Essential music industry contracts
Like it or not, contracts are the life blood of the music industry, and understanding how they work and why they’re necessary is key to avoiding disaster for you and. Continue reading
Guide to contacting brands for music sponsorships, collaboration
The prospect of reaching out to brands for a sponsorship or collaboration can be intimidating, and laden with the fear of rejection. As is so often the case with these. Continue reading
Lost Writers: Copyright Office hosts unclaimed royalty roundtables
The U.S. Copyright Office has announced public roundtables as it studies the issue of unclaimed, or so-called ‘black box’ royalties. The U.S. copuright roundtables, which will be held on March. Continue reading
$666M in payouts mark a devilish Bandcamp milestone, $18.2M a month
“Fans have now paid artists $666 million using Bandcamp,” tweeted the indie powerhouse along with a devil’s horns emoji. The last stats from Bandcamp showed $584 million in total payouts as of. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast #26: music promo in 2021, a kickass live event & more
Episode #25 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is live. Episode #26 Highlights On this new episode. Continue reading
Music industry rejected Morgan Wallen’s racist slurs, but Country Music fans did not
After a neighbor’s security camera captured rising country star Morgan Wallen hurling profanities and a racist slur, the music industry reacted swiftly. A reported 80% of country music radio stations. Continue reading
Top 20 most successful musicians of all time
While terms like “best” tend to be fairly subjective, the numbers (usually) don’t lie. For this Top 20 list, we’re looking at the all time most successful artists, based on. Continue reading
TikTok hashtag strategies for musicians
As with so many social media platforms, hashtags are a key part of gaining visibility and traction on TikTok. While the platform’s algorithm can be notoriously inscrutable, figuring which hashtags. Continue reading
Got questions? Bandsintown has answers during ‘Office Hours’ this Tuesday
Join the Bandsintown team this Tuesday, February 9th at 2 pm (ET) for the 5th 30-minute live only session. You’ll be able to ask the questions you have about all. Continue reading
Biz Of Indie: Merlin predicts big Indie year • $30M Sun sale • A2IM mentors & more
In this edition of Business Of Indie, indie licensor Merlin predicts a big year for indies despite the pandemic, Primary Wave paid $30 million for part of the Sun Records. Continue reading
How NZ’s Yumi Zouma reimagined their latest album using Spotify’s SoundBetter
In this piece, New Zealand dream pop quartet Yumi Zouma walk us through how they were able to craft their 2020 album Truth or Consequences (Alternate Versions) in the middle. Continue reading
