MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Prep For Winter Isolation • Music App Features • Build A Home Studio • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors shared some guidance on how to make the most of the impending winter isolation, what users expect from a mobile music app in 2020,. Continue reading
REWIND: New Music Industry’s Last Week In Review
As we look back on the past week’s music industry news, we revisit new Bandsintown stats that reveal a growing interest in music livestreams, BMG’s decision to remove their controversial. Continue reading
New Bandsintown Stats Show Growing Interest In Music Livestreams
Fan interest in both free and paid livestreams is continuing to grow and more musicians embrace the medium. 16,000 artists have done more than 51,000 live streams, according to new. Continue reading
Power Is Shifting Towards The Artist [Interview with FUGA’s Pieter van Rijn]
In this piece, Emmanuel Legrand speaks with Pieter van Rijn, CEO of the Amsterdam-based music distribution company FUGA about their recent acquisition by Downtown Music, business in the time of. Continue reading
Pitching To Music Editors: Artist’s Guide [Video]
As with much of the rest of the music industry, times are tough for music journalism, making the already challenging task of pitching your story to music editors practically Herculean.. Continue reading
BMG Cuts Controversial Controlled Composition Clause, Calls On Others To Do Same
Label services company BMG will eliminate a controversial part of the standard record label contract that reduces the income of songwriters, composers and lyricists. The controlled composition clause limits the. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Streaming Bots, Cost Of #1, Marketing Tips, Music Discovery & More
Episode 8 of Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is live. Episode #8 Highlights In this week’s episode, Jay and. Continue reading
How To Get Your Song Lyrics On Spotify
Thanks to a new service provided by Musixmatch, listeners from across the world can now listen to a song on Spotify and see the lyrics appear in real-time. Here, we. Continue reading
Why UK Government Is Both Wrong And Right That Musicians Need To ‘Retrain’
Earlier this week the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak suggested that creatives such as musicians who have seen income dry up during COVID-19 should consider retraining for the new ‘opportunities’. Continue reading
Marketing Guide: How To Effectively Market Your Online Events
As digital get-togethers continue to be the norm in these COVID-filled times, successfully marketing your online events is more important than ever. In this guide, we offer some pointers on. Continue reading
