Here we explore the newfound success of R&B/soul singer Khalid, as well as the persistence of the theme of geographical location in his music, with much of the music on his debut album American Teen centering around the border city of El Paso Texas. ______________________________ Guest post by Emily Blake…
Category archives: D.I.Y.
Welcome To The Post-DIY Music Era [Mark Mulligan]
Business is booming at CD Baby, Bandcamp, Tunecore, Bandzoogle and a host of other service providers for DIY musicians. But from Chance The Rapper to Stormzy and beyond, we are also witnessing a new chapter in artist self-development: The Post-DIY Music Era. Stormzy By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA I recently…
Apple’s New Clips App Creates Social Videos To Share On Instagram, Facebook, YouTube
Apple usually creates apps and other products that enhance its own product ecosystem. But Clips, announced today, empowers the creation of short creative video clips made to share on outside social networks. Or is Apple creating the tools it needs to launch its own social channel? ______________________________ Apple today announced…
Sharing Credits In An Age With No Liner Notes
While the onset of the digital age has made many aspects of networking in the music industry easier, it has also made the publicizing of credits that much more challenging, meaning it can be harder for engineers and producers to find clients. _______________________________ Guest post by Chris Robley of DIY…
Mutualism UK: Building Scenes In Surprising Places [INTERVIEW]
In this piece we hear from the founders of Mutualism UK, a growing scene based 50 miles outside of Manchester, as they discuss the origins of the organization, the challenges of growing in a small town, and what their goals for the future are. ______________________________ Guest post by Leticia Trandafir…
Spotify Says It Can’t Find The Owners of 217,112 Songs
Spotify recently filed 217,112 "address unknown" NOIs with the U.S. Copyright Office saying that they were unable to locate any owner of these copyrighted songs anywhere in public records. ________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music • Technology • Policy Spotify recently became one of the latest to move…
Age: Still An Issue In The Music Business?
After noticing a pattern of artists trying to avoid revealing their age and/or a pre-existing amount of time spent trying to make it in the industry, Chris Robley decided to examine whether obvious age and experience are truly a liability in the music business. ____________________________ Guest post by Chris Robley…
CD Baby Adds Free Marketing Tools via Show.co Acquisition
Last year when CD Baby aquired Show.co, it said that it had "big plans" for the digital music marketing platform. Now we know what they are – free integration into the CD Baby artists dashboard. _______________________________ Indie music distributor and royalty administration service CD Baby, is integrating the marketing services…
5 Steps To Get Your Music On Spotify, Apple Music Playlists
With the streaming age now a present reality, playlist placement has become a critical part of any band or artists release strategy. Here we look at five important steps to follow in order to give your music the best shot possible at landing on key playlists. _______________________________ Guest post by…
The State Of Music Videos In 2017
Although the days of MTV actually playing music videos are long behind us, they remain an important and highly present element of the music industry, but how have music videos, and they way they are received by audiences, changed over the years? ___________________________ In this recent post on MusicThinkTank, Ryan…