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Why I’ll Never Be A Ghost Producer And How They’re Killing EDM
A heavily contested practice in the EDM community, ghost producing is argued by some to enable obscure producers to earn income and advance their industry notoriety, but the reality is that they may actually be doing their careers more harm than good. ___________________________ Guest Post by Collin McLoughlin on Medium…
SoundCloud Gives Creators An "Album" Option
Ever since SoundCloud cut its label deals and added a paid service, it’s sped up the pace at which its adding new features. Today they added the option to display groups of tracks as an album rather than just as a playlist. ____________________________________________ When SoundCloud started creators shared their work…
Streaming Gives Albums Wings: Why Album Sales Aren’t What They Used To Be
Although Drake’s latest album remained atop the Billboard album charts for a solid nine weeks, this prominence was not the result of sales but rather streaming, demonstrating the power of streaming in the modern music economy. ________________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora Key takeaways:…
Why You Have To Optimize Your Facebook Videos For Silence – Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
According to a recent estimate, roughly eighty-five percent of Facebook videos are viewed sans sound, suggesting artists would do well to optimize their next Facebook flick accordingly. Here we look at how to do just that. _______________________ Guest Post by Dara Fontein on Hootsuite We all know that heart-stopping moment….
Vevo BreakS 7 Year Deadlock: Nears WMG Deal, Subscription Service [REPORT]
Vevo has tried and failed for 7 years to bring Warner Music Group videos onto its platform. Now, Vevo is reportedly nearing a deal that would break the deadlock and pave the way for the launch of a paid video subscription service. ___________________________________________ Vevo is reportedly close to a deal…
SiriusXM Tops 25 Million Paid Subscribers, 10% Revenue Growth
SiriusXM is on a tear, and recently the satellite broadcaster made an uninvited advance on Pandora. The music streamer rebuffed the overture, but they may want to reconsider. Their combined platforms plus Pandora’s ticketing and soon-to launch music streamer would make a powerful combination. _________________________________ Satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM…
Promo Case Study Of Indie Alt-Rocker’s Nothing’s ‘Tired Of Tomorrow’
Here we look a promotional case study done on the band Nothing, as they worked to promote the release of their sophomore album through close participatory fan interaction and clever social media tactics. ______________________________ Guest Post by Chris Calabrese on The Orchard’s The Daily Rind GOALS Nothing is an alternative…
Ariana Grande Lost White House Gig Because She Licked A Donut
According to DNC emails released via Wikileaks last week, Ariana Grande was being considered as a performer for a gala for President Obama, but in an extremely detailed back-and-forth that took place last September, she was ultimately deemed unfit for the job. ___________________________________________ Ariana Grande was barred from performing at…
How Indie Artists Can Grow Their YouTube Subscriber Base
Cultivating an enthusiastic fanbase is one of the key components of becoming a successful artist, something for which YouTube can be a great resource, particularly if you can convert those viewers and fans into subscribers. ______________________________ Guest Post by Jessica Allossery on Soundfly’s Flypaper Maintaining an energized fan base is…