Three Top Independent Management Companies Join Forces To Form Brilliant Corners
Three successful artist-management companies – Zeitgeist, Lever and Beam, and Barsuk – have teamed to form a new venture, Brilliant Corners Management. The new company will bring artists including Bob. Continue reading
As President Trump Toys With Mideast Peace, Palestine’s Musicians Fight To Be Heard
[UPDATED] News that President Trump had recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel sent shock waves through the region. For a growing group of musicians and music industry professionals, it. Continue reading
How I Got Over A Quarter Million Plays On Soundcloud [Bas Grasmayer]
[UPDATED] In this article Bas Grasmayer recounts how sharing music online has changed and evolved over the years, looking at the rise and fall of his time as a net. Continue reading
5 New Instagram Metrics You Should Watch
Given its large music audience, Instagram is likely a mainstay of any artist's social media toolkit, meaning it's essential to stay abreast of changes and updates to the platform. In. Continue reading
Inside Music Analytics: Chris Stapleton Has More In Common With Etta James, Van Morrison, Otis Redding Than You Think
In this piece Glenn Peoples looks at the rise of Chris Stapleton's cross genre success with is cover of "Tennessee Whiskey" and how the soulful country number has been able. Continue reading
Snapchat Redesign Likely Coming Too Late
With a user interface that has long been a source of contention, it seems Snapchat's heavily touted redesign will likely be coming too late to do the company much good,. Continue reading
More Fans Are Creating Their Own Playlists, Just 29% Pay To Stream [Nielsen 360 Report]
While the prominence of playlists has already increased to become one of the dominant forms of music consumption, more listeners appear to be taking the reigns when it comes to. Continue reading
Journalists ‘Hack’ Spotify With Fake Artist, 10,000 Paid-For Streams
Two journalists set out "hack" Spotify with a painfully bad track by a fictional artist boosted by plays purchased from a shady music "promotion" company. They not only succeeded, but. Continue reading
Co-Founder Glenn Dicker Talks Seminal Indie Label Yep Roc
In this interview Glenn Dicker, co-founder of Yep Roc records (now in its twentieth year), chats about the origins of the label, the value of genre diversity, suggests some essentials. Continue reading
