YouTube has amassed an incredible viewership, this past year hitting two billion monthly users (roughly 25% of the planet’s population) and housing a vast array of all types of content. So how can an artist hope to optimize their video for success. Here we look at some key fundamental lessons…
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Free Trials Get Longer As Apple Music Offers Students 6 Months At No Cost
Apple Music has extended its free trial for students from three months to six months. With the usual music streaming free trial lasting from 30, 60 and 90 days, this is the longest free trial of a premium service ever offered by Apple Music or any other major streamer. This…
5 Tips For A Successful Tour [VIDEO]
As live touring continues to become an increasingly important aspect of a band/artist cultivating a successful music career, more acts are loading up the van with dreams of success, but hitting the road without first planning ahead has derailed many a promising talent’s future in the industry. ____________________________ Guest post…
BBC Names Lorna Clarke First Ever ‘Pop Controller’
Lorna Clarke has been named as the first BBC controller of pop music. She will be responsible for all pop stations including Radio 1, Radio 1Xtra, Radio 2, Radio 6 Music, and Asian Network, in addition to other music output such as BBC Music and music television. She will also…
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FIX Delivers a Much-Needed Music Rewards System — With 600,000 Early Takers
FIX, from Toronto-based Fan Integrated Experiences LTD, has crossed the half-a-million mark on a reinvented music rewards concept. The problem — which is where a lot of entrepreneurs and investors begin — is that fan experiences remain fragmented in 20…
SXSW 2020 PanelPicker Opens: Just 10 Days Left To Submit
The SXSW PanelPicker is officially open to accept proposals. The two-step online process gives attendees a voice in conference programming including presentations, panels and at SXSW. Competition is fierce with 6100 proposals submitted in 2018. The 2020 SXSW Conference & Festivals will run from March 13-22, 2020 in Austin, Texas….
PledgeMusic Board Says It’s "Continuing To Pursue a Sale"
It has been a little over 5 months since PledgeMusic suspended all campaigns and payments, and two months since FRP Advisory began contacting buyers as part of Pre-Administration, the UK equivalent of bankruptcy. To date, however, no formal filing of Administration has been made. In its first public updated since…
Music Trending On Twitter Today: 7.9.19
THE HOTTEST MUSIC TWEETS FOR 7.9.19: Forget charts that are updated once a week or even once a day. You want, you need to know what’s hot in music and music news right now. Here is what’s happening in the Twitterverse this today. Ariana Grande Tweeted a throwback of her…
Tips For Pitching Your Music To Blogs, Writers
With music blogs easier than ever to create, the internet has been flooded with a number of exciting pitching opportunities for artists and their promoters. So how can you reach out to these industry writers in a way that will actually yield results? ________________________________ Guest post by Cait McMahon of…