Midemlab Offers Look At Music Tech’s Best New Startups

Global music industry convention MIDEM has named its 2019 Midemlab nominees. Designed to honor the 20 best new music tech startups, Midemlab 2019 received 177 submissions from 45 countries.

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6 Techniques For Optimizing Your Instagram Page

As should be obvious to everyone by now, Instagram has become one of the most valuable social media tools available to artists, particularly when it comes to making big announcements. Continue reading

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3 Music Streaming Services Offer Emerging Artists Programs

In many ways, being an artist is harder now than it's ever been, and the path to music industry success is crowded with obstacles. Streaming services have taken note of. Continue reading

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Copyright Directive: Can We Avoid Rotten Apples Through An Early Harvest? [Neil Turkewitz]

Now that the EU Copyright Directive has (for better of for worse) passed into law, in this Op-Ed Neil Turkewitz takes a long and hard look at what the fallout. Continue reading

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Grow Your Email List, Make A Profit By GIVING AWAY Your Albums

While it may seem counterintuitive to simply give away albums that you've poured so much blood sweat and tears into, this new piece from Chris Robley reveals how giving away. Continue reading

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10 Best Day Jobs For (Aspiring) Full-Time Musicians

Making a living from music is hard enough, and when your just starting out it can seem nearly impossible. Luckily, there are some jobs out there that can mesh pretty. Continue reading

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Music Is More Important Than Sex, TV, Coffee New Sonos Survey Shows

Sonos has released the findings of a worldwide survey and US-based field study that demonstrates the power of audio to impact health, well-being and creativity. Globally, people who listen to music. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: iHeartMedia Completes Restructuring • Eventbrite Losses Widen • Bandier Slams Spotify • More

THURSDAY 5.2.19 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Spotify Says Personalizaton Increased Song Discovery 35%

Spotify says that song discovery is up 35%, thanks to new efforts to personalize the music delivered on the platform. Spotify recently began adding tracks based on the user's listening. Continue reading

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3 Updates Make Facebook A Better Place To Market Music

Facebook is rolling out FB5, a new design for that’s "simpler, faster, more immersive and puts your communities at the center."  Three of the updates offer musicians and music marketers. Continue reading

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5 Ways You Don’t Understand Your Fans and Why They’re Tuning You Out

As an artist, it's important to take a step back and ask yourself: do you really know who your actual fans? Here Chris Robley of CD Baby explains why communicating. Continue reading

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