Fewer Than 30,000 Artists Are Making A Living
Topspin CEO Ian Rogers reported this weekend that fewer than 30,000 artists are making a living from music. Citing data from Songkick cofounder Ian Hogarth, who examined his database of. Continue reading
Spotify Attempts To Add Users With Free Trial
Spotify hopes to entice users a with a Premium 7-day free trial. To do so, users will have to enter their credit card info and accept charges if they fail. Continue reading
Layoffs Continue At Warner Bros. Records
This weekend, Variety reported that Warner Bros. Records laid off several veteran executives. Among those cut were SVP of Digital Music Jack Isquith, SVPs of A&R Perry Watts-Russell and Kevin. Continue reading
Study: More Time Spent On Social Media Than Email
Futurist Gerd Leonhard predicted this would happen back in 2008 and now its true. People send more time on social networking than they do on email worldwide. eMarketer's TNS “Digital. Continue reading
A Guide To Creating More Engaging Newsletters
Ariel Hyatt gives some great tips on writing engaging newsletters and emphasizes that newsletters are important especially if your audience is older than 24! A key theme for newsletters is. Continue reading
What Should Hypebot Ask Pandora’s Founder?
In a pleasant turn of events, Tim Westergren, the founder of Pandora, is coming through North Dakota, where I live, on a town hall tour. Now, why is Tim in. Continue reading
How WeLoveYourSongs.com Empowers Musicians
Recently, I spoke with Alessandro, who is involved with We Love Your Songs, an internet community for unsigned musicians and music fans. In this interview, Alessandro talks about the site,. Continue reading
Track In The Box: A Newsletter For Music Discovery
These days, the possibilities for music discovery are endless. Often though, the torrent of songs to consider outweighs the time most fans have available to sort through it. Enter Track. Continue reading
Music Industry News: Henny Replaced At Universal, Ethnic Music Stores Hurt, Learn From Swift & More
Universal replaces Morris' man at CFO. (NYPost) Did Jammie Thomas case backfire on file sharers? (CNET) Five Lessons The Record Industry Can Take From Taylor Swift. (NPR) Immune to iTunes, but not the economy. A steep. Continue reading
Types Of Fans, Fan-Funding, Giving The Web A Voice, Cheaper Music, & Engaging Newsletters
This week on Music Think Tank, Jonathan Ostrow helped artists break down their fans into different categories. Brian Hazard argued against fan funding and offered advice on how to benefit. Continue reading
