Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
5 Worst Pieces Of Social Media Advice Musicians Should Ignore Indie Labels Grab Record 34.4% Market Share Why Musicians Should Integrate Google+ With YouTube Kosha Dillz' 10 Do's So You. Continue reading
Do Musicians Need To Interact With Their Fans?
As part of our 9th Anniversary, we asked our regular contributors to share their favorite Hypebot posts. This one comes from Dave Cool of Bandzoogle. At Bandzoogle, we often talk. Continue reading
CEO Benji Rogers On Why PledgeMusic Is Building An A&R Team
Last week PledgeMusic posted a call for full and part-time A&R Scouts. While any business that offers services to musicians might conceivably need folks to seek out talent and build. Continue reading
The Balance Of Influence Has Shifted
By Brian Thompson of Thorny Bleeder. i sent a tweet this morning, questioning the ethics of what a popular band was doing. judgement reserved, i was simply asking what people's. Continue reading
Labels Force Playlist.com Shift To Online Radio
Playlist.com has switched from user generated playlists to to an online radio model as of July 1st. The move was forced by the labels, according to the company. It's not. Continue reading
SoundExchange Increases Quarterly Distributions
SoundExchange again broke its own record for quarterly royalty payments to musicians and record labels with a distribution of $149 million for the second quarter of 2013. This represented a. Continue reading
Promo Hutt Launches Pre-release Music Download Subscription Service
Earlier this month Promo Hutt launched a pre-release subscription service that allows music fans to gain early access to music by label. The project has its roots in the electronic. Continue reading
Musician Uses Crowdfunding To Buy Back Music From Former Label
Canadian musician Amanda Zelina, known by her stagename The Coppertone, is using crowdfunding to buy back rights to her music from her former record label. Titling the campaign "Help Free. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Merlin Turns 5 With 20,000 Label Members, 3M Tracks Creative Commons To Create Tools To Help You Track Uses (And Misuses) Of Your Music Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: Crowdfunded. Continue reading
Yamaha Extends Marketing Efforts With Launch Of In-House Label [Updated]
The Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has extended its deep relationship with musicians with the launch of an in-house record label under the Yamaha Entertainment Group of America. Though comparable. Continue reading
