Troy Carter Denies Spotify Exit, Admits To Disagreement

After Spotify announced a new "Hate Content and Hateful Conduct" policy last week that resulted in R. Kelly and others being downgraded on  the platform, the rumor mill went into. Continue reading

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Promoting Music On A Budget

New music, merch, or an upcoming tour are like any product or service, in that they need some form of promotion in order to be successful. Here we look at. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music

We have a host of valuable tips for the independent, do it yourself artists among us this week, including advice on using community to propel your success, how to get. Continue reading

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Playlists Allow Artists To Focus On Music Over Image

While an artists visual presentation has always factored into their success (or lack their of) the rise of playlist culture may finally be shifting consumers focus away from image and. Continue reading

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CHANGE TWITTER PASSWORDS NOW! 330M Accounts Compromised

The passwords of all 330 million Twitter accounts have been compromised, the social network announced. "We recently found a bug that stored passwords unmasked in an internal log," wrote the. Continue reading

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Don’t Be Boring: Artist’s Guide To Branding

For many musicians the concept of branding can be a difficult one, and with good reason. Here defined as 'the story you choose to tell the world about what your. Continue reading

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Concerns For DIY Musicians Income After Congressional Interview For Music Modernization Act

The Music Modernization Act passed the U.S. House this week and is headed for the Senate. Here Dae Bogan recounts how providing the Principle Analyst of the Congressional Budget office. Continue reading

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Be-Hookd’s Silas Armstrong Talks Talks, Branding, Bots, Marketing Strategies [INTERVIEW]

Here Creative Director of Be-Hookd media, Silas Armstrong, discusses his job there, the work he's done to grow artists' digital presence, and how messenger bots can be used to connect. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: LISNR Adds $14M • Bjorn Jumps On Blockchain • GarageBand 2.3 • Deezer Adds Social • More

THURSDAY 11.2.17 Music Business News From Around The Web We appreciate that LISNR and Ticketmaster want to make check-in easier, but how about dropping those bogus ticketing fees?  Updated continuously. Continue reading

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Bandcamp Launches App For Artists and Labels, Shares New Stats [VIDEO]

[UPDATED] Bandcamp has added a free app that makes it possible for artist and label users to manage their sales on the platform, view analytics and message their fans. They. Continue reading

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