IHeartMedia reports growth, even under the threat of bankruptcy, Patreon shows strong revenue (as long as you’re not a musician), Live Nation partners up with Hulu, and much more as we pay a final visit to the weeks music industry news. IHeartMedia Reports Growth In Q1 As Bankruptcy Threat Looms…
Category archives: Music Tech
CASH Music Upgrades FREE Monetization, Marketing Platform
Non-profit CASH Music has a simple mission: create and share at no cost, the digital tools that independent musicians need to survive and thrive in the new music business. This week they launched a major upgrade. ________________________________________ Following a major upgrade this week, the CASH Music free store now supports…
Produce Exciting Fan-Driven Live Events Using Stagelink
Live performance is becoming an increasingly important part of artists’ revenue, but booking a tour that is both profitable and enjoyable remains a challenge. For artists with a strong social media following, the service Stagelink makes this process easier by allowing the creation of fan-driven low-risk tours. __________________________________ Guest Post…
THE PITCH: Mix’d – A Music Based Dating App
Today’s PITCH comes from music dating app Mix’d. Like all PITCH participants, Mix’d has to convince you of their worthiness in 100 words or less. _________________________________ Mix’d is a new music-based dating app that matches people together who share the same taste in music or are interested in attending the…
Patreon Nets Income For Many Creators, But Not For Musicians [Unless You’re Amanda Palmer]
When Patreon – which monetizes fans via subscription – launched, the belief was that it would provide musicians with much needed income. But the patronage platform works much better for YouTubers and podcasters than it does for makers of music. _______________________________________ Amanda Palmer collects $34,428.40 from 7800+ patrons every time…
Awesome Innovation: Make More Music With These Three Devices
Here we look at three new crowdfunded devices which that are opening creative doors and allowing artists to explore innovative new ways of creating unheard of sounds and musical compositions. By Lea Beadon on Techdirt It’s music-making time again! This week, we’ve got another set of crowdfunded devices that unlock…
Live Nation, Hulu Partners For Virtual Reality Concerts
Are virtual reality concerts a smart brand extension or the potential death of live concerts as we know them? Perhaps in a rush not to be left out, concert promoters and dozens of artists are partnering to to jump on the bandwagon. Live Nation has announced partnerships with both NextVR…
Downtown Music’s Songtrust Hires, Promotes 3
In an ongoing effort to enhance its offering as a service and the technology division of Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust has announced three new hires and promotions. Grace Carey has joined the Songtrust team as a Developer, where she will be contributing code to build and maintain the Songtrust application….
TuneCore Encourages Members To Opt-In To $25M Spotify NMPA Settement, Artist Advocates Cry Foul
Spotify and the NMPA are contacting artists and publishers encouraging them to sign on to the $25 million settlement they negotiated over unreported and unpaid royalties for unlicensed streams. This week, TuneCore reached out to the artists using their music publishing platform encouraging them to opt-in. TuneCore sent an email…
Reaching Millennial Fans Using Old School Billboards At Music Festivals
How to market to millennial consumers is a great mystery for most main stream marketers. It turns out that one of the best ways to reach millennial music fans – particularly superfans – is a very old school form of advertising – billboards. ________________________________________ By Clyde Smith for Dash Two…