REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this cycle back through the week's music industry news, we revisit Instagram's debut of a music feature for stories, Cardi B's countersuit of her former manager, the 30th birthday. Continue reading

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Tunecore, Sentric Partner For Improved Publishing Services

TuneCore has partnered with Sentric Music to improve its music publishing administration service. Launching next month,  TuneCore’s new platform will offer members more revenue opportunities and faster overseas payments.

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Why Taking Time Off From Music Can Harm Your Career

Touring can be an incredibly draining experience, and while it's important to take a breather every now and then, taking too much time of from your music can ultimately have. Continue reading

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VNUE Acquires Set.fm From PledgeMusic

Just one year after PledgeMusic finalized its acquisition of Set.fm, it has now sold it to live event recording and release platform VNUE for an undisclosed sum. 

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DistroKid Distribution Adds Free Instant Spotify For Artists Verification

Artists using DistroKids' music distribution services are now automatically enrolled in the Spotify For Artists program. Like its revenue sharing tool and unlimited music vault, it's the kind of smart. Continue reading

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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

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FreshTunes Launches Offering 100% Free Music Distribution To Spotify, Apple, All Major Services

In the digital age, music distribution has become a commodity, and like most commodities the price is almost constantly moving downward.  Companies like CDBaby, TuneCore and OnePRM offer flat fee. Continue reading

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4 Steps For Boosting Your YouTube Channel’s Performance

When it comes to increasing the performance and view count of your YouTube channel, ensuring that the content is packaged and organized properly cannot be overlooked. Here we look at four. Continue reading

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Warner Music No Longer Selling To Small Record Stores

As if they didn't already have it bad enough, mom and pop music shops have been dealt yet another blow with the news that Warner Music will no longer allow. Continue reading

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Majority Of Facebook Video Played Without Sound

Bad news for artists who have been promoting their music videos through Facebook. It seems that around 85% of video views on the popular social network take place sans sound,. Continue reading

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Sustainability And The Future Of Music

In this forward-looking piece, Vickie Nauman outlines the five elements of the music/tech industry which are need to bring about a sustainable future in music where artists are able to. Continue reading

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