How To Get Booked At Music Festivals
Landing your band a gig at a music festival can be one of the most effective ways of getting industry attention, both from fans and tastemakers. It also speaks volumes. Continue reading
Pandora Makes The Case For Building A Full Stack Streaming Music Company
Songkick's Ian Hogworth apparently coined the term, but I first heard about "full stack" music companies during a webinar that PledgeMusic and DotBlockchain co-founder Benji Rogers gave for BerkleeOnline. He was. Continue reading
Apple Music “Well Past” 20 Million Subscribers As Top Exec Eddie Cue Shares ‘Exclusives’ Strategy
In December we heard that Apple Music had 20 million subscribers. 2 months later they are "well passed" that number, Apple senior executive Eddie Cue shared on stage at yesterday's. Continue reading
OFFICIAL: Prince Comes To Streaming This Sunday [UPDATED]
UPDATE 2: It's been music's worst kept secret for more than a week, but we now can confirm that Prince is coming to music streaming services this Sunday, the day. Continue reading
4 Major Live Music Trends Changing The Industry This Year
It may only be February, but the year 2017 has already proven itself to be one of major change for the live music industry. Here we look at five different. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this cycle back through the past week's music industry news, we revisit several important stories from the music industry, including Songtrust's partnership with DotBlockchain Music, Nielsen's acquisition of Gracenote,. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this re-visitation of full week of music industry news, we take another look at the impending death of net neutrality, whether cassettes are becoming the next vinyl, YouTube's launch. Continue reading
Why Do Streams Count As Sales On Billboard Charts? “There is no consumption,” says Digital Music Veteran
This week Billboard and Nielsen added streaming to their genre charts, and digital music veteran Jim Griffin is asking why. He's held top digital posts at Warner Music, Cherry Lane. Continue reading
Tidal Releases Year End Numbers, Not The Right Ones
Although not exactly a heavy-hitter on the level of Spotify or Apple Music, Tidal has done a good job of staying in the streaming spotlight. With the conclusion of 2016,. Continue reading
How To Go Global On Social Media In 4 Just Steps
Although social media has the ability to draw fans out from all corners of the world, doing so requires that a band or artist take a specific set of steps,. Continue reading
