In the old days, consumers of music were able to flip through liner notes of an album in order to ascertain precisely who was behind their favorite tracks. Now, after a digital hiatus, new technology could once again make this information, plus more, easily accessible once again. _________________________ Guest post…
Category archives: Retail
Independent Music Store Chart Week Ending 10.28.16
[UPDATED] This weekly chart comes from The Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS), a collective of 50 independently owned record stores in 25 states throughout the U.S. CIMS Weekly Chart Week Ending 10/28/2016 Related articles Today Is Record Store Day. Get Off Your Ass And Go Buy Something Record Store…
10 Ways To Maximize Sales, Streams Of Your Latest Release
Releasing music requires a massive amount of work for any artist as they must ensure their music is promoted and marketed in such a way as to actually reach the listener. Here we look at ten different techniques for increasing the revenue earned from your tunes. ______________________ Guest post by…
Rock Music Fails To Chart In Hot 100, But Americana Has A Breakthrough Week
The big musical tent that is Americana had its best sales week ever, even as rock music failed to find even a single slot on Billboard’s mainstream Hot 100 radio chart. The exception: rock with a heavy dose of EDM. ______________________________________ By Glenn Peoples of Pandora Rock isn’t dead. I’ll…
Indie Label Association Issues "Serious" Alert For Counterfeit CDs For Sale Via Amazon
A2IM, the U.S. indie music trade group, has issued a rare and unusually strong warning to be on the lookout for look alike counterfeit CDs for sale on Amazon. ________________________________________ The Association of Independent Music has issued a warning regarding a "serious counterfeit operation selling large numbers of CDs" using…
Indie Label Association Issues "Serious" Alert For Counterfeit CDs For Sale Via Amazon
A2IM, the U.S. indie music trade group, has issued a rare and unusually strong warning to be on the lookout for look alike counterfeit CDs for sale on Amazon. ________________________________________ The Association of Independent Music has issued a warning regarding a "serious counterfeit operation selling large numbers of CDs" using…
Smokin’! Amoeba Gets License To Sell Weed Alongside Music
In what looks to be an ideal marketing pairing, Berkeley CA based record store Amoeba Music will soon be complimenting its traditional musical offerings with marijuana, hopefully helping to keep another brick and mortar record store’s doors open. _____________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 In what seems…
Down Under, Streaming Is Up, Downloads Are Down
In an extension of a music industry consumer trend seen in the United States, it seems our neighbors to the south are embracing the streaming age, as Australians increasingly eschew CDs and downloads in exchange for streaming. _____________________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples of Pandora OK, not a big surprise…
5 Methods For Avoiding Costly Band Merch Mistakes
Merch can be one of the best ways for a touring band to bring in some additional cash, but get it wrong and you can easily be saddled with an expense load of unsellable junk. Here we look at five useful guidelines for ensuring you get your merch right. _____________________________…
New Drone Service Delivers On Demand Vinyl. Just Kidding! Sort Of
In this op-ed, CMO Taishi Fukuyama of the company Qrates discusses how is organization is working to capitalize on the recent vinyl boom, and working to push the boundaries of the medium and implications it might have for the future of the music industry. _______________________________ Guest post by Taishi Fukuyama…