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iTunes Adds Indie Genre Page To iTunes Store

iTunes has been actively making changes to it's US store for quite some time. After catching heat for seemingly catering to major labels, one of the iTunes store's additions is an. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/25/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: 501(c) organization, Adelaide, album, Ambient music, Arcade Fire, Art Deco, Artist, Genre, Indie rock, iTunes

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Crowdfunder Musicraiser Expands To London, NYC

Musicraiser, an online community where musicians engage directly with their fans to offer them exclusive rewards in return for helping fund their activities and projects is expanding their reach.

Guest Post on 03/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, American Society of Composers, AOL, Arab Digital Distribution, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Digital distribution, Inc., London, music industry, New York City, Xbox

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How To Thrive In A Post-Download Era With Superfans

Have you read the news recently? Download sales are declining. Think about it, when was the last time you bought a download from iTunes?

Guest Post on 03/20/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: album, Amazon Kindle, Apple Inc., Application programming interface, art, Bandcamp, BandPage, iTunes, Los Angeles, Spotify

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The Challenges And Opportunities Facing Georgia’s Music Industry

Georgia Music Partners (GMP) recently published a white paper analyzing the current state of Georgia's music industry. The publication reveals competitive challenges and opportunity for growth within the music business. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Application server, Artist, Atlanta, Bill Swerski's Superfans, Blended learning, Business process management, Forbes, music industry, White paper

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Apple Adds Free On iTunes – A Hub For Free Music, Film and TV

There were audible moans when iTunes dropped their popular free weekly download feature. Now Apple has responded with the launch of Free On iTunes a hub for free music, TV. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Animal Planet, Apple community, Apple Inc., Free music, iTunes, Joshua Radin, music industry, Spotify, Subscription business model

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NME Compiles A List Of Weirdest Band Names Of 2015

The New Musical Express (NME) has compiled an impressive list of the weirdest band names of 2015. Alongside that list, they posted their reaction to the name, their expectations, and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Al-Aqsa Mosque, album, Austin, Bar/None Records, Brixton Academy, London, Musical ensemble, nme, NME Awards, Texas, United Kingdom

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What The Resurrection of Vinyl Albums Actually Looks Like

In the face of an unrelenting decline in album sales, vinyl has made a second coming of sorts. The sales of vinyl albums rose 52% bringing revenue up to 9.2 million. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/21/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: album, Album cover, Compact disc, Digital audio, Gramophone record, iTunes, LP record, music industry, Spotify, Swiss People's Party

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Have a Music Publicist? Never Hesitate to Make These 3 Requests

By Laura Goldfarb on Sonicbids Blog Every PR firm and publicist marches to the beat of their own drum, and as a result, your campaignis going to look different from your friends'. That being said, for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airstream, album, CD Baby, Choir, Christmas, Compact disc, Credit union, Mountmellick, Sonicbids, YouTube

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The Orchard Dumps SoundExchange, Goes Direct To SiriusXM For Royalties

Once only available to major players, direct deals with digital broadcasters and services are starting to trickle down into the music indie sector. The latest defection from SoundExchange is indie. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/25/2014 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Abysmal Dawn, According to Greta, Aidan Zammit, album, Artist, Facebook, Grindcore, Napalm Death, Relapse Records, Repulsion

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Bill Bragg Apologizes To Taylor Swift, Offers Her His “Full Support”

Just days after taking Taylor Swift to task for removing her music from Spotify, musician and activist Billy Bragg has apologized and offered her his "full support." More than about. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/21/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, BBC, Billy Bragg, Google, List of online music databases, Power play (sporting term), Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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