Yes, It’s Time To Talk About Christmas Music: Silya & The Bad Santas ‘Happy Holidaze’ Case Study
Here we follow the journey of one Norwegian band who capitalized on the Holiday season by giving themselves a festive rebranding and dropping the seasonally themed album Happy Holidaze. Guest. Continue reading
Vinyl Sales Surge 47% After Record Store Day Weekend #1
While it would be logical to assume that record stores would be suffering along with other retail businesses as a result of the pandemic, some numbers in from the first. Continue reading
Where Did Live Nation, Disney’s Missing $10B Go? [Mark Mulligan]
Live Nation and Disney revenue collectively fell $10 billion in the first half of 2020 thanks to the pandemic. “The big question is whether that spend remains dormant, waiting to. Continue reading
New CA Law Offers Critical Independent Contractor Law Exemptions
California lawmakers have added critical exemptions for many music industry jobs that loosen the state’s year-old AB 5 law which limits the use of independent contractors. From musicians and road. Continue reading
7 Techniques For Making Money With Livestream Concerts
Given that the pandemic doesn’t appear to be leaving anytime soon, live-streaming isn’t either, meaning artists would do well to find as many ways to maximize the revenue they can. Continue reading
The Only Question For The Next Head Of The Copyright Office
With a new head of the U.S. Copyright Office slated to take on the mantel in the coming days, we explore the one and only question this fresh-faced Register should. Continue reading
Musician’s Guide to Online Advertising
Every artist wants legions of fans, but as a musician, those fans don’t simply appear out of nowhere, and the burden of finding and creating diehard enthusiasts for your music. Continue reading
9 Music Marketing Strategies That No Longer Work In 2020
2020 has seen quite a few (mostly bad) changes for the music industry, and marketing is no exception. Here, we explore several marketing techniques that are no longer effective in. Continue reading
Feature.fm Debuts Artist Bio Links
As of August 18th, Feature.fm revealed that artists will be able to provide their fans with an easy way to access the entirety of their content via a single link.. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: New Chartmetric Report • Want a Record Deal? • How Playlists Reshaped The Industry • More
This week’s episode of Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is out. Episode #4 Highlights include: Chartmetric’s New Music Industry. Continue reading
