YouTube Official Artist Channels: Features, Benefits

By now a well established powerhouse of music discovery, YouTube recently took the step of adding Official Artist Channels, which gather up all of your content and subscribers into one. Continue reading

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Creating A Level Playing Field For Musicians [Cherie Hu]

Music industry journalist Cherie Hu joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on our Music Bis Weekly podcast. Cherie is passionate about documenting and propelling innovation in music, media and. Continue reading

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Best (And Most Honest) Tribute To Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin's relationship with the music industry was a complex one. One minute, the industry was the enemy and the next she'd buy into the hit making machine with a. Continue reading

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Measuring The Impact Of Music Micro-Influencers

The rise of platforms like Facebook and Instagram have made it that much easier for micro-influencers to permeate the customer journey, but measuring their exact impact can be difficult. Here. Continue reading

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5 Things You Must Have Before Hiring A Music Publicist

While many artists and bands may think that hiring a publicists is some kind of silver bullet that will instantly propel them on to fame and fortune, this is far. Continue reading

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Think About It: Alt Music Formats To Consider For Your Next Release

While streaming has certainly risen to become the dominant form of music consumption, physical formats aren't in the grave yet. Here we look at four different physical formats to consider. Continue reading

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Sony Music Begins Paying Artists $750M Spotify Profits

Sony Music has officially begun to distribute the $750 million in profit it collected from the sale of 50% of its Spotify shares to its artists and distributed labels.

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Amazon Readies Campaign To Take On Spotify, Apple Music

Amazon Music has grown impressively, accelerated by an  explosion in Alexa smart speakers use.  But, in part because the online giant seldom releases user stats,  it is still portrayed in. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: Minaj Attacks Spotify • Inside Beats 1 • $750M Sony Spotify Artists Windfall • More

MONDAY 8.20.18 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week in music commentary, broadcast radio issued an ironic but welcome plea for fairness, Yoko Ono revealed herself to be one of radio's biggest fans, and we learned why. Continue reading

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