Crowdbands: A Fan-Sourced Record Label – Fans Buy-In and Help Make Creative Decisions
Crowdbands is a fan-sourced record label that lets fans in on discussions and creative decisions surrounding the release of an album. Currently, The Donnas have partnered up with the site. Continue reading
HOW TO: Bring Your Audience to You – If You Absolutely Can’t Tour To See Them
Due to the decline in the sales of record music, many artists are packing up their gear and hitting the road. It's where the money is – sort of – if. Continue reading
IFPI: Growth In Digital Music Slows, Top Albums Fall
The IFPI have published their 2011 digital music report. It indicates that digital revenues have grown 6% globally to $4.6 billion in 2010. Digital music accounted for 29% of record. Continue reading
On The Road To Midem 2011 Part 2: How Much Has Really Changed?
My flights we're delayed last night; so I'll be arriving in Cannes on Friday morning. That's before the action starts and well before our Sunday meetup with co-sponsors Topspin, Mobile. Continue reading
Disrupt.fm: This Song Is “Free” – If You Tell 130 of Your Friends about It on Facebook [LAUNCH]
How much is a song really worth? If you're Katy Perry, "Fireworks" might be worth $1.29 to someone. But if you're an indie act, trying to get the word out,. Continue reading
Most Artist Tribes Formed Today Will Stay Chaotic – They Won’t Evolve, Just Die Off [INTERVIEW]
This is part two of my interview with Kevin Leflar. He is the Founder, President, and CEO of officialCOMMUNITY, a leader in creating commercialized online communities for established recording artists. In. Continue reading
Why You Should Buy The Next Song You I.D. – SoundHound Is All-Time, Top Paid iPad App
Apple's counting down towards its 10 billionth download from the App Store worldwide. In light of this, they have released a page within the iTunes Store that shows the top. Continue reading
Grammys Get Social with Rdio Powered Music App
Rdio has partnered with the Grammy Awards for their MusicMapper app. The app lets users tag locations on a map with their favorite songs and memories. Non-Rdio users will able to. Continue reading
Music Biz News: BitTorrent Live Streams, HMV Gets Industry Backing, Piracy Lawyers Exposed & More
HMV receives music industry backing. (AOL) BitTorrent Inventor Demos New P2P Live Streaming Protocol. (TF) File-sharing lawyers collect fines using 'dormant' company. (PCPro) 6 Predictions For the Music Industry in. Continue reading
