A2IM Board Nominees Announced, Voting Begins

Voting for the American Association of Independent Music's Board of Directors election opened this week. The board is elected by A2IM’s label members with one vote per company.

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Kickstarter Names Perfect Pussy’s Meredith Graves New Director Of Music

Meredith Graves has joined Kickstarter as their new Director of Music. Graves is an outspoken writer, former MTV News anchor,  indie label founder and frontwoman for the hardcore punk band Perfect. Continue reading

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Music Biz Conference Announces Nashville Dates Thru 2020

[UPDATED] The Music Business Association (Music Biz) conference will stay in Nashville through 2020. The already announced 2018 edition will be May 14-17 at the Omni Nashville Hotel. But the following year,. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

The chart-topping, most often read articles from Hypebot this week covered Billboard's potential addition of YouTube plays ot its chart calculations, the release of a Spotify for Artists dedicated app,. Continue reading

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UPDATE: Billboard May Add YouTube Plays To Chart Calculations

UPDATE: YouTube plays may be added to the calculations that determine the Billboard charts, according to a new report. The move comes at a time when the music industry is. Continue reading

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Former Pandora, Sirius XM Exec Chris Harrison Named CEO Digital Media Association

Digital music veteran Chris Harrison has been named the CEO of the Digital Media Association (DiMA), a trade group representing Spotify, Apple, Pandora and other online distributors of digital music,. Continue reading

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Indie Label Association Issues “Serious” Alert For Counterfeit CDs For Sale Via Amazon

A2IM, the U.S. indie music trade group, has issued a rare and unusually strong warning to be on the lookout for look alike counterfeit CDs for sale on Amazon.

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Indie Label Association Issues “Serious” Alert For Counterfeit CDs For Sale Via Amazon

A2IM, the U.S. indie music trade group, has issued a rare and unusually strong warning to be on the lookout for look alike counterfeit CDs for sale on Amazon.

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Music Business Association Launches Music Tech Startup Network

The trade group formerly known as NARM, is launching resources and a network to help music tech startups. It is the first product that the Music Business Association (Music Biz) has. Continue reading

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Merlin Slashes Independent Label Administration Fees 25% – 50%

Global music rights agency  Merlin is slashing the administration fees it charges independent labels by 25 – 50%. Members were informed yesterday via an email obtained by Hypebot. The cuts. Continue reading

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