If you’re a music industry self-starter looking for tips on how to succeed in a challenging industry, you’ve come to the right place. This week we offer advice on why your presentation and aesthetic are so important, how to begin self-releasing music, some key signs you’re ready to hire a…
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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this flip back through the past week’s music industry news, we revisit Spotify’s new ‘social listening’ test, Tencent’s move to charge for more current music and it’s broader industry impact, American Airlines ending of its oversize bag fees of on music gear, and more! Spotify Tests Social Listening Tencent…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, some of the most popular articles from Hypebot warned against the number one mistake artists make when pitching music, revealed some surprising stats about the current music industry, looked at some of streaming most successful artists, and more! Top Playlist Curator Shares #1 Mistake That Artists Make Pitching…
Ramones Lyrics, Music Industry Metrics [Glenn Peoples]
As profitability returns to the recorded music industry, Glenn Peoples found some unexpected wisdom from one of the world’s greatest punk outfits, The Ramones. He draws lessons from the punk pioneers on how to navigate and understand music’s new and complex landscape ____________________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples from Medium…
17 Million US ‘Fans’ Ripped Music Last Year, UP 13%
Despite the ongoing efforts of the RIAA and others, music piracy is far from dead. For most – and there numbers are growing – stream ripping is the piracy platform of choice. By Russ Crupnick of MusicWatch We are nearly a generation past the time when consumers bought stand-alone burners…
Want Streaming Success? Try These Int’l Trigger Cities [Chartmetorics]
As the global music economy continues to transform, it’s important to take a look at the various factors which feed into a song’s success, particularly when it comes to that song’s geographic origin. In this in-depth piece, we explore the concept of ‘trigger cities,’ and how streaming popularity often begins…
UnitedMasters Names Instagram Exec To Lead Next Gen Indie Music Company
Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood, former Head of Music Partnerships at Instagram, has been appointed the first ever President of Brooklyn-based indie music startup UnitedMasters. In this new role, Wirtzer-Seawood will guide UnitedMasters toward its goal of operationalizing independence and enabling musicians to augment their creative and economic potential. A 20-year music industry…
Was PledgeMusic Lining Their Own Pockets?
In this latest chapter in the saga of the still-smoldering wreckage that is PledgeMusic, Mario Putzar examines some of the underlying causes that led up to the platform’s current state of crisis, many of them eerily similar to another music direct-to-fan platform (now also defunct), Sellaband. ____________________________ Op-ed by Mario…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Quality Speakers • Using An EPK • Networking • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors offered advice on purchasing gear, four ways you should use an electronic press kit, the ten rules of networking and more. Martin Smith | Top 5 Best-Selling Albums Of All Time Rachelle Wilber | Where Do You Find Good Quality Speakers For Your Favorite Music?…
FRI. BRIEF: Stream Ripping Rises – Spotify Tests Social Listening – News R. Kelly Charges – More
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