Chance The Rapper’s “Coloring Book” Debuts #8 With No Label And Streaming Only On Apple Music
Do artists need labels anymore? Are exclusives a good thing? Those questions and more are being asked by artists and managers this week after Chance The Rapper became the first. Continue reading
Facebook Introduces New Slideshow Feature For Music Videos
With its large share of viewers, and a higher revenue payout, Facebook's new Slideshow feature is the latest in the popular social networks efforts to unseat YouTube as the king. Continue reading
4 Times That Saving Money On Your Music Career Actually Costs More Long-Term
While numerous technological advancements have enabled us to build our music careers without the help of expensive outside expertise, some things are worth an investment, and trying to do them. Continue reading
MON. BRIEFING: Adele Nears $130M Sony Deal • Chance The Rapper Hits Chart Streaming-Only • Inside Playlisting • More
Monday 5.23.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web Contradiction? Adele proves labels will still pay for hits, even as Chance The Rapper proves artists don't need labels to have. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music
This week in the tips, tricks, and strategies department, we have advice on how to best sample music, use YouTube's translation tools to boost your audience, why you ought to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Rhapsody/Napster unveil their first ever virtual reality music app, Rage Against the Machine offer tantalizing hints of a new project in the works, major labels are making more from streaming than we thought, and. Continue reading
12 Really Bad Ideas Raised At The Copyright Office’s DMCA Roundtable Discussions
With a copyright reform bill anticipated in the near future, the Copyright Office has been holding a series of roundtable talks which it will use to support its alterations to copyright. Continue reading
Why Album Art Is Critical For Success In 2016
Although the commercial decline of the physical album means that fewer listeners are getting the full visual experience when they consume an artist's music, the following article suggests that album art. Continue reading
