Data Shows Email Engagement Benchmarks For Live Music and Events

For artists and musicians, email marketing can be a tricky beast, and while may think your email marketing campaign is doing just fine, given that emails are being opened and tickets are being sold the reality is, you could be losing out to the competition – here we look at…

Select A Project Manager and Stop Meeting By Committee [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss the pitfalls of holding conference calls and meetings with groups of people and not having a single point of contact who is responsible for managing your project on this episode of the Music Biz Weekly podcast. Don’t get sucked into the hole of wanting…

New Colossus Int’l Indie Music Fest Sets March NYC Debut

Six independent music venues in lower Manhattan are teaming up in early 2019 to host the New Colossus Festival. The festival will take place from March 7-10, and features performances by a host of eclectic domestic and international acts that includes The Natvral (Kip of The Pains of Being Pure…

How Spotify Pre-Save Is Leading A Shift In Digital Music Marketing

Catering to your fanbase is a key part of successful music marketing, and Spotify’s new pre-save option – which gives fans the option of adding as-yet unreleased music their library, allows artists to engage with their listeners early, and ensures listeners don’t miss out on the latest tracks. _________________________________ In…

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this roundup of the past week’s music industry news, we revisit the evolution of third party playlists and what they mean for streaming, Amber Grimes’ move from Spotify to Capital, a judge’s confirmation of a five million ‘Blurred Lines’ judgement against Robin Thicke, and more. The Evolution Of 3rd…

How To Decide Where To Promote Your Music

Although necessary, promoting your music is usually an pricey proposition. Social media platforms, however, provide a largely inexpensive, risk free space for artists to hawk their wares. But, as CD Baby’s Chris Robley explains, this still requires a careful, measured approach in order to be successful. __________________________ By Chris Robley…

British Music Industry Artists and Organizations Sign Anti-Brexit Letter

No one in the British music industry seems to know what exactly will happen once Brexit finalizes. Last year, the British music industry reached a record high of $5.7 billion. UK Music’s annual Measuring Music report revealed musicians, composers, song…

Art Of Asking: 5 Simple Ways To Engage Fans

Communication is a two-way street, something which is just as true when it comes to the artist/fan relationship as any other. This means that, while it’s important for artists to reach out to fans, they also need to be able to listen and get a sense of how fans are…

Copyright Flipped On Its Head: A Creators Perspective

Neil Turkewitz challenges some of the common narratives that have recently been spread regarding copyright, including the idea that copyright limits freedom of expression for artists, and works to the advantage of the already rich and powerful. __________________________ Guest post by Neil Turkewitz from Medium Over the course of the…