Jay Coyle Launches Crowdfunding For Musicians Course with Soundfly [DISCOUNT CODES]

Music marketing expert Jay Coyle has successfully steered over three dozen direct-to-fan and crowdfunding campaigns over the past three years.  Now he's partnered with Soundfly to create an online course. Continue reading

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Is It Time To Make Music Profitable Again?

With the perceived devaluation of music, many in the industry are racking their brains as to how the music business can be "saved," or at least made to be profitable. Continue reading

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Music + Money: What To Invest In And What To Avoid

As artists and musicians, where we invest our money is important. Indeed one of the main reasons those starting out in the music business fail is because they misspend their. Continue reading

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John Oates, Berklee Students Write and Record “Smoke And Mirrors,” Offer Song And Stems Free

This piece examines the creation of a new song recorded by multi-platinum songwriter John Hall and a crew of Berklee College of Music students, before later being released free to the public.

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Return Of The Song Plugger • Judicial Approval • Music Production Costs • More

Recently on MusicThinkTank, we looked at the return of the song plugger, the importance of getting judicial approval for contracts with minors, how production costs are impacting songwriters, and more.

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Tupac Sees Streaming Bump For Milestone Anniversary Of Death

On the 20th anniversary of the hip hop legend's death, Tupac Shakur is seeing a massive bump in his streaming numbers, as well as a marked uptick in social media. Continue reading

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A Pandora Listener, Facebook Like And Twitter Follower All Walk Into A Bar – The Impact Of Pandora Artist Stations

Although some may be quick to dismiss Pandora as simply another streaming platform, some recent numbers show that many of Pandora's top artists have more station followers and better, more. Continue reading

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5 Best Day Jobs For When You’re Starting Your Music Career

Making a living as a musician can be a challenge, and trying to subsist only of your music at the beginning of your career can be next to impossible. That said, there. Continue reading

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Know You Suppliers, Research Your Team

Have you been curious about how to get a supplier to work with you who will be reliable and produce what you actually want and need? Here an industry offers. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 8.19.16: New Songwriter Rate Proposal • $1B Blockchain Investments • Russian PRO Fraud

The National Music Publishers Association and Nashville Songwriters Association International have submitted a new rate proposal to the Copyright Royalty Board.  

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