Spotify is under fire from artist advocates and music fans over a new ad campaign that offers 4o day free trials of its Premium service. "WTF @Spotify!?! How did anyone in your company think this was a good idea?? #FAIL," tweeted ECR Music pr executive Amy Gardner. The ad reads…
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PledgeMusic Board Says It’s "Continuing To Pursue a Sale"
It has been a little over 5 months since PledgeMusic suspended all campaigns and payments, and two months since FRP Advisory began contacting buyers as part of Pre-Administration, the UK equivalent of bankruptcy. To date, however, no formal filing of Administration has been made. In its first public updated since…
Music Trending On Twitter Today: 7.9.19
THE HOTTEST MUSIC TWEETS FOR 7.9.19: Forget charts that are updated once a week or even once a day. You want, you need to know what’s hot in music and music news right now. Here is what’s happening in the Twitterverse this today. Ariana Grande Tweeted a throwback of her…
Tips For Pitching Your Music To Blogs, Writers
With music blogs easier than ever to create, the internet has been flooded with a number of exciting pitching opportunities for artists and their promoters. So how can you reach out to these industry writers in a way that will actually yield results? ________________________________ Guest post by Cait McMahon of…
16 Types Of Shows We’ve Played On Tour
In this piece, Ellisa Sun walks us through the experience of dropping everything to go on a completely DIY tour for a year, and the sixteen different types of shows they played during their time time on the road. ____________________________ Guest post by Ellisa Sun of Soundfly’s Flypaper Eight months…
Jaxsta Inks With Merlin To Deliver Indie Music Credits
Australian music tech startup Jaxsta has announced a deal to deliver track and album credits from global independent music licensor Merlin and its thousands of label members. With the deal, Jaxsta now has access to the credits of more than 80% of all global music releases. Just last month Jaxsta…
Spotify Lite Launches In Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, But Not In North America
Spotify Lite is now available in 36 countries across Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Android via Google Play. But this light version of Spotify is not yet available in key streaming markets in North America and Europe. Spotify Lite takes up just 10 MB, less than 1oth…
Peter Shapiro To Chair Headcount Voter Registration Effort At Live Music Events
Independent music entrepreneur Peter Shapiro has been named Chair of the Board of Directors of HeadCount, the non-partisan nonprofit aimed at registering voters at live music events. Shapiro has been a member of HeadCount’s board of directors since the organization was founded in 2004. Shapiro will serve a four-year term…
Albums Still Have Some Value According To Nielsen Music Mid-Year Stats [Bobby Owsinski]
Even a casual industry observers know that album sales haven’t been what they used to be, although some new numbers out from a Nielsen Report reveal that, even in the height of the streaming age, there is still some value in album sales, particularly if you belong to the music…
Garth Brooks To Play Tour Of 7 Dive Bars
Country superstar Garth Brooks can fill big arenas, but Sunday he announced a 7 city tour of nightclubs to promote “Dive Bar,” his new single with Blake Shelton. Coinciding with National Dive Bar Day, the singer unveiled plans for the tour during a special edition of his live online show…