Pretty Lights Gave His Music Away & Now Has A Grammy Nomination. Should You Do The Same?
Pretty Lights took a different approach with "A Color Map Of The Sun." Instead of sampling old records he hired a group of musicians and created music from which to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
SoundCloud Names Its Best Marketing Campaigns Of 2013 "Maximizing Beatport" With A "Bloodbath" Of Layoffs: SFX Entertainment [SFXE] What Does The Fox Say?: Virality As A Music Format A Look At. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
5 Tips For Maintaining Your Sanity While Building Your Music Career Spotify For Artists Update: Merch Examples, How To Post Tour Dates Why Current Facebook Changes Are Bad News For. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How To Write If You’re Aiming For The Charts and More
Shaun Letang | How To Write A Song If You’re Aiming For The Charts Mike Rubini | Why You Should Consider Non-Traditional Marketing Music Gorilla |Top 10 Things To Do. Continue reading
Spotify Expands Free Service To Mobile with New Features, Nabs Led Zeppelin Exclusive
The rumor mill got it right this time. Spotify has expanded its free music service to mobile devices in all countries. In an innovation that I've not seen on other. Continue reading
How To Write A Song If You’re Aiming For The Charts
Have you ever walked into the studio with no inspiration and bashed out a song just because you know you're supposed to? Let's be real – so has everyone else.. Continue reading
Rdio Launched In 20 More Countries Today
Spotify may have a big announcement scheduled for later today, but Rdio started Wednesday with a surprise of its own. Just days after naming a new CEO and major layoffs,. Continue reading
Live Coverage Of Spotify Event @ 10AM ET Wednesday, Led Zeppelin Exclusive Expected
UPDATE 2: Read full coverage of the event here. Spotify is promising a big announcement today, Wednesday Decemmber 11th at 10 AM ET; and Hypebot will be covering it live.. Continue reading
Plug.DJ Nabs $1.25M To Replace Turntable.fm
2 year old music discovery site Plug.DJ has received $1.25 million in funding to fill the void left by the closure of Turntable.fm. The seed funding round for the previously. Continue reading
bop.fm Partners With Deezer
bop.fm has added Deezer to the list of partners connected to its multi-platform music streaming app. In addition to Spotify, Rdio, YouTube, and SoundCloud, bop.fm now adds 30 million Deezer. Continue reading
Top 10 Things to do (and not do) When Playing A Music Industry Showcase
On and off the stage you have to be your own best representative – that's a given in any successful career. What should you be hyper-focused on as a musician. Continue reading
