Elektra Music Group Adds Two To A&R Team
WMG's Elektra Music Group, which is relaunching as a standalone label group on Oct 1st, has announced two A&R appointments. Will McDonald has joined the label as VP President, A&R. Continue reading
Caroline Distribution Names Jacqueline Saturn President
Veteran label exec Jacqueline Saturn has been promoted to the position of President at Caroline, the independent distribution and label services arm of Capitol Music Group. Saturn will lead Caroline’s 50. Continue reading
Get Paid: How To Get Your Songwriting Splits Right [Video]
Chris Robley of CD Baby shares a helpful video from ASCAP on the importance of making sure you get all the co-songwriting from writing as soon as a song is. Continue reading
Viagogo Sues Ed Sheeran Promoter, Refuses To Testify Before Parliament [UPDATE]
UPDATED: Secondary ticketer Viagogo has sued Ed Sheeran’s promotion company, alleging fraud over canceled tickets to the singers recent tour. The startup also has refused to testify before a committee. Continue reading
AI Is Creating New Opportunities For Artists, Disruptors
When new technology is introduced to the music industry, artists and musicians often flock to it to create new music, and new businesses. The next tech now positioned to disrupt. Continue reading
Bandsintown Adds Free Instagram Concert Marketing Tool
Bandsintown has added a unique free tool to announce concerts and sell tickets directly on Instagram via the concert discovery platform's new Events Landing Page. Instagram has quickly become a. Continue reading
Understanding The Limitations Of Free Music Industry Help
This week Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss free help for musicians on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. Everyone has used free help at some point in their career. Often. Continue reading
Running Out Of Things To Say? Idea For Musicians To Write About Online
While communicating with fans is important, simply posting for the sake of posting doesn't make a lot of strategic sense, and since everything you write online is on some level. Continue reading