A Concise Guide To Branding For Musicians

Successfully marketing your band online can be a challenging task to say the least, particular given how much digital noise one must cut through. Branding can be one effective way. Continue reading

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How Piracy Altered Music Discovery & Licensed Services Pushed It Forward

Bas Grasmayer takes a look back at the multitude of different tech platforms (many of them a haven for piracy) which have allowed us to access music over the years,. Continue reading

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How To Build A Content Marketing Strategy As An Artist, Band, Or DJ

In addition to actually having content, it's important for artists to develop an effective content marketing strategy, as it helps them to build relationships both with their fans, and with. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds Full “Concerts” Tab To All Artist Pages, Expanding Songkick Partnership

Spotify has added a Concerts tab to all artist pages. It's part of a trend that's seen Spotify, Pandora and YouTube add features that help artists communicate with and monetize. Continue reading

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Spotify Paid Subs Up 9 Million In 6 Months, Working To Offer Artists “A Full-stack Solution”

Spotify now has 39 million paying subscribers, up 9 million from 30 million in March.  By comparison, Apple Music announced 15 million in June and TIDAL has about 4 million. Continue reading

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The Coming Arms Race In Online Music: Artist Services [TIM QUIRK]

Digital music industry veteran Tim Quirk examines the coming arms race in the music industry, with online music services competing to offer artists programs and features which enable them to generate revenue. Continue reading

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Believe Digital Rescues Indie Label naïve From Bankruptcy

Believe Digital has acquired indie label and publishing company naïve. Believe is the global digital distributor and artist services firm that purchased DIY digital music distribution platform TuneCore last year. 

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Frank Ocean Just Proved: Direct To Fan Works, Labels Mean Less Than They Think, Exclusives Suck But Still Matter

Frank Ocean has just shaken up the music industry, probably forever. His dual exclusive releases via Apple on Friday and Saturday ignited a long overdue debate about exclusive streaming releases; and hidden. Continue reading

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Should We Believe All The Negative Hype Surrounding New DOJ Rules on PROs?

In this article Dave Brooks of Amplify offers an alternative perspective on the recent Department of Justice ruling, suggesting that the rules may in fact help rather than harm venues and. Continue reading

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In Japan, Music Business Changes Very Slowly

A recent look at some overseas music industry numbers in Japan has revealed streaming's continued growth, and that physical sales, while still dropping, are slower to decline there. Additionally, and unlike the US, ringtones. Continue reading

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