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Guns n’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose is facing the wrath of the ‘Streisand Effect’. This is a problem first realized by Barbara Streisand in 2003, so much so that it became known as ‘The Streisand Effect‘. After the singer attempted to suppress and remove aerial images of her Malibu home, views of the photograph exploded. More […]
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When it comes to making hits, BIG hits, superstar artists have all the advantages. They have access to the greatest and most expensive songwriters, hired guns like Max Martin, and the ability to populate the most popular playlists online and off. They make hits, because they can pay for those hits and rocket […]
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Well, if a Dutch photographer has anything to do with it, Spotify will be facing legal action… According to legal filings obtained by DMN, a Dutch photographer by the name of Dana Lixenberg is claiming copyright infringement over an image of Notorious B.I.G. on Spotify’s artist page. Lixenberg is well-regarded in photography circles, and musical […]
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Last week, financial filings revealed that the average Spotify employee makes approximately $168,747 a year. But what would an artist have to sell or stream to meet that number? This is an update of a famous infographic by Information Is Beautiful from a few years ago. That was a shocking (and depressing) look at what a […]
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Should you pay YouTube to promote your video? Sounds like a great way to boost views and reach your target, though the reality may be completely different. Here’s a response we got to Charlotte Hassan’s article about TubeNinja, which is being threatened by YouTube for violating its terms of service. _______________________________________ Charlotte, This is good […]
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A Glastonbury ‘safe space’ will also allow transgenders identifying as women. One of the largest music festivals on the planet is now preparing a new experiment for women attendees. According to details confirmed by organizers, a women-only ‘safe space’ will be opened within the main festival, which kicks off in less than one month. Of […]
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Data keeps debunking myths about Millennials and their music. Baby Boomers are famously self-important when it comes to the importance of their generation and the music it created. But a new study shows that the 55+ demographic actually listens to substantially less music than their 16-34 cohorts. In fact, Millennials — loosely defined as those born […]
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After seeing thousands of failed crowdfunding campaigns, an Indiegogo manager got sick of people making the same predictable mistakes. What makes a crowdfunding campaign fall on its face? Ask the guy who sees this happen every single day he goes to work. And after seeing one too many avoidable mistakes, Indiegogo executive Udayan Sinha wrote them down and […]
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New Taylor Swift album in 3… 2… 1… The Taylor Swift breakup industrial complex has now disposed of EDM star Calvin Harris, with Swift undoubtedly prepping a string of monster pop classics to commemorate the torment. People reported the news first on Wednesday night, with E! News following soon thereafter, so the sourcing on this story is extremely solid. […]
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After reading about the restaurant owner who was “saddened” after asking bands to play for free for his grand opening (even though it seemed he posted the ad just as an experiment), it got me thinking. When is it OK to ask musicians to play for free? When have I been asked to play free […]
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