Meet Equasta White, CEO of indie music’s Clarion Group
Meet Equasta White, the CEO of The Clarion Group. She’s a rising star in the next generation of music execs and the subject of the latest profile from the team. Continue reading
YouTube Music passes 50M subscribers making it the ‘fastest-growing music subscription service’
YouTube Music has passed 50 million subscribers, adding 20 million in less than a year. That 50 million total includes both direct YouTube Music subscriptions and those bundled with a. Continue reading
Fluid audio and how music is about to meet its next mp3 moment
The rise of fluid audio – the release of Kanye West’s Donda stem player plus the growing popularity of stem splitting apps and gesture-based production – is unbundling music recordings. Continue reading
YouTube has opened its own live performance venue
In what might seem like a surprising move for an online tech company, YouTube is opening 6,000 seat YouTube Theater in Inglewood, CA, in partnership with Hollywood Park. Guest post. Continue reading
10+ major musicians you might not know started as indie
Sure, they’re regarded as superstars now, but even the biggest acts in music had to start somewhere, often as a scrappy little indie outfit. In this latest piece from MusicThinkTank,. Continue reading
Retail? DEAD. Radio? DEAD. (Why Both Are Wrong)
The majority of major news outlets seem to be in agreement that both retail department stores and broadcast radio are all but dead to the consumer economy. Fred Jacobs outlines. Continue reading
Get improved Instagram engagement with these latest insights
If Instagram is your go-to for connecting with fans and peers, these new insights into the platform could prove invaluable to your marketing and social engagement! Guest post by Bobby. Continue reading
Advice for new artists from Def Jam’s VP of Digital Marketing JD Tuminski
J.D. Tuminski is the VP Commerce and Digital Marketing at Def Jam. In his 12 years in entertainment he’s also worked at Columbia Records and led award-winning campaigns 2 Chainz,. Continue reading
Hip hop fandom is driving the future of the music business in gaming, live streaming, and more
While new technologies often get headlines for driving music industry growth, it’s really the fans – particularly hip hop fans – who are enabling the next wave of innovation in. Continue reading
Guide to releasing an album so people actually want to buy it
In an industry landscape so heavily dominated by the release of singles, releasing full length albums is still incredibly important for artists, an if you can release an album that. Continue reading
