A complete list of all the deadlines and dates for the 2019 Grammy Awards including nominations, voting and the celebration itself. First round voting begins this week. The 61st annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 First Round of Voting Opens Wednesday,…
Category archives: Indie Labels
BMG Buys World Circuit, Buena Vista Social Club Label
BMG has acquired independent world music label, World Circuit, home to Buena Vista Social Club, Ali Farka Touré and Orchestra Baobab. The label’s Nick Gold will join BMG to develop new projects. Grammy winning Buena Vista Social Club has the most successful world music album of all time with sales…
Spotify Shares Most Streamed Songs Of Last 10 Years
October marks 10 years since the launch of Spotify. The streamer is celebrating the milestone with a “Decade of Discovery,” a decade-long look back at some of the biggest discoveries in music, as told through the lens of Spotify artists and fan insights, including the most globally streamed artist of…
Market Potential: African Music Business On The Move
In this piece, Ben Oldfield explores the massive and largely untapped market for music consumption across the continent of Africa as a result of extensive smartphone usage, and how streaming organizations might tailor their services to find success therein. __________________________ Guest post by Ben Oldfield, Orchard VP France, Benelux and…
How The EP Killed The LP Star
Shifts in the music industry have precipitated a new rapid fire format of music release, with artists constantly creating new music and releasing singles rapid-fire. In addition to other changes, this shift has caused the EP to begin edging out the LP as a dominant format of music. _____________________________________ Guest…
5 Key Priorities For New Artists
For those fresh-faced artists just arriving on the scene, there are several important steps they must be sure to take in order to ensure they have at least a chance of success. Here we outline what the the top five priorities of new artists should be. ______________________________ Guest post from…
CEO Of Troubled PledgeMusic Steps Down
Dominic Pandiscia has resigned as CEO of troubled music crowdfunding and pre-sale platform PledgeMusic, a company spokesperson confirmed to Hypebot on Friday. He joined the startup in 2016 after serving at President of Capital Music Group’s Caroline independent music distribution service. Pandiscia shared this week that he was restarting his…
Ministry of Sound, Apple Music Deal = No Spotify Playlists
Apple Music and indie dance label Ministry of Sound have struck an exclusive playlist deal, according to multiple sources. The deal effectively means that all of Ministry Of Sounds many popular playlists will only be available on Apple Music The exclusive deal with Apple Music begins Thursday Oct. 4th. It’s…
SoundCloud Tracks Tab Now Sorted By Release Date
In a recent bit of good news for users of the service, SoundCloud recently released an update that its "Tracks" tab will finally be organized by release date. This relatively simple fix will make the sight significantly easier to navigate. _____________________________ Guest post by Bo Turner of Repost Network A…
This Record Label What The Future Of Music Business Looks Like [INTERVIEW]
In this recent interview, Danny Ross sat down with Danny Ross and Nat Hays of +1 Records, a mid-size player in a rapidly changing industry, about how their model of doing business could represent the future of the music industry. ___________________________ Guest post by Danny Ross. This article originally appeared…