THURSDAY 9.19.19
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Fender Play Foundation Launches With Help From Avril Lavigne, Chris Stapleton, Pete Wentz
Legendary guitar maker Fender has launched of the Fender Play Foundation, a new charity designed to provide resources and music education opportunities to young people. Avril Lavigne, Chris Stapleton, Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, Ashley McBryde and Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt…
Viberate Is Working To Give Artists Control, Standardize Key Music Data
As in many corners of the music industry, the data surrounding live music is a bit of a mess. But it’s a mess which the startup Vibrate is hoping to fix by creating a standardized system for the entire global ecosystem of live music. Similar to IMDb, the company would…
5 Free Online Event Invitation Ideas
So you’ve crafted the perfect subject line for your upcoming show or festival, but for some reason people still aren’t clicking through to your event site. What’s the issue? There’s a good chance the trouble could lie in the actual copy of your event invitation – if the body of…
Bandsintown For Artists Launches with Free Geo-Targeted Messaging To Fans and, More
Bandsintown Manager has relaunched as Bandsintown For Artists. The revamped platform adds free geo-targeted messaging to fans and other improvements that build upon concert discovery platform Bandsintown’s ongoing commitment to enhance the connection between artists and fans through live music. Starting today, Bandsintown for Artists is available free to the…
All The World’s A Vertical Stage – Particularly On Instagram
In an exploration of how much the ubiquity of smartphones has impact our media consumption, Fred Jacobs looks at the recently constructed Samsung KX stage, a vertically stacked contraption taylored specifically for its view-ability via smartphone. ______________________________ Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies If you took Communications…
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WEDNESDAY 9.18.19
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95% Of U.S. Latin Music Revenue Comes From Streaming, says RIAA Report
A new RIAA report shows that in the first half of 2019, the U.S. Latin music business continued to grow at a double-digit pace. By mid-year 2019, Latin music revenues grew 13.5% to $232 million at estimated retail value versus the prior year. That builds on three consecutive years of…
Urban Alternative Music’s Next Big Format?
In this piece, Mike Henry of Paragon reveals the impressive popularity which Urban Alternative has gained as a public radio format, providing a blend of new and old hip hop, R&B, soul, urban, rap, and local music to the listening populace. ______________________________ Guest post by Mike Henry of Paragon Last…
Global Citizen Announces Largest Live Concert Broadcast In ‘Cause Event History’
Global Citizen, the nonprofit best known for its efforts to end extreme global poverty, has announced “Global Goal Live: The Possible Dream,” a 10-hour performance, spanning five continents to raise funds to support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The event, which aims to be the largest live broadcast…