How To Release A Top 40 Single [Book Excerpt]

Lee Parsons is Co Founder of Ditto Music, a music distribution platform for over 80,000 artists. This is an extract from his ebook “How to release a top 40 single,. Continue reading

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Remembering When Cars Came With An In Dash Turntable [VIDEO]

Detroit once offered a factory installed record player. This video shows a 1960 Plymouth with a turntable made by Columbia and marketed as the "Highway-Hi Fi" model for $52. It didn't. Continue reading

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YouTube Turns 10 Years Old Today and The Music Industry Is Frightened

Happy Birthday YouTube!   You've created an amazing new channel for music discovery.  Now it's time to fairly compensate the creators that are making you millions.

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TuneGo Raises $1.2 Million To Expand Emerging Artist Platform

TuneGo, a music discovery platform for emerging artists, has raised $1.2 million from serial entrepreneur Chris Murray and Pasadena Angel investor Kenny Kam. Alongside the funding, TuneGo announced deals with Spotify,. Continue reading

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The 6 Best Jobs for Touring Musicians

By Amanda Caswell on Sonicbids Blog As a touring musician, it's nice to have the financial stability that a day job can provide. Finding a job flexible enough to allow you to leave for. Continue reading

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5 Types of Pitch Emails All Music Journalists Hate Getting From Indie Bands

By Jhoni Jackson on Sonicbids Blog Pitches from brand new bands and artists not tied to a public relations company are unarguably the ones that catch the most skepticism from journalists. Sometimes it only takes. Continue reading

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The World’s Highest-Paid Musicians Of 2014 [INFOGRAPHIC]

If you're wondering where the money is in music, it's in the hands of these successful artists and musical creatives. The infographics below help illustrate the breakdown of the worlds. Continue reading

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Traveling With Instruments? The US Department Of Transportation Just Simplified Air Travel For Musicians

The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a final rule implementing section 403 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, requiring U.S. airlines to accept musical instruments as. Continue reading

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Building Your Music Career While Keeping Your Day Job [Best of Hypebot 2014]

As the year draws to a close, we're sharing some of Hypebot's most read posts of 2014. This one is by Farah Joan Fard from the Sonicbids Blog. Does going to your. Continue reading

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Bandsintown Reveals Most Active, Rapidly Growing Artists of 2014

Bandsintown dug deep into their large concert database emerging with a top list of most active, rapidly growing artists of 2014. Using Bandsintown Tracker to see which artists made their mark this. Continue reading

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