Moshcam Launches New Site As Live Concert Videos Outperform On YouTube
Moshcam launched in 2007 featuring live shows of international and local acts performing in Sydney. Since then they've expanded their film activity to other major cities and in January launched. Continue reading
Viral Video Propels Kayne West’s ‘Gone’ To Billboard #18 Debut 8 Years After Release
"Gone", a song from Kayne West's 2005 sophomore album "Late Registration" debuts in Billboard's Top 100 songs at #18 thanks to viral video by writer and comedian Marina Shifton. The. Continue reading
BBC Playlister Features Music From Across BBC TV, Radio and Online Services
This week the BBC launched Playlister, an innovative offering that allows listeners to create playlists of music heard across the BBC's media properties and then export them to streaming music. Continue reading
Spotify Adds Concerts To All Artist Pages via Songkick
It's been almost 2 years since Songkick launched its app on Spotify, giving fans the option to see selected tour dates with in Spotify. Now the two companies have expanded. Continue reading
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Complete Musician’s Guide To Preparing For A Publicity Campaign
By David Roberts is founder of Nashville consultancy the Sunshine Promotion company. He blogs at "Sunshine Promotion". I’ve touched on publicity briefly in other articles, but recently I had the. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
The Musician's Unconventional Guide To Getting A Record Label Deal From YouTube Comments to The Death Of Keywords: Google+ Now Required For Music Marketing My Cloud Player Turns SoundCloud Into. Continue reading
New DIY Services: Rabbl For Concert Crowdfunding, Loudr For Cover Song Licensing and Distribution
Two emerging services for DIY and indie artists get some attention this week. Concert crowdfunding service Rabbl launched 6 months ago but they're hitting the news via a NY Times. Continue reading
Will The Next Justin Bieber Be Discovered On Smule’s New Social Network?
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. One way to become the place where music fans upload their musical performances is to give them a global video platform with more viewers. Continue reading
From YouTube Comments to The Death Of Keywords: Google+ Now Required For Music Marketing
Search is going social in a variety of ways as search engines look to social proof to make search results more relevant and users turn to social networks such as. Continue reading
