While the practice of "windowing" releases has seen a lot of popularity among artists like Adele and Beyonce, the article explore why, for most DIY musicians, making it harder for fans to access your music is probably a mistake. __________________________ Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician With…
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MON. BRIEFING: Facebook + WMG Video Deal • Apple Confirms Music Deletions • Chance Changes Strategy • More
Monday 5.16.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web From the Long Overdue Dept. – Facebook’s push for video supremacy finally includes an attempt to pay for music. Updated continuously under our More News tab. Related articles How to Improve Your Organic Reach on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC] Facebook Starts Paying Video…
This Week In Music Commentary
In this week’s music commentary section, we look back at the legacy of Paradigm’s Chip Hooper, hear why Spotify’s excuses are invalid, and read Irving Azoff’s open letter to YouTube. Pay It Forward: Jim Lewi On The Legacy Of Paradigm’s Chip Hooper Spotify’s Latest New Release Excuse Is Invalid [David…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the most widely read posts on Hypebot from the past seven days included Irving Azoff’s letter condemning YouTube, Music.Ly’s closure of its funding round at $500 million, the shutdown of Beatport, and more. Irving Azoff Pens An Open Letter To YouTube A Post-Download Era Musical.Ly Closing $100 Million…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
This week in the wonderful world of independent music and DIY we look at how to pre-plan content for Twitter, what’s working well in indie music today, the appropriate way to go about contacting press, and much, much more. Pre-Plan: 5 Types Of Content You Can Prep In Advance On…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Who Killed The Creativity • Long Live EDM • Protection From Hacks • More
Recently on MusicThinkTank, we looked at what happened to creativity, the future of EDM, how you can protect both yourself and your fans from being hacked, and more. Jason K Ventura| Who Killed The Creativity And Imagination? Matt Mannino | Long Live EDM Cherie Nelson | Protecting Yourself And Your…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Before moving on completely, we’re taking a last look at some of the industry news stories from the past week, including the announcement of BMI’s new Taylor Swift Award, news of Apple Music’s forthcoming makeover, evidence as to why the Spotify/HFA/NMPA settlement is flawed. BMI’s New Honor Is Called The…
A Primer On Moral Rights For Musicians
Though commonplace in much or the rest of the world, laws regarding moral rights have never been properly implemented in the U.S., thereby limiting artists’ control over their work, something Congress has a chance to fix in this latest copyright review. ___________________________ Guest Post by Jonathan Bailey on the Future…
A DIY Style 12-Week Plan To Promote Your Next Album
Promoting your album by earning media attention is an excellent way to grow a fanbase, but hiring a publicist may not be in the budget for a lot of independent artist. Here we walk through a twelve week plan for effective DIY promotion. _____________________________ Guest Post by Hugh McIntyre on…
Prince And Negativland: Tilting At A Similar Copyright Windmill
In the wake of their recent passing, this piece by George Howard looks at the surprising corollary between two artists, Prince and Richard Lyons of Negativland, both of whom greatly impacted the world of music industry copyright. _________________________________________________ Guest Post by George Howard on Forbes Like the rest of the…