Folk Alliance, the organizers for the International Folk Music Awards (IFMAs) announced the details for the 2019 edition of the event, as well as an early slate of award recipients for the event. Musician and broadcaster Tom Powers has been announced as the host for the 2019 return of the…
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Int’l Folk Music Awards Names First 2019 Winners: Buffy Sainte-Marie, More
Folk Alliance, the organizers for the International Folk Music Awards (IFMAs) announced the details for the 2019 edition of the event, as well as an early slate of award recipients for the event. Musician and broadcaster Tom Powers has been announced as the host for the 2019 return of the…
AM BRIEF: Paradigm Buys Dale Morris Touring • Cloudflare Copyright Suit • Powerful Meek Mill Op-ed • More
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TUE. BRIEF: Paradigm Buys Dale Morris Touring • Cloudflare Copyright Suit • Powerful Meek Mill Op-ed • More
TUESDAY 11.27.18
Music Business News From Around The Web
Updated continuously under the More News tab
Business Of Indie: Mumford Goes #1 • Iggy Azalea’s Indie EMPIRE • Trippie Redd Tops • A2IM Parties • More
This latest edition of The Business Of Indie celebrate’s Glassnote’s latest #1 with Mumford & Sons, Iggy Azalea’s move to independent with help from EMPIRE, Trippe Redd’s rise to the top of the hip hop album chart, A2IM’s holiday parties and much more. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business…
Diversifying The Music Industry – A Local Approach
In this op-ed, we look at the UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall, an independent venue based in the Bay Area which functions as a nonprofit giving underrepresented youth from diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds opportunities for success in the music industry. ______________________________ Guest post by David M. Mayeri and…
Music Piracy: No Longer In The Headlines, Still A Headache
While the rise of streaming and the music industry’s at least partial financial recovery have sidelined music piracy as a topic of major concern, the illegal acquisition of music online continues to be an ever-present issue. ___________________________ Guest post by William Glanz of SoundExchange The growth of music streaming and…
How To Make An Audience Feel Nostalgic Using Music
Nostalgia can be a powerful tool for artists to harness, particularly when it comes to marketing to adults, and while directly copying music from their childhood by be legally suspect, there are a number of other ways to use elements from their past to evoke musical nostalgia. _______________________________ In this…
Streaming Breathes New Life Into Older Record Catalogs
As the rise of the streaming industry continues to alter the ways in which listeners consume music, we’re starting to get a better handle on what some of these changes look like. One change that’s been a benefit to artists is the revivification of their older work, or "catalogue" material,…
Forbes’ Top Paid Women In Music 2018: Perry, Pink and More
Katy Perry tops Forbes highest paid woman in music in 2018, beating Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Pink and Rihanna. Perry topped the with earnings of $83 million before tax over the 12 months from June to June buoyed by 80 dates on her Witness world tour and a reported $20 million…