How One Generation Was Single-Handedly Able To Kill The Music Industry
Album sales used to be the favorable metric when calculating an artists success or failure, but with that business model long since out the window, new artists are fighting to. Continue reading
CEO Ethan Diamond On Bandcamp’s Success and Why It’s Working
Music Ally spoke recently with Ethan Diamond about the phenomenal success of Bandcamp. In fact, Bandcamp has grown from success to success from indie ecommerce to social destination to streaming. Continue reading
Is Digital Payola Involved In Music Discovery and Recommendation?
By Taylor Lambert and Kevin Erickson for Future of Music Coalition. In the age of on-demand streaming, it’s common to hear people talk about music as “limitless”— something that flows. Continue reading
Every Serious Musicians Needs These 6 Contracts
By Aaron Ford for the Sonicbids Blog. Picture this: You’ve just finished recording a song with your co-writing partner. You’ve discussed how splits would work in the past. Let’s say. Continue reading
Management Shuffle: Stefani To Azoff, Lady Gaga To Live Nation
Big changes in the world of music management. Just months after a nasty split with longtime manager Troy Carter, Lady Gaga and her new manager, Bobby Campbell, have joined Artist Nation,. Continue reading
Why Music Labels and Publishers Chronically Miss Out On Licensing Opportunities
By music licensing expert Andy Lykens. The C-levels at a music publisher I used to work at would drop by my cube once every few days. All nice people, they. Continue reading
Using A/B Testing To Inspire New Music Marketing Approaches
Ferren Gipson is a digital marketer specialising in the art and design sectors, writer for ArtCream, musician with Pandr Eyez and freelancer for those who want a more beautiful, usable online space.. Continue reading
Deezer Gets Major Investment From ProSiebenSat.1, Merges Music Services
German tv, radio and media group ProSiebenSat.1 has taken a major stake in international music streamer Deezer, according to Die Welt. Details of the deal were not revealed, but sources put. Continue reading