Outsider Marketing & The Case Of Willis Earl Beal
Willis Earl Beal didn't set out to be an Internet celebrity. But he's in the process of becoming one, though the next few months label XL Recordings seem focused on. Continue reading
How To Get More Involved With Hypebot & MusicThinkTank
Hypebot works best as a two way conversation, and we try to make getting involved easy. We recently added a Google+ button and you can join us on Twitter (@hypebot). Continue reading
iLike Co-Founder On It’s Demise: Murdoch “Squandered” Their 60 Million Users
As we reported, music social network iLike was shut down on Tuesday with the url re-directed to MySpace. Just two and a half years earlier, iLike had 60 million registered. Continue reading
Drip.fm Creates Subscription Revenue Stream for Indie Labels
I spoke yesterday with the founders of Drip.fm, the platform that's powering Stones Throw Records' new digital subscription service. Sam Valenti IV, who founded Ghostly International, and Miguel Senquiz, Ghostly's. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Google $4 Sale, TuneCore Publishing, Grammy Protests, McCartney Streaming & More
(UPDATED) Google Music has put most Grammy albums for sale at $3.99 and tracks for $.59. Most are a lost leaders for Google designed to drive traffic to their fledgling. Continue reading
CD Baby Artists Made $41.7M In 2011, Here’s How [INFOGRAPHIC]
CD Baby artists released 61,339 new albums (34,379 digtal only) and were paid $41.7 million for both new and catalog titles in 2011. Much like the broader music industry, iTune's. Continue reading
An Inside Look At The DJ Shadow, SoundCloud Remix Competition
(UPDATED) Guest post by Michael Fiebach (@mfiebach), founder of Fame House & DJ Shadow's Digital Marketing Manager, who coordinated this collaborative remix competition with DJ Shadow and SoundCloud. Following the success of the DJ. Continue reading
First Apple iTune’s Match Payments Arriving, TuneCore Gets $10,000
Tunecore has just gotten its first payment for $10,000 from Apple's iTune's Match, and CEO Jeff Price believes that's a hopeful sign. "Seeing an additional $10,000+ appear out of the. Continue reading
PledgeMusic’s Benji Rogers On Going Beyond Fan Funding To Power Album Campaigns
PledgeMusic is a unique web service for indie musicians and labels that, in my opinion, faces a bit of an identity crisis. When I recently spoke with founder Benji Rogers,. Continue reading
Audio Tags: Why Lady Gaga Would Create Sounds Only Your Smartphone Can Hear
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Audio tags are looking more and more like the new QR code — not only are they way less ugly than those. Continue reading
Jack White’s Third Man Records: Embracing Both The Past & The Future
The record industry is still trying to find its feet in the digital age, and with a plethora of labels popping up, claiming new business models and fresh trajectories, it. Continue reading
