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
Combating ageism in the music industry
While there are many legacy acts still performing today that might make it seem otherwise, ageism is a huge problem for the music industry. Here, we look at the problem. Continue reading
Warhol v. Goldsmith: Court ‘rolls back tide’ on Transformative Use ‘high water mark’
In the latest battle over intellectual property ownership and use, The Second Circuit Court Court of Appeals has started whistling a different tune on what constitutes ‘transformative use’ in art. Continue reading
Make Music Equal is Chartmetric’s data-driven initiative to advance gender equity in the music industry
The good folks at Chartmetric have made their artist pronoun and gender database free for commercial as well as academic use and it’s a gamechanger. Guest post from Chartmetric On. Continue reading
4 ways to use Spotify’s new Blend shared playlists to interact with fans
Blend, Spotify’s personalized shared playlist has exited beta for all global users and the new feature offers some unique and simple ways for artists to interact with fans. Key Spotify. Continue reading
Bruce Houghton joins the Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss touring, COVID, and this precarious time for musicians
This is a particularly precarious time for artists, venues, and promoters thanks in large part to the resurgence in COVID cases and a patchwork of rapidly changing safety rules for. Continue reading
OneOf, iHeartMedia are giving away 1M FREE NFTs
Green NFT platform OneOf and iHeartMedia have teamed to create Official Collectible NFTs for September’s iHeartRadio Music Festival. Starting today, fans can visit OneOf.com to claim a free randomized iHeartRadio. Continue reading
UMG has copyrighted the moon (or was it Facebook?)
Citizens of the earth have historically enjoyed unfettered access to the moon, albeit from afar, but a new copyright claim by Universal Music Group of a video (notably devoid of. Continue reading
Are you ready for Music PR? [Ariel Hyatt]
Music PR can be a major undertaking for a band or artist. Here, PR expert Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR offers some guidance. Guest post by Andre Calilhanna from the Disc. Continue reading
How to deal with buyers who have never booked a gig before
Live music has its share of rookies including fans booking house concerts and private gigs to inexperienced venue managers. When it comes to dealing with these fresh faces it’s important. Continue reading
