Category archives: Merchandising

Tegan and Sara Shut Down Their Warner Music Merch Store Because of Backlogged Orders

Tegan and Sara announced on social media that they were shutting down their Warner Music merchandise store due to a “huge backlog” of orders that they insist are affecting the stores of other artists as well. “Today we’ve asked …

FIX Music Rewards Layers In Credit & Debit Card Points

FIX Music Rewards says it’s changing the way fans engage with music. Nearly one million installs on, it might be on to something. The app rewards music fans with points for listening to music and engaging with artists they love. Users can redeem their …

Sony Music UK Acquires British Merch Company Kontraband

Sony Music UK has now acquired Kontraband, a British merchandise company. Kontraband will not only collaborate with all of Sony’s labels, but also with The Thread Shop, which is the label’s merchandiser in the United States. Nicola Tuer, who is the COO…

800,000 Installs Later, FIX Music Rewards Introduces In-App E-Commerce

FIX is quietly amassing a serious crowd around music rewards. Now, the strategy is shifting towards in-app monetization. Over the summer, we first documented Toronto-based FIX, a music rewards app that quietly surpassed 600,000 app installs.  Two month…

The 1975 Refuse to Produce New T-Shirts Because It Harms the Environment, Choose Instead to Recycle Their Older T-Shirts

British pop band The 1975 have come up with a novel approach to both help the environment and get some good publicity at the same time. Instead of producing T-shirts in connection with their upcoming album, the band is going to print over their existin…

British Band Makes a T-Shirt Inspired by Abysmal Spotify Royalties

While She Sleeps has taken an unexpected step to bring attention to paltry Spotify royalties. While She Sleeps, a British metalcore band, has released a t-shirt that’s meant to spread awareness of their lackluster Spotify royalties — and, more broadly,…

Sony Music Bulks Up Merchandising Unit With Araca Group Acquisition

Sony Music’s merchandising unit has acquired The Araca Group, a New York-based entertainment company and merchandise-production agency. The Araca Group’s resources (and some employees) will be absorbed by Sony Music’s merchandise brand, The Thread Shop…

Billie Eilish Is Now Selling Coachella Bundles — Starting at $476

Looks like Coachella wasn’t quite sold out, after all. Billie Eilish has teamed up with Goldenvoice to offer new merch bundles that come with tickets to Coachella for $476. The bundle is available for both weekends of Coachella, but you’ll need to be q…

Drake Dramatically Expands Merchandising With a Scorpion Pop-Up Store

In-venue merchandising is about to get a serious expansion.  Now, a Scorpion-themed Drake pop-up store has opened in NYC, just one of several cities dotting the rapper’s tour. Earlier this month, the ‘Aubrey & The Three Migos’ tou…