Author archives: Bruce Houghton

How To Use Bandsintown To Reach Your Fans For Free

As the world’s most popular concert discovery app, Bandsintown delivers info on live shows to more than 100 million music fans each month. Impressive numbers, but the burning question is how do you reach your fans? Fans "track" artists on Bandsintown much as they follow them on social media or…

Indie Video Series BalconyTV Rebrands As BALCONY!

After a short hiatus, Orchard/Sony-owned BalconyTV has resurfaced under the moniker BALCONY! and a new format that continues to expose independent artists with a focus on The Orchard’s vast roster. We’ll let Colleen Sweeney of The Orchard’s Daily Rind blog tell the rest of the BALCONY! story: For those of…

Pandora Mobile iOS, Android Apps Get A Major Overhaul

Pandora has announced redesigned mobile apps for iOS and Android that add more personalization and discovery for users across all tiers of service. The new features are available to free ad-supported, Pandora Plus, and Pandora Premium users. New features launching today include: For You: a personalized, dynamically-updating discovery feed that…

Anonymous Survey To Measure Music Industry Bias, Harassment: TAKE THE SURVEY NOW!

An anonymous global survey hopes to provide an honest look at gender bias and sexual harassment in the music industry. The survey sponsors are encouraging people to share their experiences anonymously. InChorus Group and Shesaid·so have partnered to launch the survey, with the key findings to be announced at Shesaid·so’s…

Cole Johnstone, Mark Bright, April Rider Form Foundry Records With ADA

Artist manager Cole Johnstone, legendary producer Mark Bright, and record label veteran April Rider have formed a strategic alliance with ADA Worldwide to create a new entertainment company called Foundry Records. The full-service independent record label based out of Nashville is dedicated to long-term artist development and will include a…

JUNO Awards Opens 2020 Submissions

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced that submissions for the 2020 JUNO Awards are open. To be considered for nomination for the 2020 JUNO Awards, releases must meet these criteria: National music release dates must fall between the eligibility period of September 1, 2018 and…

TikTok Bans LGBTQ Content. Is It Time For A Boycott?

Lil Nas X came out as gay on social media. But TikTok, the app that helped make his "Old Town Road" a summer mega-hit, would now ban the announcement in many countries. Popular short-form video-sharing app TikTok has updated its moderation settings to effectively ban content depicting gay people or…

How To Chase Pirates, Protect Your Music and Win!

Jason Tucker from Intellectual Property HQ joins Micahel Brandvold on this week’s Music Biz Weekly podcast. The company is one of the largest managers of registered copyrights in the world and Jason is an expert in global IP management and enforcement. The pair discuss how you can register your work…

Move Over Radio, Spotify Lets You Add Podcasts To Playlists

Spotify now allows users to add podcasts to new or existing playlists. The new feature, which appropriately launches on International Podcast Day, allows users to curate their own streams of music, automatically updated podcasts and other audio-content and share it with others. "With this new feature, users have the ability…