Facebook’s Growth Continues
Although popular wisdom may suggest that Facebook's glory days are behind it, statistics show that the fabled social network is continuing to experience steady growth, something which artists should take. Continue reading
#Kanye West Hits 20 Million Twitter Followers After Latest Tweetstorm [Interactive Map]
Kanye West just passed 20 million followers on Twitter thanks in large part to his steady delivery of outrageous and retweetable short form missives. Watch the world light up in conversation. Continue reading
Pandora Launches AMPcast: Free Direct To Fan Audio Messaging
Direct to fan massaging seems to be the theme of the day. This morning, Bandsintown launched a free direct messaging tool. Now, Pandora has announced AMPcast, a mobile app that allows. Continue reading
Are 15 Second Songs The Future Of Music? [Mark Mulligan]
As music messaging apps continue to grow in popularity, so too do the truncated versions of pop hits which accompany them, suggesting the traditional three minute song structure could soon be. Continue reading
A Musician’s Essential Guide To Social Media
As an artist, social media should hardly be your only means of promotion but it is a valuable resource, and like anything thing else there is a right and wrong. Continue reading
Bandsintown Adds Free Direct To Fan Messaging, Passes 23M Users
New Bandsintown stats tout 23 million users. That's up 8 million from last year in a competitive sector that includes Songkick, BandPage, ReverbNation and others helping to spread concert dates. Continue reading
Rapper Ryan Leslie Scores $1.5M For Superphone Direct To Fan Commerce Startup
Ryan Leslie, who has produced tracks for Snoop Dogg, Cassie, Usher and others, coded the first version of Superphone to connect with and sell to his own fans via SMS. Now. Continue reading
Social Media Cheat Sheet: Who Uses The Top 10 Social Media Networks And How They Use Them
Do you want to target your social media efforts more effectively? This chart looks at who uses the top 10 social media networks along with how and why they uses. Continue reading
Independent Hip Hop Video Shoot: A Look Behind The Scenes [INTERVIEW]
In this interview, we pull back the curtain and look at the making of independent hip hop artist Onry Ozzborn's latest music video as he discusses the production process and what challenges. Continue reading
DJ Khaled Nabs 6 Million Followers In 4 Months On Snapchat, Lands Cover Of Bloomberg Business
DJ Khaled has "cracked the platform" and amassed 6 million followers since last October on Snapchat. Even new media experts are scratching their heads. Khaled has figured out the hot digital property. Continue reading
