A Must Listen For Every Musician: The Martin Atkins Minute – “Blackberry Jam Scam”
Martin Atkins was the drummer of Public Image Limited. More recently, he's become an insightful and hilarious commentator, author and teacher dissecting what it takes to "make it" as a. Continue reading
Human Curation vs. Big Algorithm: An Interview with Mixcloud’s Nico Perez
Much has been discussed of late regarding music streaming, but while it's typically the big players who are most often talked about, like Spotify and Apple Music, it is the. Continue reading
BMG Scores 2 Top 10 Records Just 18 Months After Label Launch
When BMG divested themselves of their share of the Sony-BMG record business, they focused on music publishing and the broader entertainment industry. But that changed 18 months ago with the. Continue reading
Are The Beatles About To Join The Streaming Music Revolution?
There are only a handful of major artists that have kept there music entirely off the streaming music services [full list here.] The Beatles lead that list, but now their. Continue reading
New On Our Jobs Board: The Syndicate, Jamplify And More
Entertainment marketing agency The Syndicate is seeking a Publicity Coordinator and booking agency software provider Jamplify is hiring an Account Manager. There are also great jobs open at Status Audio,. Continue reading
THE PITCH: Gigwax – DJ Booking Marketplace
Today, DJ booking marketplace Gigwax steps into THE PITCH spotlight. In this ongoing series for early stage music startups we give them 100 words to pitch their site or service. Continue reading
Merchbar Hot Merch Chart September Edition: The Summer Touring Effect
Summer may be coming to an end soon, but we’re just seeing the results of what summer touring can do to merch sales along with a few surprises. Foo Fighters merch. Continue reading
Google’s Eric Schmidt Thinly Disguised Attack On Apple Music: “Elitist…The Preferences Of A Select Few”
While Spotify and others have proven to be impressive innovators, the music business gets really interesting and change ripples into the mainstream when big online players jump in, as Apple. Continue reading
How Darius Rucker Uses Ampsy, Hootsuite To Connect With Fans [CASE STUDY]
During a recent tour, Darius Rucker's team were able to use Ampsy for Hootsuite to identify the artist's superfans and offer them a VIP experience. Here we look at what. Continue reading
