Bandcamp Opens Brick and Mortar Record Store and Performance Space – A Look Inside

Bandcamp is opening a record shop and performance space in Oakland, California on February 1st.  The store will feature a rotating selection of 99 records that showcase "the diversity and. Continue reading

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House Of Blues New Artists Program Applications Open

Applications are open for the House of Blues Music Forward Foundation’s 2019 Bringing Down the House. The four city program helps emerging musicians navigate the music industry, learn music business. Continue reading

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Spotify Stock Surging After Positive Valuations

Spotify stock closed Thursday at $133.25 and was up another 2.46% to $136.40 in pre-market trading Friday. That's a jump of more than 20% since Christmas eve. The price rise. Continue reading

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What Do People Listen To While Driving?

The confines of a car have long been a favorite spot for enjoying music, helped by the rise of streaming and the enduring popularity of radio. Here we look into. Continue reading

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Music Industry, Stars Pay Tribute To Chris Cornell

The music industry and rock royalty were out in force in Los Angeles on Wednesday night as Chris Cornell’s friends and family filled  the Forum to celebrate the life of. Continue reading

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Spotify Updates Preferred Distributor List

UPDATE: Spotify has refreshed it's official list of preferred distributors and renamed its "Other Preferred" designation. In October, Hypebot broke the news that Spotify was publically ranking distributors based primarily. Continue reading

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How To Geo-Target Your Mailchimp Emails Automatically

Email lists are an essential marketing resource for artists but keeping them in tip top organizational shape can be next to impossible. That said, segmenting your email list based on. Continue reading

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Best Of The 2018 Best Of Lists [Glenn Peoples]

In this meta-curated piece, Glenn Peoples selects from the top "Best Of" lists which began rolling out after Thanksgiving to bring us some of the highlights from other writers' top. Continue reading

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SoundExchange Goes Full Klasky

SoundExchange has named Helaine S. Klasky as chief communications officer. As COO  she will oversee the global communications, industry relations, and public policy teams on behalf of its 178,000 artists,. Continue reading

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SXSW Adds Keynote, Featured Speakers For 2019

SXSW is just weeks away and the organizers have announced a slate of additions to the Keynote and Featured Speaker lineup for the 2019 event. The updated list of Keynote. Continue reading

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