What Was Your Song Of The Summer For 2013?

There are lots of ways to pick a song of the summer. For the summer of 2013, Billboard used a special chart based on the Hot 100, Music Machinery combined. Continue reading

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Top 5 Music Industry Things to Forget and To Keep

Jessica Blankenship is a writer and media manager at Muzooka (@muzooka). Not-at-all newsflash: The music industry is a completely different animal than it once was. While it's true that the. Continue reading

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Gumroad, Topspin and Square Introduce New Music Ecommerce Options

We're at a stage where many strong products for musicians are well-established and are now expanding their services. Gumroad recently added preorders to their digital sales offering. Topspin's ArtistLink now. Continue reading

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

Musicians Earning Revenue Via Fiverr's Newly Upgraded Gig Platform Pixies Return With 'Bagboy' Via BitTorrent, Topspin and YouTube DIY Music Sales: Artists.MTV Adds Downloads Carousel, Min.io Launches, GeoRiot Adds Amazon. Continue reading

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DIY Music Sales: Artists.MTV Adds Downloads Carousel, Min.io Launches, GeoRiot Adds Amazon

New ways to make one's music and related digital content available for sales continue to emerge that benefit both DIY and indie artists. Artists.MTV recently added Downloads Carousels in partnership. Continue reading

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MTV, VH1, CMT and Monster DNA Will Match $100K In Fan Donations To Indie Artists On July 4th

MTV, CMT and VH1 parent company Viacom and sponsor Monster DNA Headphones are matching dollar-for-dollar fan donations to unsigned artists via the Tip Jar feature on their Artist Platform during. Continue reading

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Kosha Dillz On 13 Things I Would Do For My Career and Life With $5000 For My Summer Plans

By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz). Sometimes the cash is tough for many of us independent artists and we are plagued with choices. The choices are: leave everything and go. Continue reading

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Topspin Expands MTV Partnership, Adds Free Digital Sales Tools

MTV and Topspin Media are expanding their partnership formed last year to give artists more control over their presence on MTV, CMT and VH1's many high traffic sites.  Using the. Continue reading

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MTV, CMT and VH1 To Support Indie Music July 4th

In a promotion across all three networks, MTV, VH1 and CMT will put emerging artists front and center this July 4th, U.S. Independence Day.  From 6am – 6pm (ET/PT), the. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Apple Closes New iRadio Deals, Pushes For June 10th Launch as Pandora Stock Falls Sharply On News MTV Study Unlocks 7 Secrets Of The Musician & Fan Relationship Spotify's 50. Continue reading

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MTV Study Unlocks 7 Secrets Of The Musician & Fan Relationship

A new MTV study shows that music fans are expecting a closer and near constant relationship with artists in exchange for their attention. "Music To The M Power" shows how social. Continue reading

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