THURSDAY 8.29.19
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Artist’s Guide To Promoting Your Music On Reddit
Once you’ve honed your artistry as a musician and created the perfect product, be it an immaculate album or a killer live show, it’s time to switch gears to the sometimes unpleasant business of sharing your work with the world. One often underutilized platform outside of sites like Twitter or…
When Musicians Find Justification In Piracy
Here, Wade Sutton weighs in on what he perceives to be hypocritical behavior by some musicians who, in spite of railing against music piracy, condone other forms of illegitimate downloading and/or streaming, and the ‘jailbreaking’ of devices like the Amazon Firestick or the Google Chromecast. ________________________________ Guest post by Wade…
CD Baby, Tunecore, DistroKid Add Rapid Apple Music For Artists Verification
Top 3 DIY music distributors CD Baby, Tunecore and DistroKid have all added rapid Apple Music For Artists verification, unlocking the platform’s expanded analytics for their artists. To be eligible, artists must use the same email address and password that they use for their distribution account when signing up for…
QUICK HITS: Warner Music Nordics • Ingrooves • Hipgnosis • WildKat PR • Sentric
Warner Music has named Mark Fry to the newly created post of vice president, Warner Music Nordics. Fry will also continue to serve as managing director of Warner Music Finland and operate out of the company’s Helsinki office. • Ingrooves announced the appointment of Jen Bontusa as Vice President of…
3 Techniques For Promoting A Show When Playing In A Brand New City
Whether you’re setting out on a country-wide tour or simply playing a show at the next town over, knowing how to break into a city you’ve never played is an invaluable skill as a DIY artist. Here we look at three essential ways in which you can boost your presence…
IEBA Names 2019 Industry Awards Nominees
The International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) has named the 2019 nominees for its Industry Awards to be presented at the Honors & Awards Ceremony on Oct. 29th during IEBA’s 49th Annual Conference in Nashville. More info on IEBA and the convention here. 2019 IEBA Nominees Club of the Year •…
KFOG Joins Rock Radio Deadpool
Influential and iconic California album and alt-rock station KFOG will be signing off the air for good in September. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the radio station will transition to a simulcast of KNBR-AM sports radio on Sept. 6. A statement released by Cumulus Media said that expanding KNBR…
Why Taylor Swift Is Planning To Re-Record Her First 5 Albums
Typically a more forward-thinking artist, pop sensation Taylor Swift has recently developed an interesting focus on re-recording her first five albums. Here we look at what the motivation behind this seemingly random musical reinvention might be. ______________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix Taylor Swift always focuses on the…
Forbes Names Berklee, Julliard, NYU Top Colleges For Alumni Success in Entertainment
NYU, Julliard, and Berklee were the top three on a new Forbes list of the top 15 schools in the U.S. that produce alumni who have achieved commercial success and critical acclaim in the entertainment industry. Alongside Harvard, Yale, Brown, UCLA, Forbes cited Berklee for the "sheer number of Grammy…