Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail

Platinum and Gold Single, Album Awards March 2015 [FULL LIST]

In March, the RIAA certified 55 Digital Single Awards and 12 Album Awards in the U.S. See Gold & Platinum Award highlights below along with a full, detailed list.

Bruce Houghton on 04/22/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: A Cinderella Story, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Academy Award, Agent Cody Banks, AT&T, Grammy Award, Music recording sales certification, Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA certification, United States

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Record Store Day 2015 Stats: 628% Growth Over Previous Week, Top 50 Vinyl Sales Chart

Independent record store data compiled by BuzzAngle Music for Saturday's Record Store Day 2015 shows once again what a powerful sales and marketing platform this anual promotion has become. Key. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/20/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: All Music, Associated Press, Austin, Compact disc, Foo Fighters, Get Behind Me Satan, Gramophone record, Record shop, Record Store Day, Texas, The White Stripes

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Record Store Day 2015 Spotlight: Bull Moose Music

This Saturday, music fans who prefer to listen to music on vinyl will be rewarded with special releases that validate their passion. Today, the Music Business Association highlights Record Store Day participant, Bull Moose Music.

Guest Post on 04/16/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Ani DiFranco, Arlo Guthrie, Arun Jaitley, Barnes & Noble, Bob Dylan, Buena Vista Social Club, California, CD Baby, Righteous Babe Records, Steve Earle

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Record Store Day 2015 Spotlight: Good Records

One day a year, music fans who prefer to listen to music on vinyl are rewarded with special releases that “validate” their interest in and passion. Today, the Music Business Association highlights. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/15/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Atlanta, bEATPORT, Berklee College of Music, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Dallas, Disc jockey, Event (philosophy), Los Angeles, Steve Earle

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Record Store Day 2015 Spotlight: The Exchange

One day a year, music fans who prefer to listen to music on vinyl are rewarded with special releases that “validate” their interest in and passion. The Music Business Association. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/14/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 21 Things I Want in a Lover, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Alison Brie, Alyssa, Answering machine, Backlot, Berklee College of Music, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Records

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How Starbomb Used YouTube To Drive 6000 CD Sales In One Week

In one week, Starbomb sold almost 6,000 CD copies of its Player Select album through CD Baby, including 3,438 in pre-sales. How’d they do it? YouTube.

Guest Post on 04/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, Blitar, Book cover, Compact disc, Digital art, Digital imaging, East Java, YouTube

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Muzicol Launches Indie Artist Promotion Platform, Professional Network

Muzicol International has launched Muzicol.com, an online global music community network built to provide independent artists with a virtual stage to showcase their talents, promote their music, and network with. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 04/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: A&M Octone Records, Academy of Contemporary Music, Alicia Keys, Artist, Association for Computing Machinery, Beneficiary, Finance, music industry, Spotify, Twitter

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Music For Good: Friendly Savages Partners With Austin Startup For Clean Water To South Sudan

Austin based startup, The Entertainment Helping Company (ehco) has announced their next campaign in partnership with Friendly Savages. Having chosen Every Village as the non-profit to support, the is offering. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 03/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 501(c) organization, American Society of Composers, Anthony Kearns, Artist, Authors and Publishers, charity: water, Drinking water, Fashion week, New York City, Nonprofit organization, Water well

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Merchbar Keeps Fans In The Know With Newest Feature: Merch Alerts

Merchbar, a leading music merchandise website, has launched Merch Alerts, a new feature that alerts fans when their favorite artists release new merchandise for purchase.

Nia R Jones on 03/20/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Beck’s Grammy Award Winning Album ‘Morning Phase’ Is Just $1 On Google Play

Not everyone thought Beck should win the "Best Album" Grammy for "Morning Phase," but its hard not to deny it is a good album. And since its one of the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Beck, Daft Punk, Ed Sheeran, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Paul McCartney, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift

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