FRIDAY 8.30.19
Music Business News From Around The Web
Updated continuously under the More News tab
Category archives: Musician
10 Types Of Content To Engage, Grow Your Fanbase
The relationship between fans and artists has been transformed by social media, with your music’s consumers now craving a higher volume of content and a more intimate connection with the creator than ever before. Luckily, this can work to your advantage as a musician, provided you know what type of…
Spotify Surveys Artists, Industry To Expand Artists Services Directory
Spotify is asking artists and the music industry to tell them the kind of services they’d like to see listed in a "Provider Directory." The wide-ranging survey appears to be a test of the level of interest a broader services directory and which categories should be included. The survey begins…
5 Things We Learned From 365 Days On The Road
In this piece, artist Ellisa Sun recounts her experience embarking on a year long tour across the US with her partner Ken in a 30-foot RV. After playing roughly 180 shows and pouring themselves into the musical experience, they here share some valuable takeaways from the journey. ___________________________ By Ellisa…
Discogs Mid-Year Survey Shows Surprising Surge In CD Sales
Music marketplace Discogs has released its Marketplace Analysis & Database report for the first half of 2019 and it revealed some surprising data about online music retail. The report showed the continued popularity of the vinyl format with consumers, with sales rising 3.03% year-over-year with over 4.3 million records purchased….
Production Music Startup Soundstripe Raises Another $2M
Subscription-based production music startup Soundstripe has raised an additional $2 million in financing from Craft Ventures, just months after raising a $4 million Series A round. Craft is led by David Sacks, founding COO of PayPal and co-founder/former CEO of Yammer, and Bill Lee, a prominent founder and investor in…
THU. BRIEF: Soundstripe +$2M • ICE Pays Out $1B • Vevo To TVs • Eilish VR Gig • Spotify Insta-Podcasts • More
THURSDAY 8.29.19
Music Business News From Around The Web
Updated continuously under the More News tab
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…