Money Man took his $1M Empire Records advance entirely in Bitcoin
Increasingly Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, the blockchain, and NFTs are moving past novelty status and into the music industry mainstream. Independent label EMPIRE announced their “first cryptocurrency artist payment” – a $1. Continue reading
Life Hacks from music mogul Kevin Liles [VIDEO]
From his rise as an intern at Def Jam Recordings in 1991 to running a premier U.S. independent label today, Kevin Liles draws his knowledge and inspiration from the street. Continue reading
Kanye West has obliterated the creative full stop [MARK MULLIGAN]
Like him or not Kanye West has changed how musicians and fans should think about what “releasing” new music means, says Mark Mulligan of MIDiA. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA. Continue reading
Hip hop fandom is driving the future of the music business in gaming, live streaming, and more
While new technologies often get headlines for driving music industry growth, it’s really the fans – particularly hip hop fans – who are enabling the next wave of innovation in. Continue reading
Kanye West says Universal Def Jam released ‘Donda’ without his permission
Kanye West’s long-hyped album ‘Donda” was finally released Sunday morning, and just hours later the artist claimed that his label did so without his permission. In an Instagram post on. Continue reading
Reservoir acquires legendary hip hop indie Tommy Boy
Reservoir has acquired legendary indie Hip-Hop and Electronic record label Tommy Boy. The deal encompasses more than 6,000 Tommy Boy masters including Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise,” House of Pain’s “Jump Around,”. Continue reading
Interview with Creambridge execs Will Taylor, Devitobitz
In this edition of A2IM’s Featured Executive column, we hear from Will Taylor and Devitobeatz about their full-service music company Creambridge. Guest post from A2IM This week’s featured executives are Will Taylor, Founder and. Continue reading
Trapital founder Dan Runcie talks hip-hop business strategy
In this edition of the podcast How Music Charts, Trapital founder Dan Runcie breaks down the ins and outs of the Hip-Hop business Guest post by Jason Joven of Chartmetric. Continue reading
Russ Earns $100K Weekly As TuneCore Artist, Offers Advice To Others
U.S. based rapper Russ has shared impressive screenshots of his weekly statements from TuneCore and added some advice for all artists. “Some weekly checks on tunecore… inspo purposes only,” tweeted. Continue reading
10 Ways To Make $1000 Or More This Month From Music [KOSHA DILLZ]
Believe it or not, we are in a time that is unexplainable. I learned that if I was a big band like Tame Impala or Rebelution or Portugal the Man, I. Continue reading
Soundcloud Offers $15M In Support As Creators Surge 50%
SoundCloud is offering a $15 million package of support for musicians struggling during the coronavirus shutdown. The platform has seen a 50% surge in creators uploading tracks in the last. Continue reading
