CD Baby, which is one of the largest distributors of independent music to streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music, has announced that it is shutting down its HostBaby hosting service. But it is not leaving its users out in the cold. Instea…
Category archives: Information For Musicians
De La Soul Says Tommy Boy Is “Not In the Business Of Giving Artists Back Their Masters”
Fans of the legendary hip-hop trio De La Soul will be disappointed to hear that the group has broken off negotiations with Tommy Boy Records. De La Soul was attempting to negotiate a deal that would have made all of the group’s classic albums available…
Apple Music’s Analytics Dashboard for Artists Is Officially Out of Beta — And Available to Everyone
Apple Music has been tweaking its analytics dashboard for artists for more than a year. Now, it’s ready for prime time. We first reported on Apple Music’s beta launch of its analytics dashboard for artists in June of last year. The data tools are pa…
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor: ‘Streaming Is Pricing Artists — Old AND New — Out of Careers’
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor recently revealed his thoughts on how music streaming services impact artists. In short, he believes that musicians are being wronged by leading streaming companies, particularly Spotify. The long version of Taylor’s opin…
Matteo Bocelli’s Manager Blasts American Icon Awards for Stiffing His Client
Manager Scott Rodger says his client — Matteo Bocelli — did not receive any compensation from the American Icon Awards for his performance. The event was held in May to honor Al Pacino at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. Long-time friend Robert D…
FIX Delivers a Much-Needed Music Rewards System — With 600,000 Early Takers
FIX, from Toronto-based Fan Integrated Experiences LTD, has crossed the half-a-million mark on a reinvented music rewards concept. The problem — which is where a lot of entrepreneurs and investors begin — is that fan experiences remain fragmented in 20…
Exponentially Increase Audience Engagement with PosterMyWall
“We more than doubled our audiences using social media posts created with PosterMyWall.” — Arielle Danos, Southern EarthTones band The following guest post comes from PosterMyWall, a proud partner of Digital Music News. The competition for musicians ha…
American Airlines Eliminates Oversized Baggage Fees for Musical Instruments
When it comes to air travel, most musicians have a healthy level of fear and trepidation. If you’re a piccolo flute player, then you probably can’t relate. But for most performing musicians, oversized baggage rules are just one part of a nightmarish i…
Royalty Free vs. Royalty Based Music Explained
If you’re a person in a creative line of work, then odds are that audio and video play an important role in your output. The following guest post comes from Michael Dowson, Associate Video Editor of Motion Array, a proud partner of DMN. Videos are now …
Mastering Solution CloudBounce Expands Its Reach With a CD Baby Partnership
Audio mastering is now a luxury everyone can access. Simply defined, mastering is the last creative step after mixing, and a critical step that optimizes a song for different platforms like streaming and CDs. It’s the polished mix that sounds pro, and…