Travis Scott, Maggie Rogers Pledge Merch $’s To Abortion Ban Battle, Billie Eilish Speaks Out

A growing chorus of musicians and other celebrities are speaking out in opposition to recent attempts in Alabama, Georgia and elsewhere ban abortions, with two artists also pledging a days. Continue reading

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Americana Airplay Chart For Week Of 9.18.17

We're just back from a wonderfully productive Americanafest conference filled with incredible music.  Despite the fact that they must be more tired than I'll ever be, the folks at Americana. Continue reading

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Wonderful Union and The Evolution of VIP Meet & Greets

Ed Meehan, the CEO of Wonderful Union, joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on this week's Music Biz podcast.  Over the last 10 years, Wonderful Union has explored new possibilities. Continue reading

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CD Baby Site Still Down After 21+ Hours

[UPDATED] Sunday afternoon CDBaby.com went down during what the company says was scheduled maintenance.  Almost 24 hours later, the site, an essential sales and distribution hub for tens of thousands. Continue reading

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UPDATE: Criminal Probes Launched As Oakland Ghost Ship Fire Death Toll Climbs To 36

Investigations have been launched into the cause of the deadly fire at Oakland's Ghost Ship. But even as the death toll climbs to 36, questions are being asked about its. Continue reading

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Your Earbuds Can Become Microphones With Just A Little Malware

For those fearful of undesired surveillance, there's fresh news to instill fear in their hearts, with an Israeli university recently reporting that they were able to successfully convert earbuds into a. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Secure Blog Coverage • Rehearse In A Storage Unit • Write An Effective Bio • More

Over the past few days on MusicThinkTank, we looked at how to secure blog coverage, ways in which you can use a storage unit to rehearse, how you can write an effective bio, and more.

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Apple Music Releases Exclusive New Frank Ocean “Visual” Album

Apple Music is continuing its streak of major exclusive releases with the debut of a Frank Ocean "visual album."   As with other streaming exclusives, we'll be watching to see. Continue reading

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Future Of Music 2015 Re-Cap: Building Your Local Music Community

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Scott LeGere and Jay Coyle, who are educators and entrepreneurs. LeGere heads the music business program at McNally Smith College. Continue reading

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Pandora’s 100 Most Thumbed Up Songs Of 2015

Pandora today released its 100 most thumbed up songs of 2015. It reflects a wide range of taste in new and old music with Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Sam Smith and. Continue reading

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