Case Study Of A Background Singer’s Financials: Mailbox Money and Union Support

Future of Music Coalition (FMC) adds another case study to its ongoing Artist Revenue Streams project. The study looks at the financials of a background vocalist based on "income from. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: 6 Big New Years Resolutions For Musicians & More

Shaun Letang | 6 Big New Years Resolutions For Musicians Ariel Hyatt | 12 Days of Monetization – A Summary of the 13-part Cyber PR Guest Post Series

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Bandsintown Partners With Sony Music Unlimited

Bandsintown has partnered with Sony's Music Unlimited subscription service to bring song previews to its concert listing app. Bandsintown users will now be able to preview music by artists whose concerts are. Continue reading

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Rock Is Most Popular Genre Among U.S. Album Buyers [CHART]

Rock music was the most popular genre with U.S. album purchasers in 2103. Statista used Nielson and Billboard data to find that  34.8% of all albums bought here in 2013. Continue reading

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Rdio Jumps On Free Music Bandwagon, Lifts Listening Limits

"If you love something, set it free," begins the announcement from Rdio, that they've dropped all listening caps on it's U.S. site.  The move comes just days after Spotify dropped. Continue reading

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5 Stories That Will Shape The Music Industry In 2014

By Alex May (@AlexmDrums) In a recent episode of the Upward Spiral podcast, we talked with Darren Hemmings, who is the founder of Motive Unknown, a strategic digital marketing consultancy, about the. Continue reading

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[Free eBook] Building Your Website: A Step-By-Step Guide for Bands & Musicians

Musician website & marketing platform Bandzoogle has just released a free eBook to help musicians through the process of putting together a website.   If you’re building a new website. Continue reading

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6 Big New Years Resolutions For Musicians

There is no question that a new year lends itself to a clean start, a change in pace, a new plan, an opportunity to reflect on things done well or. Continue reading

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How SoundCloud Can Move Beyond Music To Be The Sound Sharing Platform It Wishes It Was

Yesterday SoundCloud launched a new messaging system but while it adds some communication options it's not the collaborative move forward I imagined. In fact, my own initial confusion caused me. Continue reading

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51 Predictions for the 2014 Music Industry

By Matt Voyno of The New Rockstar Philosophy. Last year was a big year for the music industry. With streaming music controversies, huge album releases, and the release of the. Continue reading

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