REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Rhapster restructures (dropping a slew of staff in the process), rebellious Radiohead embraces streaming, Spotify announces it will never sell to Microsoft or Amazon, and much more, as we pay. Continue reading
Distributor Allegro Closes, Leaving 100s Of Indie Labels In Limbo
The latest victim of the rapid decline in music sales is indie distributor Allegro Media. It's sudden closure has left hundreds of independent labels with their product locked in a. Continue reading
Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading List: Understanding Mechanicals, Apple takes a Pay Cut, and Kanye’s Birthday
One again, Liv Buli, the Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound shares what her caught her eye this week, as she parsed data while also taking the cultural temperature. Liv often sees. Continue reading
5 Free Organizational Tools For Musicians
The life of an independent artist can often tend towards chaos, but staying organized is huge component of achieving success in your music career. In this piece we look at. Continue reading
CHANGES @ Spotify • WMG • UMPG • ASCAP • A2IM • UMG • Berklee • Pandora • More
James Duffett-Smith, Spotify's Global Head of Publisher Relations is leaving the company. The music streamer is actively looking for a replacement. Warner Music Group has promoted Aton Ben-Horin from. Continue reading
Do Freemium Music Services Actually Offer Greater Revenue Per User Than Radio + Sales?
Many in the music industry seem to long for a simpler time when free ad-supported radio was used as a mechanism for selling records, but was the revenue from that. Continue reading
When You Come to a Musical Risk, Take It
Here an artist discusses the challenge and importance of taking risks in your musical career (in this case the decision to relocate) and why taking a leap of faith can. Continue reading
How To Get More Fans Through Social Media
While social media can still be a great tool for gaining new fans, the playing field is much more crowded than it once was, and raising awareness and capturing new. Continue reading
