NoiseTrade & Musicians Succeed With Free Music
NoiseTrade is a solidly established site focused on helping artists give away music, gather fan info and accept donations. The service grew from a cofounder's experiment with giving away free. Continue reading
What Live Nation’s Acquisition Of BigChampagne Means To Future Of The Live Music Industry
(UPDATED) COMMENTARY: In February 2006, shortly after Michael Rapino took the helm of Live Nation, he shared his vision of what the company needed to do to grow the live. Continue reading
Steve Aoki Unveils New Music Using Turntable.fm
Electro house musician Steve Aoki has chosen to unveil his latest tracks in the context of a Turntable.fm DJ room – making him the first established artist to fully orchestrate a. Continue reading
Kyle Bylin Exits Billboard, Joins BigChampagne + Live Nation Team
Just weeks after Live Nation acquired influential media measurement firm BigChampagne, the live concert promoter has announced another major talent grab: Kyle Bylin. Hypebot readers know Bylin from this blog,. Continue reading
AM NEWS BRIEF: Pandora Hits 125M, New UMG VP, Slacker Expands, BFM, Soundhound & More
Pandora has hit 125 million registered users with an impressive average listening average of 18 hours per month. Deborah Hyacinth named VP International Digital Marketing for Universal Music Group, reporting. Continue reading
This Week Week’s iTunes Top Songs, Albums & Apps
Weekly iTunes/App Store Charts For Week Ending 1/9/2012 Top 10 Songs 1. "I Won't Give Up," Jason Mraz 2. "Set Fire to the Rain," ADELE 3. "Sexy and I Know. Continue reading
Artistic Efficiency: How to Create More and Get Out of Your Own Way
Within 8 years, songwriter Michael Shoup went from trying to fund his music career by working freelance in website design to self-funding his record and starting a music marketing company.. Continue reading
Can Rodney Jerkins’ Artists & Brands Break Artists Via Music In Commercials?
Rodney Jerkins and Artists & Brands recently got a nice writeup in the LA Times about their belief that they can help break artists by connecting them with brands for. Continue reading
Digital Distributor TuneCore Launches In Canada
Flat fee digital music subscription service Tunecore has launched in Canada. Distribution via the new site www.tunecore.ca is available exclusively to Canadian artists and priced at an annual flat fee. Continue reading
Musical Capitalism
With the music industry suffering huge defeat in the onset of the digital age, the tendency to be all embracing of the latest glimmer of hope has become commonplace. To. Continue reading
12 Great Ways To Increase Your Fan Base In 2012 [ARIEL HYATT]
Musicians are almost always looking to expose their music to more people and increase their fan base. On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt has 12 ways to increase and engage. Continue reading
