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

We've got plenty of useful tips and advice for D.I.Y. artists this week, from how to be your own promoter to merch mistakes that can trash your budget to some. Continue reading

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Fair Music Transparency Report [Followup]

In a followup to an earlier post, this article explores how, in spite of living in an age where music is more accessible than ever before, the commercial end of. Continue reading

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China Bans 120 “Immoral” Songs About Farting And Not Wanting To Go To School

China's Ministry of Culture  yesterday released a blacklist of 120 songs that  it says "trumpeted obscenity, violence, crime or harmed social morality" and ordered web sites to take them down.

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: Music Lifts Sony Earnings • Music Biz Blasts CBS, CNet • R.S. Editor Exits • Yahoo LiveText • More

Thursday 7.30.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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AM NEWS BRIEF: T-Mobile Makes Apple Music Data Free • ITunes Disappoints • “Happy Birthday” Battle • Twitter • More

Wednesday 7.29.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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Inside Music Distribution To China’s 1.3 Billion Market

Much of the initial enthusiasm that accompanied the opening up of the Chinese music industry with the advent of the internet, usually supplemented by a hopeful but misguided reference to. Continue reading

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: BMI Wins Pandora Royalty Battle • Major Label “Short-termism” • Google Music Redesign • More

Friday 5.15.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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TuneCore Paid $36 Million To Indie Musicians In First 3 Months Of 2015

Earlier this month, Believe Digital acquired flat fee D.I.Y. digital music distributor TuneCore, in a move that reshuffled the indie music distribution deck. Today, Tunecore shared its most recent payouts. Continue reading

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