18 Ways Musicians Can Make Money
(UPDATED) The age old battle for any musician is generating income. It used to be record sales that made the money, but with the rise of digital downloads and live. Continue reading
(Try To Act Surprised) MOG Shuts Down Forever!
In one of those strange twists of timing, msuic streamer MOG kept with its announced timetable to shutdown forever Friday just hours its new owners Beats were acquired by Apple.. Continue reading
Volu.me Incorporates iBeacons Into Versatile Band Apps To Selectively Reward Fans At Shows
Volu.me is a band app-making company with which I was unfamiliar till I heard of their use of iBeacons to reward fans at shows based on their location in the. Continue reading
Crowdfund Your Brick & Mortar Record Store Or Club With Local Lift
Crowdfunding has become a part of the landscape largely through platforms that have legitimized its variations from Kiva's microlending to Kickstarters' rewards-based crowdfunding. With equity crowdfunding still on the way. Continue reading
6 Things Every Indie Artist Needs To Know In 2014
Being successful as an indie artist is not for the weak of hard. It takes more than blood, sweat, and tears to get noticed and to turn a profit. If. Continue reading
Songkick Adds Concert Recommendations To iOS App
A day after announcing that it had surpassed 10 million active monthly users and driven $100 million in tickets sales, Songkick today upgraded its iOS app. The new feature suggests. Continue reading
How Cover Songs Can Take Your Music Career to the Next Level
Everybody wants to be heard – and most of us want everyone to hear what is ours. There is much to be said to sticking to your own script, but. Continue reading
Songkick Passes 10 Million Monthly Users, $100 Million Tickets Sold
Social concert and ticketing app Songkick announced today that 10 million fans are now using the service monthly. That's 4 fans every second using Songkick to discover shows and often share them. Continue reading
Rap Genius Cofounder Resigns After “Insensitive” Comments On Mass Shooter’s Manifesto
Rap Genius cofounder Mahbod Moghadam has resigned after posting a series of callous annotations to the manifesto of USCB mass shooter Elliit Rodgers. Rogers killed 6 and injured 12 others over the. Continue reading
Ximalaya Receives $11.5 Million VC Funding For China’s Version Of SoundCloud
Described by different writers as a "podcast sharing service" and "Soundcloud-esque," Ximalaya seems to be a Chinese "personal radio" site that includes a great deal of music. Ximalaya recently received. Continue reading
Next Big Sound Adds Analytics For Books
The ability to expand tools and services built for the music industry to other sectors is often a key part of the pitches that music tech startups maketo investors, Music. Continue reading
