DIY Pop Star Alex Day’s New Album Outcharts Justin Timberlake On iTunes UK [Updated]
Alex Day, who may well be the biggest DIY pop star in existence, ended 2012 with an upbeat appearance at TEDxYouth@SanDiego. Day has also been quite productive in 2013 with. Continue reading
End Of An Era: eMusic Quietly Merges With eBook Distributor K-NFB
Seemingly unable to compete in a sector dominated by iTunes and shifting towards Spotify and other music streamers, digital music pioneer eMusic quietly merged with e-book distributor K-NFB yesterday. A. Continue reading
Flattr Expands Options For Fan Support Via Twitter, Soundcloud, Instragram & More
Flattr, a unique micropayments system that rewards musicians and other creators, has expanded its offering to include direct fan-to-creator payments from within Soundcloud, Twitter, Instagram and other popular sites and. Continue reading
Let Fans Subscribe To Your Creative Process With Merge.fm
By Ben Scudder of Evolver.fm. Today’s full-time musicians relies heavily upon touring revenue to make a living. Some even think they should forgo making money from recorded music entirely, and. Continue reading
Join The Universal Orchestra And Play Live Online
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. (UPDATED) This morning, I composed and played music with someone in Spain and some people standing around in a museum in London. You can. Continue reading
Mico Headphones Let Your Brainwaves Choose The Music
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Music is starting to listen to us, for a change. The signs are popping up everywhere — and not just in music services that. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Amanda Palmer's Lessons For Musicians Too Uncomfortable To Ask Their Fans For Money The Downside Of Rumblefish, CDBaby And YouTube Content ID Amanda Palmer Tells SXSW She's Sold 85K Units,. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Nielsen Study: Poor Fan Engagement Is Costing Music Industry $450M – $2.7B Annually Twitter Jumps Into Music: Acquires We Are Hunted, Develops App w/Soundcloud, iTunes & VEVO Red Bull Amplifier. Continue reading
On Gaining Visibility Through Grooveshark: Mike Masnick vs. Bruce Houghton
Mike Masnick of Techdirt examines a case study of a band building it's fanbase in collaboration with Grooveshark; and Bruce Houghton of Hypebot question's the ethical quagmire of taking that. Continue reading
Alexz Johnson Goes D2F With Crowdfunding After Two Major Labels & An Indie Failed Her
Alexz Johnson got her start in show biz with a lot of tv appearances in Canada that included her music. But when she got her first major label deal, followed. Continue reading
