Here we look at three new crowdfunded devices which that are opening creative doors and allowing artists to explore innovative new ways of creating unheard of sounds and musical compositions. By Lea Beadon on Techdirt It’s music-making time again! This week, we’ve got another set of crowdfunded devices that unlock…
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Nelly Furtado Joins Growing Chorus Of Musicians Calling Out YouTube: "Don’t Be Evil, Do The Right Thing"
A growing chorus of musicians on both sides of the Atlantic – many of whom who have benefited greatly from YouTube’s viral reach – are calling on the video behemoth to treat and pay creators better. The latest is Canadian songstress Nelly Fortado who published an open letter to Google…
5 Tips For Touring Smarter
[UPDATED] When starting out as an artist, touring requires a phenomenal amount of work, but it’s important to make sure that you aren’t throwing yourself into a tour without planning ahead, with the result that you end up losing money and morale in the process. Here, we look at five…
Two Acts In Congress Could Make It Easier For Artists International Acts To Tour The US
The U.S. has a somewhat unfortunate reputation in the music industry as being a difficult country for international acts to tour in, whether it’s an issue with visas, payment or issues with customs. Still, some of this could soon change, owing to two new acts which have recently been introduced…
TuneCore Encourages Members To Opt-In To $25M Spotify NMPA Settement, Artist Advocates Cry Foul
Spotify and the NMPA are contacting artists and publishers encouraging them to sign on to the $25 million settlement they negotiated over unreported and unpaid royalties for unlicensed streams. This week, TuneCore reached out to the artists using their music publishing platform encouraging them to opt-in. TuneCore sent an email…
9 Ways To Build Your Mailing List And Sell More Music Online
While many artists may have grown to become more reliant on other forms of social media marketing such as Facebook or Twitter, statistics show that email remains far more effective. ____________________________ In this fresh new post on MusicThinkTank, Jon Ostrow looks the importance of email marketing, and nine different ways…
Next Steps For Gender Equality In The Music Industry
Following a recent panel at the Brighton Music Conference covering the same topic, Lucy Blair looks at what has been done and what actions still need to be taken in order to bring a more gender-balanced future to the music industry. ____________________________________ Guest Post by Lucy Blair on Hybrid Language…
Don’t Count SoundCloud Out Yet…
With significant losses SoundCloud has been taking a significant amount of heat. Still, among the many streaming services, there are still a lot of things SoundCloud gets right that its competitors do not. As it expands its paid service in the UK and Ireland, we take another look. _________________________________________ Guest…
One Band Confronts Industry Barrier With Unique Working Wage Revenue Model
[UPDATED] In an effort to overcome industry barriers and cultivate a sustainable living from their music, the Australian metal band Ne Obliviscaris is working to develop a sustainable working wage revenue model, funded exclusively through fans on Patreon. _______________________________ Guest Post by Diana Hereld of Pathways in Music Last year…
UPDATE: First Radiohead Erased Itself From The Internet, Then Flipped Fans The Bird, Now Their Streaming A New Single
UPDATED: Is this any way to promote a new release? Radiohead is once again using an unconventional approach in the apparent run up to the release of a new album. And if you need proof that it’s working, just remember that you’ve read this far. There’s more: ____________________________________________ UPDATE: Radiohead’s…