It’s a harsh world out there in the music biz, but our tips and ideas for the independent artist out there will hopefully make things a little easier, with advice on how to sell more music merchandise, why word of mouth marketing is key to live music and how to…
Category archives: Music industry
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Independent Radio/Blogs • Small Streamers And Unsigned Artists • Music Website Essentials • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, our valued contributors shared articles on the challenge independent music blogs and radio stations face in staying afloat, whether the proliferation of independent streaming platforms could be hurtful to unsigned artists, eight must-haves for your music website. Tracey Arbon | How Do Indie Music Blogs And…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this perusal back through the past week’s music industry news, we revisit some of the week’s news highlights, including PledgeMusic’s continued failure to pay artists, Spotify’s legal complications with its India launch, YouTube’s most watched videos of all time, and more. Gimme Radio: Building A Fan Driven Music Streaming…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Hypebot’s most popular articles this week touched on The Beatles’ modern day streaming success, ASCAP’s lawsuit of venues for their failure to pay out, how many artists don’t properly understand their record deal, and more. What Beatles 2018 Success Says About Streaming’s Future [Mark Mulligan] ASCAP Sues 13 Venues For…
It’s cool to spool again as the cassette returns on a wave of nostalgia
Sales are soaring and current stars are releasing tracks on the format… but is anyone actually listening to them?
The Guardian
Music industry continues to grow as CDs and Vinyl outperform digital downloads
Streaming made up 75% of the market’s revenue in the US.
Tech Spot
Non, la cassette audio n’est pas morte, elle redevient même tendance
Une K7 audio. Voilà un objet dont les moins de 20 ans n’ont sûrement jamais vu la couleur, ni même soupçonner l’existence.
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Why Spotify Cares About India And Why it May Not Deliver
Spotify launched in India this week, despite a court action and very public dispute between the streamer and Warner Music,. MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan looks a why India matters so much to Spotify and why it may end up being disappointed. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry…
Streaming Accounted for 75% of US Recorded Music Revenue Last Year, While Vinyl Sales Jumped 8%
For the first time since 1986, CD sales brought in less than a billion dollars. For the third straight year in a row, the music industry in the US has posted double-digit growth. That’s according to a new report from the RIAA. Breaking down key finding…
Streaming Accounted for 75% of US Recorded Music Revenue Last Year, While Vinyl Sales Jumped 8%
For the first time since 1986, CD sales brought in less than a billion dollars. For the third straight year in a row, the music industry in the US has posted double-digit growth. That’s according to a new report from the Recording Industry Association …