This week in our DIY and Indie section, we drop some hot tips on non-musical skills you ought to improve on, how to avoid making costly merch mistakes, the best way to make money teaching music, even if your schedule is full, and much, much more. 5 Non-Musical Skills Musicians…
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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music
This week in our DIY and Indie section, we drop some hot tips on non-musical skills you ought to improve on, how to avoid making costly merch mistakes, the best way to make money teaching music, even if your schedule is full, and much, much more. 5 Non-Musical Skills Musicians…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Sell Merch • Musicians And Drugs • Get More Facebook Fans • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, we examined how to sell merch like a boss, the relationship between musicians and drug abuse, how to get more fans on Facebook, and more. Daniel Matthews | How To Sell Merch Like A Boss Wendy Day | Your Rabid Fans Hilde Spille | Musicians And…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this weekly review of major music industry events, we look back at A$AP Rocky’s new role at MTV, the truth behind paid promotion at SoundCloud, Shazam’s newfound profitability, and more. A$AP Rocky Named Creative Director Of MTV Labs The Truth Behind SoundCloud Reposts And Paid Promotion Spotify On Track…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The most popular articles on Hypebot this week included a look at Spotify’s loss of two top execs, live music’s potential ‘Napster moment’, the joining of the three major labels to sue YouTube, and more. Spotify Loses Two Top Execs Is Live Music About To Have It’s Own Napster Moment?…
FRI. NEWS BRIEF: SFX Post-Bankruptcy OK’d • Beyonce Invests In Startup • Pandora Thumbprint • More
FRIDAY 9.30.16 Music Business News From Around The Web A new chapter of SFX begins. Sillerman almost killed the company, but what is it without him? Updated continuously under our More News tab
AM NEWS BRIEF: SFX Post-Bankruptcy OK’d • Beyonce Invests In Startup • Pandora Thumbprint • More
FRIDAY 9.30.16 Music Business News From Around The Web A new chapter of SFX begins. Sillerman almost killed the company, but what is it without him? Updated continuously under our More News tab
The Music Supervisor: Are They Killing Songwriting?
With such a vast variety of channel options now available to consumers, the music supervisor for television and film has, in many ways, become the modern A&R person. However this is creating some concern that songwriters might compromise their artistic integrity in hopes of being placed. ________________________ Guest Post by…
Music’s Streaming Pile Of Garbage [Cortney Harding]
While variety and competition are typically a good sign in most other industries, the same doesn’t seem to hold true in the music industry. An increasing number of not-so-different streaming services are cropping up from companies like Amazon, iHeart, and Pandora, says Cortney Harding. _________________________ Guest post by music tech…
THU. BRIEF: Shazam – 1B Downloads, Profitable • Spotify Adds Japan • SoundCloud + Spotify Reaction • More
Thursday 9.29.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Soundcloud deal or not, Spotify’s rate of expansion and innovation is accelerating impressively, but I’d still rather own stock in Shazam. Updated continuously under our More News tab