Stacey Bedford, the newly named CEO of Bandzoogle, is the special guest on this week’s Music Biz Weekly podcast. Bandzoogle is an online platform which provides tools for musicians to build a professional website, promote their music, and sell direct-to-fan for a flat monthly fee with no additional fees or…
Category archives: Indie Labels
Music Supervision and Sync Roundup: Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Metallica and More
Thanks to awards season and a plethora of new productions, the wold of music synch fro Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to Metallica and beyond is in overdrive this week. as Emma Griffiths of the Synchtank Synchblog chronicles. Film and TV The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Wins Music Supervision Emmy (Tunefind) Amazon Prime…
Music Industry Moment Of Silence Today In Memory Of Route 91 Mass Shooting
A moment of silence will be observed on Monday in memory of the victims of the Las Vegas Route 91 Festival mass shooting which took place one year ago today. Radio stations will go silent, music industry leaders will bow their heads, and music fans will take a moment to…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
This week we shared tips and advice for artists on how Instagram can be used to help sell out your event, the primary reason you’re not seeing any growth on Facebook, the best strategy for new artists on YouTube to pursue, and much more! Instagram Shares Strategies For Selling Out…
Next Big Sound Makes All Pandora Artist Data Public
Pandora’s Next Big Sound has made all artist data open and available to anyone. Until now, Pandora data was only visible to the artist, label and their team. "In an industry where stream counts are an important measure of an artist’s success," writes Next Big Sound senior product manager Dan…
Bandcamp Adds Territory Licences
Bandcamp has added the ability to license albums to labels in specific territories to all label and Pro accounts. Here is how it works: Imagine you’re a label releasing an album and have partnered with a label to distribute it in another country. In the album editor, you’ll see a…
Ricky Nelson Estate Sues Sony and It Could Mean More Money For Every Artist Ever Signed To A Label
The estate of 1950s teen idol Rick Nelson has filed a class action lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment. The suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in New York on Tuesday, alleges that the label is improperly withholding a portion of Nelson’s royalties from international streaming revenue. Also according…
Classical Music Streamer IDAGiO Raises $11.7M, Launches in North America
Classical music focused streaming service IDAGIO is now available in North America. The Berlin based startup also announced that it has secured a funding round of 10 million EU ($11.7M USD) from existing investors. Classical music accounts for as much as 40% of global recorded music revenue.* IDAGIO has subscribers…
Mercury Prize 2018 Winner: Wolfe Alice
UK indie rockers Wolf Alice have won the 2018 2018 Mercury Prize for their 2017 album “Visions of Life” during a ceremony on Thursday night at the Eventim Apollo in London. The award celebrates the best in UK music. “This means so much to pick this up with my three…
Spotify Now Lets Artists Upload Music FREE
Spotify has announced a beta program that allows artists to upload music directly to the streaming platform from their Spotify For Artists platform at no cost. Free distribution puts the streamer more directly in competition with SoundCloud, low cost distributors like TuneCore and even record labels. It’s an option, however,…