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Come Together: Why The Music Industry Must Break Down Data Silos
In this article, Jeppe Faurfelt breaks down the different data silos which industry artists should be keeping track of, why the distinction between them is so important, and why everyone on an artist’s team should have access to all of them. _____________________________ Guest post by Jeppe Faurfelt, Co-Founder & CCO…
Music Physical Product Issues Signals Upheaval Ahead
Although the sale of physical music is still a large part of the revenue pulled in by major labels, their whole-hearted embrace of streaming has caused them to neglect traditional retail sales, with some fairly disastrous results. ____________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The U.S. recorded music…
BUSINESS OF INDIE: AIM Awards Nominees • Record Stores Cry Foul • Indie Aaron Smith Gets Major-Like Push • More
In this week’s edition of the Business Of Indie, the UK’s AIM indie music awards have named its nominees, 40+ independent record stores are calling out the major labels, hot independent artist Aaron Smith is getting a major label like push from both Apple Music and Spotify. Like Hypebot’s More…
Songwriter, Producer Nicolle Galyon Launches All-Female Label Songs & Daughters In Partnership With Big Loud
Nashville-based independent record label Big Loud has announced the launch of Songs & Daughters, an imprint devoted solely to female acts. Hit songwriter and producer Nicolle Galyon will serve as president. Galyon is best known for co-writing such songs as Dan + Shay’s “Tequila” and Miranda Lambert’s “Automatic.” “Songs &…
3 Marketing Mistakes Artists Frequently Make Online [VIDEO]
At this point, digital marketing is an essential part of getting ahead as an artist, but given that it can be an at least partly unfamiliar space for some, chances are good you’ll fall into some all-too-common pitfalls if you’re not careful. Here we look at three frequently made mistakes…
Top Analysts Totally Disagree On The Future Of Spotify
Is Spotify on a path to become the "dominant player" in streaming or one that lacks a path to profitability and "little content differentiation" from its competitors. Two top Wall Street analysts offer two very different views of Spotify’s future. Macquarie Research analyst Giasone Salati this week wrote that Spotify…
Dissecting Brazil’s Music Consumption
Given its incredible size and striking diversity of population, breaking down the entirety of Brazil’s music consumption data is a herculean task. Luckily, thanks to a spike in technological developments throughout the country, music consumption has standardized to some degree, making an accurate break down more achievable. ___________________________ Guest post…
How To Tap Into Creativity When You Feel Uninspired
At some point every artist sits down to get some serious creating done, only to find themselves facing a creative brick wall. Here we look at how to overcome such setbacks and unlock your inner creativity regardless. ________________________ In this latest post to MusicThinkTank, contributor Randi Zimmerman shares some helpful…
Ticketmaster Names Kathryn Frederick Chief Marketing Officer, Adds VPs Partnership, Brand Marketing
Ticketmaster has named Kathryn Frederick as Chief Marketing Officer to lead the ticketer’s marketing, brand, partnership, insights, growth and digital teams. photo: David Eisenberg, Kathryn Frederick, Andrew Samson As CMO, Frederick will report to Amy Howe, President and Chief Operating Officer of Ticketmaster North America, to lead a centralized marketing…