Facebook Starts Paying Video Creators, Is In Talks With Record Labels

Facebook has always left the music business to others, but that may be about to change.  With video viewing on Facebook exploding, the online giant announced that it would start. Continue reading

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10 Uncovered Ways to Promote Indie Music Online

Being an indie musician means waging a constant war for survival. At the times of R.E.M., it was a real nightmare to self-produce and self-promote indie music, as artists didn't. Continue reading

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ONErpm Opens NYC Studio, Free To YouTube Creators

Digital music distributor and YouTube multi-channel network (MCN) ONErpm has opened a Brooklyn studio so creators in its network can produce HD videos at no charge. ONErpm MCN's recently hit. Continue reading

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CMT Music Awards 2015 – A Full List Of Winners

It was Carrie Underwood's night.  At Wednesday's CMT Music Awards she took home three awards, including Female Video of the Year for "Something In the Water" and Collaborative Video of the Year with Miranda. Continue reading

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Watch Apple Music’s First Ad and Why Spotify Is Glad Apple Will Spend Millions Airing It

It will be months before we know if Apple Music is a hit.  But one thing you can bet on is that Apple will use its substantial resources to promote. Continue reading

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How Social Video Is Changing

Until recently, YouTube had the market cornered on video both by users and brands. If you wanted the greatest interaction with your fans, that's where you'd go. That's all changed recently since Facebook has put. Continue reading

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Livecasting: What You Can Learn From Watching Pvris Perform At Webster Hall On Periscope

With the seemingly unstoppable growth being experience by the market for apps allowing you to broadcast your life in real time it should come as no surprise that artists have. Continue reading

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How to Get 8 Million Plays on YouTube Without Selling Out – Vincent Jacob AKA Yard of Blondes

"He said, 'Just make sure if you fail, you did what you wanted to do.' I took that to heart. I said, 'O.K., then that's what I'm going to do.'. Continue reading

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Social Media Phenom Jacob Whitesides Launches BMG Imprint

[UPDATED] YouTube, Vine and other social media outlets are providing a pathway devoid of the usual gatekeepers for musicians to build an audience.  But despite their self-created success, many of. Continue reading

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Why YouTube Rules Music Videos

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, Cortney Harding and Kyle Bylin discuss YouTube and music videos. YouTube is widely known as the most popular music service. It's where most. Continue reading

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This One Chart Shows Why Spotify Added Video

Last week, Spotify added audio and video content from a wide variety of major media companies including NPR, MTV, Vice and The Nerdist.  While seen as a preemptive move prior. Continue reading

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