Your Music Wanted: Twestival Tracks For Charity
Moby, Ryan Adams, JET and more than 250 other artists have donated tracks to the Twestival-fm.com SoundCloud-powered global music showcase to raise money via Twitter for Concern Worldwide. Now your. Continue reading
Free Tour Marketing Handbook From Artist Farm
Music marketer and manager Ben Coe of wonderfully named Artist Farm has released a free tour marketing handbook that really is a must read for any artist or music industry. Continue reading
Could Online Save Broadcast Radio?
A new report paints an optimistic view of the future of broadcast radio with online playing a large role in its rebirth. The radio industry will begin to see slight. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: UMG Says No EMI, 1B Gaga Views, 91% Use Cells, Swaptree & More
Universal is not eying a bid for EMI. (FMQB) Lady Gaga's viral videos have passed 1 billion views. (TechCrunch) Wireless survey: 91% of Americans use cell phones. (ars, free pdf. Continue reading
Consumers View iPad As Music Device Too
A comScore survey of consumer attitudes towards e-book readers and the Apple iPad revealed that 38% would use it to enjoy music – a point higher than would use the. Continue reading
Interview: Mike King of Berkleemusic and Online Music Marketing with Topspin (Pt. 1)
Kyle Bylin (@kbylin), Associate Editor — Read Part Two (UPDATED) Over the course of the last ten weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of taking Online Music Marketing with Topspin through Berkleemusic. Continue reading
SXSW By The Numbers
Just a year after the economic recession caused SXSW's first ever dip in attendance, official registrants grew 11% in 2010. 13,022 Registered For SXSW Music 100,000 Out Of Town Fans. Continue reading
The New U.S. Health Care Law, Musicians, Artists & The Creative Class
How many talented musicians and other artists have taken a regular job or been afraid to quit one because they could not find affordable health care insurance? How much great. Continue reading
WOXY.com Goes Off The Air
Freeform alternative online radio stalwart WOXY.com stopped broadcasting yesterday just 6 months after the station relocated from Ohio to Austin. Launched in 1983 as WOXY-FM at 97.7 FM in Oxford,. Continue reading
