Millions Of Musicians Affected As MySpace, Tumblr, LinkedIn Hacked, Sensitive Data For Sale Online

Most musicians have forgotten that they ever had a MySpace account, much less remember the password. Millions more use Tumblr as a blogging platform and LinkedIn for business contacts. Now, hundreds of millions of hacked account details from all three are being advertised for sale online. _________________________________________________________ Sensitive data from…

5 Tips For Increasing Fan Engagement On YouTube

Being able to engage with their fans on YouTube is a significant concern for any artist, and some new analytical data about user’s viewing habits has allowed us to offer these five tips on how musicians can use the video sharing platform to better capture their fan’s attention. ___________________________ Guest…

Stage Decor For Your Next Performance

While a concert should be all about the music, it’s important not to ignore the importance of visuals in your performance as well, as crafting a dynamic and aesthetically pleasing stage environment can help to pull the audience in. __________________________________________ In this recent post from MusicThinkTank, Rachelle Wilber outlines how…

Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music

Ideas? Advice? We’ve got you covered, with tips on increasing your chances of getting music press, being a happier musician, making the most out of Facebook Live and much, much more. 5 Tips For Increasing Your Chances Of Getting Music Press 7 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your…

Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Mistakes The Beatles Made • Increase Your Chances Of Getting Press • New Artist Model Approach • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we learned from mistakes The Beates made, looked at how you can increase your chances of getting press, a better way to structure your website, and more. Allison Johnelle Boron | Mistakes The Beatles Made That Your Band Can Learn From Kevin Brown | Music Industry…

Get Your Music Into YouTube Content ID: A How To Guide

Although YouTube’s Content ID system certainly has its fair share of detractors, it’s important to keep in mind that the system can be useful to artists, and gives them a degree of agency and control over their work. Here we examine the process of getting your music into the Content…

Millions Of Fans Are Discovering Music On Spotify [New Stats]

With 75 million users, Spotify has the potential to be a powerful music discovery and marketing tool. New stats from the streamer show that it’s already helping to boost some artists. We can only hope that Spotify remains an independent discovery channel and is not co-opted by the major labels….

5 Tips For Increasing Your Chances Of Getting Music Press

Music writers typically find themselves drowned in a deluge of promo emails from artists and publicists, to the point where many of them are never even read. Here we look at how you can craft an email which a music writer will actually pay attention to and consider. _______________________________ In…

Twitter Adds Easy To Create Spotify Audio Cards

Everyone is trying to crack music discovery, and Twitter is trying everything it can think of to increase engagement. These two goals come together nicely with today’s launch of easy to create Twitter Audio Cards for Spotify. _______________________________________________ Twitter has launched Twitter Audio Cards for Spotify that allow users to…