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RESOLVED: Day Long DDOS Attack That Brought Down Spotify, SoundCloud, Others Ends, Homeland Security Investigating

UPDATE 2: Spotify, SoundCloud, Twitter and other major sites were down or loading slowly all day on Friday thanks to a massive Distributed Denial Of Services (DD0S) attack. By Friday evening the. Continue reading

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5 Things To Know When Prepping Your Album For Vinyl Pressing

With the recent massive uptick in vinyl's popularity of late, more and more artists have been working to get their music pressed in this format to release to fans. Preparing. Continue reading

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New Gatekeepers: How Streaming Platforms Are Taking Over The Music Industry

While major labels once held the majority of power within the music industry, able to pick and choose which artists they would buoy on to success, the tables seem to. Continue reading

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Writing A Band Bio: Important Do’s and Dont’s

First impressions are as important in the music business as they are anywhere else, and your band bio is often the thing making that impression, meaning its important that is. Continue reading

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12 Concert Poster Tips

Posters are an important part of promoting an upcoming show, and the content and style of said posters go a long way towards impacting their effectiveness as a promotional tool.. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 10.21.16: Google, Amazon Exploit Songwriter Loophole • Australasian Revenue • Core Rights + SOCAN

Australasian collection society APRA AMCOS reported record revenue of a third of a billion Australian dollars for the financial year 2015-2016.  

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Gig Salad Launches New Artist-Focused Podcast Series

Online live music marketplace GigSalad have launched a new podcast series featuring a humorous, behind the scenes look at the creative life, both on and off stage.

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Chuck Berry To Celebrate 90th Birthday With Release Of First Album In 38 Years On Dualtone

Rock icon Chuck Berry had a surprise for his fans on his 90th birthday when he announced that he was releasing his first album in 38 years.

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FRI. NEWS: New Prince Music • Deezer Does Grime • The Sample Show • Musical.ly • More

FRIDAY 10.21.16 Music Business News From Around The Web It's rare that a day's headlines are all about music. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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After Trump Calls Clinton A “Nasty Woman,” Streams Of Janet Jackson’s “Nasty” Spike On Spotify

Immediately following last night’s debate and Donald Trump interrupting Hillary Clinton with his “nasty woman” comment, streams of Janet Jackson's 'Nasty' on Spotify spiked 250%.

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