Napster Founder, Spotify Board Member Sean Parker On Apple Music, Taylor Swift And The Music Industry
With the pending launch of Apple Music, there is no shortage of “Spotify Killer” headlines. But there is room for more than one streaming music service, argues Napster co-founder and. Continue reading
Instagram Now More Effective At Reaching Fans Than Facebook
It doesn't matter how large a social network is, it's all about how many of your fans you can reach. That's the message from a study by the research company L2 when. Continue reading
The Impending YouTube Music Showdown
YouTube multichannel networks (MCNs) like Maker, Machinima, and Fullscreen have reshaped the business of online video, but there's still one dicey area that hasn't yet been worked out to everyone's satisfaction – the music that. Continue reading
Internet Fads Perception or Progress?
We are all products of a digital generation; we are also victims of it. As much as we do not like to admit it, we are always enamored by new. Continue reading
How Creative Industries Are Refining Automation For Discovery
By John Kohl, Leader and Founder of music discovery platform TuneGO. Recent discussions around automation are centered on making sense of the mass of data that lives online. After all, there’s. Continue reading
Zoe Keating’s Experience Shows Us Why YouTube’s Attitude To Creators Must Change
By Mark Mulligan on Music Industry Blog It is easy to think of the internet as a mature medium, especially for those who were born into the internet era. However we are. Continue reading
MySpace Returns From The Dead, Traffic Up 575%
What if MySpace was more than a vault for Throwback Thursdays? With new stats showing user traffic up a surprising 575% from this time last year, MySpace is causing a bit. Continue reading
Why It’s Crucial to Declutter Your Band’s Digital Presence
By Tyler Allen on Sonicbids Blog One of the reasons folks like me can consistently work in music marketing is largely due to the fact that the digital landscape is. Continue reading
This Week in Music Commentary
An Open Letter to Spotify About Taylor Swift and Why I'm Unsubscribing [Bill Werde] If You Schmooze, You Lose: 5 Things to Avoid at SF Music Tech It’s Time. Continue reading
The Elsewhere Musician: Making Connections In A Fragmented World
Excerpted from Kyle Bylin's new collection of essays Promised Land: Youth Culture, Disruptive Startups, and the Social Music Revolution. I was ten when I recorded “The Rockafeller Skank” by Fatboy Slim. Continue reading
