In this piece Cherie Hu looks at how Spotify’s major investments in third party licensing deals and original podcast development are validating investor predictions and causing it to become the Netflix of audio while potentially putting its brand at risk. ____________________________________ Guest post by Cherie Hu on Medium On October…
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How To Label MP3’s With Song Information (Meta-Tags)
For the DJs and bloggers who have to deal with your MP3s professionally, few things are more frustrating than having an artist provide music which is unlabeled and contains no meta-tag. Correctly labeling your music is, as luck would have it, actually not that hard, and here we walk through…
PledgeMusic Issues An Incomplete Update
PledgeMusic issued an update late on Friday, but failed to address the core concerns of artists affected by non-payments and the complete suspension of all crowdfunding campaigns almost two weeks ago. Messaging to fans, which had been experiencing some problems, was again operational as is the ability to download of…
This Week In Music Commentary
This week commentators in the music industry look at what what Billboard’s Power 100 list got right and wrong, streaming’s significant problem with math, why Ariana Grande’s fans are the fans every artist needs, and more. Billboard’s Power 100 List: The Right & Wrong The Elusive Obelus: Streaming’s Issue With…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
We’ve got tips, tricks, and helpful advice this week on how to make the most out of your next music premier, how to make Instagram stories work for you as a marketing tool in 2019, what really matters when it comes to being a successful musician, and more! How To…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Email Lists • Release Your Own Music • Starving Artist • More
Contributors on MusicThinkTank this week shared pieces on how to build and use and email list, the best way to roll out your music, the problematic cliche of the starving artist, and more! Laura Schneider | Email Lists for Musicians – Where The Heck To Start! Shimul Kabir | Top…
DIY Crowdfunding For Musicians: A PledgeMusic Alternative
Crowdfunding has become a well tested fundraising tool, particualrly for independent musicians. But the ongoing troubles at PledgeMusic have led many to look for alternative approaches. Tommy Stalknecht, the CEO of Spotify music distribution app Single surveys the current music crowdfunding landscape and offers a well tested direct-to fan alternative….
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Memorable Melodies • Music Publishing • Danger • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors shared articles on how it bands are able to craft melodies that stick with us, what you need to get started in music publishing, and some of dangers associated with becoming a musician. Hunter Farris | How Imagine Dragons Writes Memorable Melodies MusicThinkTank | MusicThinkTank:…
Streaming Music Revenue Up, But Per Song Rates May Have Dropped In 2018
In this piece, Bobby Owsinski breaks down some complex recent streaming data, which highlights the disparity between the royalty rates paid out by major streamers (with YouTube coming up particularly short) as well as the contextual challenge of drawing accurate information from these kinds of data sets. __________________________ Guest post…
Bandsintown Relaunches Facebook Event Export
Bandsintown and Facebook have partnered to relaunch the popular concert discovery platform’s Facebook Event export feature. Once a day, Facebook scans Bandsintown events and automatically populates the Events tab on artists’ Facebook Page as part of the Facebook Events service. How It Works From Bandsintown Manager Automatic Export Of New…