Detour Expands, JOBS Act For Labels The Tools of Music Fan Engagement [Part 2]: Newsletters Direct-to-Fan. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Does iTunes' Daft Punk Album Premier Demonstrate Its Marketing Strength? Infographic: How We Discover And Consume Music Music Sponsorships Top $1.28 Billion In 2013 With Murder For Hire Charges Looming,. Continue reading
Vote In The O Music Awards: From Digital Geniuses To Favorite Musical Cats
Voting has begun for the O Music Awards with the opportunity to nominate wild card contenders for the Awards' cutting edge mix of categories. Open nominations continue through May 21st. Continue reading
Direct-To-Fan Campaigns Don’t Diminish Album Release
By Benji Rogers (@BenjiKRogers) founder and CEO of the direct-to-fan company PledgeMusic. Direct-to-fan tools can — when used to maximum effect — become the thinnest skin between the artist and fan. The. Continue reading