Artist manager Cole Johnstone, legendary producer Mark Bright, and record label veteran April Rider have formed a strategic alliance with ADA Worldwide to create a new entertainment company called Foundry Records. The full-service independent record label based out of Nashville is dedicated to long-term artist development and will include a…
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JUNO Awards Opens 2020 Submissions
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced that submissions for the 2020 JUNO Awards are open. To be considered for nomination for the 2020 JUNO Awards, releases must meet these criteria: National music release dates must fall between the eligibility period of September 1, 2018 and…
How To Select The Perfect Music Analytics Tool
[UPDATED] As music marketing becomes more and more data-driven, an increasing number of companies are popping up and promising they have the analytics tool to make it all work for you. But with such an abundance of options, picking can be difficult. Here we look at how to choose the…
Everything Wrong With The Music Business According To The Black Keys [Video]
During their recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of acclaimed duo The Black Keys dished on everything wrong with the modern music industry, dispensing some hard-to-swallow pills on what life in music today is really like. ________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix During…
TikTok Bans LGBTQ Content. Is It Time For A Boycott?
Lil Nas X came out as gay on social media. But TikTok, the app that helped make his "Old Town Road" a summer mega-hit, would now ban the announcement in many countries. Popular short-form video-sharing app TikTok has updated its moderation settings to effectively ban content depicting gay people or…
How To Chase Pirates, Protect Your Music and Win!
Jason Tucker from Intellectual Property HQ joins Micahel Brandvold on this week’s Music Biz Weekly podcast. The company is one of the largest managers of registered copyrights in the world and Jason is an expert in global IP management and enforcement. The pair discuss how you can register your work…
Blue Check, Please: What Is An Instagram Verification Badge?
As with other social media, having a verified account on Instagram clearly carries with it significant value, but exactly what it means, and what the process of getting verified is like can seem elusive to some users. Here we walk through the importance of verification and how to determine whether…
Move Over Radio, Spotify Lets You Add Podcasts To Playlists
Spotify now allows users to add podcasts to new or existing playlists. The new feature, which appropriately launches on International Podcast Day, allows users to curate their own streams of music, automatically updated podcasts and other audio-content and share it with others. "With this new feature, users have the ability…
A Penny Saved Is A Tour Date Earned: How Be Frugal On Tour
DIY touring is challenging for a number of reasons, but perhaps none is greater than the financial burden it places on you and your bandmates. That said, touring is fun and necessary part of developing your career as an artist, and with proper planning, you can limit the amount of…
Facebook Implementing New Video Publishing Tools
In a bit of good news for artists, Facebook recently announced at the Internatinoal Broadcasting Convention that will be unveiling a set of new video publishing features, including updates to Facebook Live, and Creator studio, as well an entirely new tool called Watch Party. ____________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski…