November Merch Charts: Slipknot, Katy Perry, Chris Stapleton, More
Looks like fans everywhere were in the spooky spirit as we see a lot of Halloween-specific merchandise climbing up the charts. Masks were big sellers and Slipknot merch took the. Continue reading
10 Rules Of Effective Delegation
While many entrepreneurs in the music industry may feel that they need to be involved in every aspect of a project, effectively delegating work to an eager team of assistants. Continue reading
Spotify Launches “Fan Insights” Free Artist Analytics Platform
Imagine if an artist could concentrate their touring only where your fans are? Imagine music marketers could concentrate more effort into magnifying new fan interest as it happened? These are. Continue reading
Why Your Current Songs Probably Won’t Work For Television Or Film
There's no denying it can be tough for artists to make money, particularly these days, and so the prospect of getting one's current work featured in a film or episode of. Continue reading
Pandora Acquires Bankrupt Rdio For $75 Million In Bid To Compete With Spotify, Apple Music
Consolidation in streaming music has begun, though perhaps a bit earlier than expected. Pandora is acquiring "the technology and intellectual property" of streaming music service Rdio for $75 million, and. Continue reading
Overheard @SFMusicTech
Last week, SF Music Tech, the gathering of the music tech tribe, held its latest session. As usual, attendees looked forward rather than complaining about the past and present. Playlists. Continue reading
Transparency, Accounting And The Creation Of A Fair Music Report
Dividing and allocating funds to those who deserve them continues to be one of the greatest challenges faced by distributors of music, and labels and publishers often claim that to. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
There's been plenty to say in the music industry this week, with commentary from Chad Lawson on achieving DIY success, an examination of gender inequality in the industry, and why users of. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: A Rich Kid’s Game? • How To Be A Confident Musician • Intellectual Property Online • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, we learn how to be a confident musician, why you need to pay people in the music industry, six different ways to book a show (even in cities you've. Continue reading
