Artist Marketing Platform Zankme Shuts Down
Just 14 months after launch, music marketing platform Zankme is shutting down. In an email to users the founder wrote, "Zankme is getting ready to shut its doors.. Zankme will stay open for the next 30. Continue reading
Heartbleed Bug: A Musician’s Guide To The Web’s Biggest Security Threat
Ideally you’ve already heard of Heartbleed and are acting accordingly. If not, you need to know that a “crypto bug” in OpenSSL has been identified that, if exploited, “allows attackers. Continue reading
Spotify and Box TV Launching Top 40 TV Show
Leading UK music video tv channel Box TV is bringing Spotify to what used to be the small screen aka the television. In what is apparently just the beginning of. Continue reading
DJ’s Adapt To An Increasingly Popular and Corporatized Electronic Music Scene
By Mary Wilson of Future of Music Coalition. You might think a two-time Grammy-nominee more than once named America’s Best DJ by DJ Times would be immune to label pressures. But. Continue reading
Stub Hub Releases Top Selling Music Festivals and Hottest Fest Acts Lists
In honor of the first weekend of Coachella, StubHub has released the top 16 music festivals on the ticket marketplace. Then using the top 16 and identifying which perform in. Continue reading
5 Types of Managers You Don’t Want Managing Your Band
So often we are met with laundry lists a mile long of what to do when embarking out on a new career move. Everyone has opinions, recommendations, and people they. Continue reading
Smule Raises Another $16.6M For Social Music Apps
Smule, the maker of popular social music apps including Sing! Karaoke, Ociana and Magic Piano has raised $16.6 million in new funding. The fuding was led by Roth Capital Partners along. Continue reading
Billboard Announces 2014 Music Awards Nominees [FULL LIST]
Billboard has named its 2104 Music Awards nominees; and Imagine Dragons and Lorde each scored in 12 of the 40 categories. The nominees are chosen by some mystical analysis of. Continue reading
Local Concert App Timbre Quietly Acquired By Seatwave Ticketing Marketplace
Timbre, a local concert discovery app that has been a real leader in this area of tech activity, was acquired last week by Seatwave, a secondary ticketing marketplace based in. Continue reading
