INgrooves has joined a growing group of distributors and record labels pulling their music from eMusic over continued payment problems, a spokesperson told Hypebot Monday. Just weeks ago, The Orchard and Naxos separately pulled their extensive catalogs from the struggling subscription music download platform. Multiple sources tell Hypebot that many…
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Evaride Talks Hustling Their Way To A Debut Streaming Hit [INTERVIEW]
Although already experienced musicians in some unusual ways, the band Evaride here sat down to talk with AWAL about their music and how they managed to hustle their way into debuting a streaming hit. ______________________________ Guest post from AWAL Resumes have never been a hallmark of the artist life (if…
Merlin Makes Key London, New York Appointments
Underscoring the growing importance of independent music and labels, indie global rights agency Merlin has announced several significant new appointments. Merlin membership includes tens of thousands of independent labels in 57 countries. Based in Merlin’s London office, Emma Robinson joins the team as member services manager. Robinson was previously a…
First Round Voting For Grammy Awards 2019 Opens
First round voting for the Grammy Awards 2019 begins today, October 17th, and runs through October 31st. See our full list of Grammy Deadlines and Dates 2019 here.
Spotify Lists Preferred Distributors, Just 5 Make Cut
Spotify recently surprised many by offering no cost music uploads to the service to all artist. Still, most artists and labels will choose to use a distributor for their other services and because they need them to get on other music services. So to help those artists, Spotify offers a…
How Playlist Pitching Really Works On Apple Music
In this new music economy, pitching to playlists has become an essential part of a musicians promotion, as solid streaming placement can often propel an artist toward major success. Here we look behind the curtain at what the pitching process is actually like when it comes to Apple Music. ________________________…
Tim Pithouse Shifts From Sony To Orchard In Global Role
The Orchard has named Tim Pithouse Global Head of Artist & Label Services. Pithouse joins Sony owned distributor from Sony Music Australia where he served as General Manager, International Marketing and Artist Development. He began with Sony Music in 2006 as a digital services account manager and prior to joining…
Consumers Worldwide Still Listen To A Lot Of Music Says IFPI Study
A new report from the IFPI has confirmed suspicions that, yes, a lot a of people are listening to a lot of music, a lot of the time. While this may not be much of a surprise, the annual report does provide some interesting additional data on when and where…
Naxos Joins eMusic Exodus Over Non-Payment
Classical music powerhouse Naxos of America today joined a growing list of labels and distributors pulling it’s 1.8 million track, 80,000 album owned and distributed catalog from eMusic due to " continued non-payment, as well as non-reporting." Naxos of America issued this statement: “The decision to remove our content from…
Female Performers Get Just 5% Of Country Music Consumption
The statistics for women in country music could not be more stark. Of the Top 50 songs on country radio in the week of October 1st, just six were performed by women. Look beyond radio to streaming and other forms of consumption, and the numbers are even more dramatic. BuzzAngle…