BandLab raises US$65M for diverse portfolio of music creation services
BandLab has closed a Series B round totaling $65 million at a $315 milliuon valuation. Singapore based BandLab is building a diverse portfolio of music-related business that includes ReverbNation, manufacturers. Continue reading
Debunking the 60,000 songs uploaded to Spotify a day myth [Bill Werde]
Bill Werde is a former Billboard Editorial Director and Director of The Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries of the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.. Continue reading
How to integrate sustainability, activism into an indie music career
Independent musicians Ayoni and Malin Pettersen talk about their experience and cahre tips on leading a sustainable and involved music career. by Meredith Nadeau from The Orchard’s Daily Rind The. Continue reading
Doing Interviews? The importance of professionalism and follow through
Are doing interviews? Michael and Jay share tips on why and how to be professional on a new Music Biz Weekly podcast, Learn why it is very important for you. Continue reading
Indie Spotlight: Label Engine
Label engine is a suite of software tools that simplifies complex processes in music like distribution, royalty accounting, promotion, and demos. spend less time with numbers and more with the. Continue reading
SPOXIT: Do Netflix woes mean Spotify, streaming has jumped the shark?
Netflix stock tanked to the tune of a loss of $50 billion in market cap. What does that mean for Sptofy, music streaming and streaming as a technology? A guest. Continue reading
TuneCore payments to artists surpass $2.5B, up 46% from prior year
Flat fee independent d.i.y. digital music distributor Tunecore announced today that it has paid artists more than $2,5 billion since launching in 2006. In 2021 alone TuneCore paid artists $222. Continue reading
Elon Musk acquires Twitter for $44B and 4 things that means for music
Elon Musk official aquired Twitter on Monday for $44 billion promising to “unlock” the platform’s potential by loosening what he sees as unfair restrictions on free speech. “Free speech is. Continue reading
NFTs could fix ticketing and AfterParty raised $7M to prove it
Live event ticketing is a thorny problem with roots well beyond the Ticketmaster Live Nation cabal and questionable secondary players like StubHub. With its trackability and flexibilty, NFT ticketing could. Continue reading
Why Instagram hashtags DO NOT WORK
Hashtags may make it easy to find specific types of content, but as far as increasing your engagement they do not do much to help. A guest post by Bobby. Continue reading
