A2IM names 2021 Libera indie music awards nominees [the full list]
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has named the nominees for its 10th Annual Libera Awards This is the second year that the A2IM Libera Awards will be held. Continue reading
Remember Ian Rogers? Here’s what he (and CAA) think Of NFTs
Remember Ian Rogers? He was the CEO and co-founder of the pioneering direct-to-fan platform Topspin, the CEO of Beats Music, and senior director at Apple Music. When Ian Rogers talked. Continue reading
87% of musicians believe the pandemic has been harmful to their mental health
Despite some optimistic predictions, there is no clear end in site for the ongoing pandemic and, according to a new report, the COVID crisis has taken a particularly heavy toll. Continue reading
Facebook treats punk rock band as crazy conspiracy theorists, kicks them offline
As part of their sluggish crackdown on conspiracy theorists, Facebook recently gave the digital boot to Oakland-based punk rockers Adrenochrome, assuming the name was somehow connected to the unhinged QAnon. Continue reading
5 direct-to-fan tools for growing a fanbase online
Here Melanie Kealey outlines the five essential direct-to-fan tools an artist should include on their website in order to draw in casual listeners and gradually convert them into superfans. Guest. Continue reading
Inside Indie Easy Star Records
Here, The Orchard chats with two of the four founding members of Easy Star Records, an American independent record label that has made a name for itself within the reggae. Continue reading
Once again racist behavior has no consequences as Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous’ notches 10th week at #1
Once again in America, racist behavior has no conqueences. In fact, in Morgan Wallen’s case racism appears to have been very good for album sales. Country music’s nearly industry-wide ban. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee #32: Spotify shares stats plus a streaming deep dive
Episode #32 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is now live. Episode #32 Highlights On this new episode. Continue reading
5 things to avoid when pitching music to bloggers
Getting coverage from music blogs is important for career growth, but with so much competition in the field, simple mistakes can quickly get you written off by busy, over-saturated bloggers.. Continue reading
Apple must pay $308.5M fine for iTunes, Apple Music digital rights management patent infringement
A federal jury ordered Apple to pay $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications after finding it had infringed on a patent that helps power digital rights management for Apple Music,. Continue reading
