Category archives: Music industry

Why Spotify Isn’t Simply A Music Company [Cherie Hu]

In this piece Cherie Hu looks at how Spotify’s major investments in third party licensing deals and original podcast development are validating investor predictions and causing it to become the Netflix of audio while potentially putting its brand at risk. ____________________________________ Guest post by Cherie Hu on Medium On October…

How To Label MP3’s With Song Information (Meta-Tags)

For the DJs and bloggers who have to deal with your MP3s professionally, few things are more frustrating than having an artist provide music which is unlabeled and contains no meta-tag. Correctly labeling your music is, as luck would have it, actually not that hard, and here we walk through…

PledgeMusic Issues An Incomplete Update

PledgeMusic issued an update late on Friday, but failed to address the core concerns of artists affected by non-payments and the complete suspension of all crowdfunding campaigns almost two weeks ago. Messaging to fans, which had been experiencing some problems, was again operational as is the ability to download of…

This Week In Music Commentary

This week commentators in the music industry look at what what Billboard’s Power 100 list got right and wrong, streaming’s significant problem with math, why Ariana Grande’s fans are the fans every artist needs, and more. Billboard’s Power 100 List: The Right & Wrong The Elusive Obelus: Streaming’s Issue With…

Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music

We’ve got tips, tricks, and helpful advice this week on how to make the most out of your next music premier, how to make Instagram stories work for you as a marketing tool in 2019, what really matters when it comes to being a successful musician, and more! How To…

Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Email Lists • Release Your Own Music • Starving Artist • More

Contributors on MusicThinkTank this week shared pieces on how to build and use and email list, the best way to roll out your music, the problematic cliche of the starving artist, and more! Laura Schneider | Email Lists for Musicians – Where The Heck To Start! Shimul Kabir | Top…

Swedish House Mafia Signs With Columbia/Sony Music

Sony mega-label Columbia Records has signed a deal with Swedish House Mafia. Columbia also represents artists like Bruce Springsteen, Calvin Harris, and Adele.  Swedish House Mafia comes to the Sony Music label after a reportedly fierce bidding war wit…

Jamendo Adopts the Independent Management Entity (IME) Status

Jamendo adopts the Independent Management Entity (IME) status in Luxembourg with the ambition to operate across the European Union. The following article comes from Jamendo, a proud partner of DMN. Since its creation in 2005, Jamendo has been striving …