While the ease and prevalence of digital promotion can make it tempting to focus exclusively on online promotion of your event, these six offline old school techniques can actually prove more effective when it comes to boosting attendance at your next show. _______________________ Guest Post by Dan McCarthy on Eventbrite…
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Are Higher Royalty Payments Really Coming Soon From Sirius XM?
One of the main gripes from artists and publishers in the streaming era has been that regarding low royalty payouts, this could be about to change however, at least for Sirius XM, if SoundExchange’s newly proposed rate increase comes to fruition. __________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0…
AM BRIEF: Twitter Axes Vine • Music Publishers vs. Facebook • Apple Delays Airpods • BIME • More
FRIDAY 10.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Remember MySpace? Remember iTunes Ping? Remember Orkut? Remember Vine? Remember _______? Updated continuously under our More News tab
Music + Money: What To Invest In And What To Avoid
As artists and musicians, where we invest our money is important. Indeed one of the main reasons those starting out in the music business fail is because they misspend their finances. Here, we review what to invest in, and what to avoid. ________________________________ Guest Post from W. Tyler Artist Consulting…
A Lesson In Constructive Termination From The Librarian Of Congress
Here Chris Castle takes a closer look at the recent "promotion" of Maria Pallante by the Librarian of Congress, a promotion which led to her resignation. In this piece we delve into the memo which resulted in her resignation. _____________________________ Guest Post by Chris Castle on Music Technology Policy Remember…
10 Tips For How To Work With Tough Promoters
The "tough" promoter can be a facet of many local scenes, and though it can often be challenge to get on their good side, doing so can ultimately be an invaluable asset to getting good shows, as well as building your career in general. ________________________ In this recent post, lifted…
THU. BRIEF: Pandora Premium Jan. Launch • Jay Z Bids On Prince • ABBA’s VR, AI Tour • More
THURSDAY 10.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Pandora is hoping more paid subscribers is the path to profitability. How’s that working for Spotify? Updated continuously under our More News tab
WED. BRIEF: Apple’s Music Profits Up • Pandora Stumbles • MP3tunes Lawsuit Resurrected • More
WEDNESDAY 10.26.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Music was a bright spot for Apple even as Pandora users fell slightly. Updated continuously under our More News tab
SoundExchange’s Michael Huppe On Standing Up For The Value Of Music [INTERVIEW]
In this interview Michael Huppe, the president and CEO of SoundExchange, discusses his organization’s position in the ever-changing music industry industry as its role in the streaming marketplace continues to expand. ___________________________ Guest post by David M. Ross of Nekst Michael Huppe, President/CEO of SoundExchange, was in Nashville last week…
Predicting Music’s Next Big Stars Using Audience Affinity Data
In this piece we take an in-depth look at how big data, and specifically audience affinity data combined with careful audience insight can be used within the music business to predict the next big stars to rise to industry prominence. ____________________ Guest post by Hannah Chapple of Affinio Don’t get…