CD Baby has hired Los Angeles based music marketer Geoff Halliday to lead release marketing for its international team focused on providing artist and label services to its distribution roster. CD Baby is home to almost 750,000 artists and more than 9 million tracks. Artists using the platform have earned…
Category archives: Music
MLC Submits $37.25M Bill To Administer Music Modernization Act To Be Paid By Spotify, Apple
The newly appointed Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) has submitted its proposal to the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) outlining the structure of the collective and the funding required to carry out the statutory demands of the Music Modernization Act. The proposed start-up assessment is $37.25 million, with an annual assessment starting…
Darren Hemmings Talks Strategic Marketing, Motive Unknown, More [INTERVIEW]
In this interview from the Soundcharts Blog Darren Hemmings, Managing director of UK-based Darren marketing consultancy company Motive Unknown sat down to discuss his company’s approach to music marketing and achieving the right balance with artist fans. __________________________________ Guest post from theSoundcharts Blog Insiders are coming back online after the…
Haviah Mighty Wins Polaris Music Prize 2019
Haviah Mighty has won the Polaris Music Prize 2019 for her album "13th Floor." The Prize, which was presented in Toronto by CBC Music, goes to the best Canadian album of the year based on artistic merit without regard to genre, sales history or label affiliation. It was determined by…
Amazon Music HD Launches, Spotify Says ‘Users Don’t Care’
[UPDATED] Amazon Music is rolling out an HD music services at an attractive price point aimed at bringing high-quality lossless streaming to the masses. Amazon Music HD will launch in US, UK, Germany, and Japan this week, beating Spotify and Apple Music to HD streaming. Priced at $14.99 per month…
5 Big Takeaways From Americanafest 2019
Americanafest 2019 is a wrap. Thousands of musicians, music industry professionals and fans descended on Nashville for a four-day conference, an awards show filled with great music and short speeches alongside more than 500 official and countless unofficial showcases. The Americana Music Association (AMA) defines Americana music as "contemporary music…
Dissecting A Spotify Playlist Promotion Pitch Letter
Spotify playlist promotion offers.. we get them all the time. You probably do too. In this episode of the Music Biz Weekly podcast, co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert read an actual Spotify playlist promotion proposal, dissect it and point out…
Public Enemy’s Technique For Cracking “Second Album Syndrome”
SAS or ‘Second Album Syndrome’ has become something of a phenomenon in the music business, with many artists struggling break new ground or successfully follow up a debut with an equally compelling sophomore release. Not so with famed hip hop group Public Enemy, however, who successfully broke SAS. ________________________________ Guest…
8 Tips To Make Your Email Newsletters Mobile Friendly
Whether you’re an artist or producers, sending a regular newsletter is the best way to stay in touch with fans, clients, or both. Given that so much of email is now consumed smartphones, we’re looking at eight tips to make sure your newsletter is mobile friendly. _____________________________ Guest post by…
Teenage Hacker Arrested For Selling Unreleased Music
A 19-year-old UK hacker has been arrested in on charges of stealing unreleased songs from major international music artists and selling them for cryptocurrency, according to AP. The teen, who reportedly accessed musicians websites and cloud-based accounts illegally, was arrested Thursday in Ipswich, England. His name is being withheld due…