CD Baby Acquires Show.co, Soundrop To Expand Artist Services, Pledges New Distribution Approach That Favors Constant Creation
CD Baby has acquired music marketing platform Show.co and its defunct app Soundrop. The deal continues a trend of established new music industry players including ReverbNation, PledgeMusic, TuneCore acquiring startups to. Continue reading
How To Get 100K Plays On Soundcloud
With the music sharing space being as crowded as it is, generating followers has become a challenging task to say the least, but it is doable. Here an artist shares. Continue reading
How Streaming Is Changing The Sound Of Pop Music
As the industry shifts further towards streaming and away from a retail and download based economy, not only is the way in which we consume music changing, but so is the music. Continue reading
The Fickle Listening Habits Of Streaming Music Consumers [CHART]
With 40 million tracks available on Spotify and Apple Music, and 125 million tracks on SoundCloud, the hardest part form many music lovers is deciding what to listen. It turns. Continue reading
Dear Country Music Association, Prove You’re Not Racists By Featuring Beyonce, Dixie Chicks Performance
For many Beyonce's performance of the country inspired "Daddy's Lessons" with the Dixie Chicks was a highlight of this week's CMAs. But the Country Music Association has chosen not to. Continue reading
Open Music Initiative Adds 80 Top Music Industry Partners
The Open Music Initiative (OMI), a non-profit collective spearheaded by Berklee College of Music's Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship (ICE) is working to promote open source standards for music. Their efforts got. Continue reading
Napster Partners With Sprint, EVEN and Lufthansa, Joins Music Industry Initiatives
Napster has been a little silent lately compared to competitors like Spotify and Apple Music. But that doesn't mean the music streamer formerly know as Rhapsody has not been busy. Continue reading
