After the band bolted from Warner Music to drop their latest album with Capital Records, the former company is suing Avenged Sevenfold on the grounds that they violated their contract and so broke the seven year rule. _________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 California has an interesting…
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Is Time To Make Music Profitable Again?
With the perceived devaluation of music, many in the industry are racking their brains as to how the music business can be "saved," or at least made to be profitable enough to be sustainable for the foreseeable future. _____________________________ In this latest post to MusicThinkTank, Nissim Elias responds to a…
TUE. BRIEF: YouTube Finally Adds Germany • Prince’s Baby Is Still Dancing • Bandnamevault Controversy • More
TUESDAY 11.1.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Wish I had something interesting to say this morning, but… it must be my Halloween sugar hangover. Updated continuously under our More News tab
3 Reasons No One Is Listening To Your Music
If you’re latest music release doesn’t seem to be getting as many play counts or views as you’d like to see, there could be a number of reasons why. Here we look at three of the most common reasons why your tunes aren’t getting the preferred amount of traffic. _____________________________…
MON. BRIEF: NMPA, NSAI, Sony Settle Royalty Issues • Publishers Ranked • Pirate Party Scores Victory • More
MONDAY 10.31.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Who knew publishing would become music’s sexiest sector? Updated continuously under our More News tab
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, music industry commentators weigh in on what they learned about crowdfunding, standing up for the value of music, and what record labels of the future might look like. How Losing My House In A Fire And Being On Oprah Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Crowdfunding…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. And Indie Music
We have a plethora of advice for independent and DIY musicians this week, with tips ranging from how promote your show or event offline, to how you can better stay focused on your artist career, to the proper way to invest your money in music, plus much, much more. 6…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Start A Band In NYC • Old Fashioned Values In Today’s Music Industry • Support Your Favorite Bands • More
Most recently on MusicThinkTank, we examined how to start a band in NYC, questioned whether there’s room for old fashioned values in today’s music industry, easy ways to support your favorite artists, and more. John Morabito | How To Start A Band In NYC Purple Cow | Is There Room…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this weeks flip back through music industry news and info from the past seven days, including ABBA’s virtual reality reunion project, Twitter’s misguided purchase of Vine, Kanye’s fear inducing threat to boycott the Grammys, and much, much more. ABBA To Reunite For Virtual Reality Project Twitter Paid $30 Million…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The most popular from the past week of news from the music industry included the pushing out of Maria Pallante from the Copyright Office, a look at how Spotify could potentially become the next big record label, eleven artists that are still holding out against streaming, and more. A Friend…