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

In our tips and advice section this week, we offer indie artists guidance on boosting your organic reach on Facebook, growing your email list, what to do when you're feeling. Continue reading

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Are New Cheap Tiers From Pandora, Amazon Worth $4.99?

$5 a month has often been touted as the magic monthly fee which will precipitate a massive surge in subscriber growth, a theory which looks as though it's about to. Continue reading

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8 Takeaways For The Music Industry From Wednesday’s Apple Event

[ UPDATE ] CEO Tim Cook spent only about 3 minutes at yesterday's Apple Event talking about Apple Music, but tucked into it and other announcements were some important messages, both real. Continue reading

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17 Ways To Promote Your Music Online

Given the multitude of available channels, it's unrealistic to expect to be able to promote your music on all of them. A more effective strategy is to focus on those. Continue reading

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Why You Don’t Actually Need A Publicist

Here a music industry veteran dives into the world of music publishing and explains why it is that so many artists aren't actually at point in their career where a. Continue reading

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Dot Blockchain Music Project To Launch Within Next Week – “Growing up in public with your pants down.”

[UPDATED] Less than 7 weeks ago, a small and underfunded but dedicated team started work an app that will apply blockchain technology to the music industry, and establish a globally distributed. Continue reading

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Spotify Debuts “Deconstructed” Cartoon Series [VIDEO]

Spotify has finally released its first long promised original video series. But if the first strange episode of "Deconstructed" titled "How EDM Changed The World" is any indication, Apple Music. Continue reading

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The Music Industry’s Complex Relationship With YouTube Explained In Just 50 Words

“According to those who oppose the service, YouTube is slowly killing the music industry, one tiny cut at a time. It is anti-artist and anti-copyright, they claim. Meanwhile, every major. Continue reading

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AM BRIEFING: Apple Proposes New Streaming Rates • Swift, Kardashian Do Battle • New Katy Perry Apple Exclusive • More

MONDAY 7.18.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple's streaming rates proposal is little more than a jab at Spotify.  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Aphex Twin Hires 12 Year Old Unknown YouTuber To Produce First Music Video In 17 Years [WATCH]

Apex Twin has not released a video since 1999's "Windowlocker."  That changed when AT's Richard D. James stumbled across Ryan Wyer's YouTube channel. With less than 900 subscribers, the 12 year. Continue reading

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Why Those Celebrating Bitcoin’s “Death” Are Missing The Point

Although many are gleefully claiming that the cryptocurrency Bitcoin can now be officially declared as dead, it's initial failure could simply be a minor setback in the technology's slow but. Continue reading

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