Another Music Licensing Deal Signed For Facebook

While Facebook hasn’t entered into the streaming game yet, it does seem to be leaning that way, having recently dipped a second toe in after signing a deal with ICE Services, a licensing group representing several European performing rights organizations. _____________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Facebook…

Facebook Tips, Tricks, Best Practices For Music 2018

As social media grows and changes, it can be difficult to keep pace, and just once you feel you’ve got something figured out, your knowledge instantly becomes obsolete. Facebook is no exception, as we delve into the best practice for utilizing the platform in 2018. _____________________ Guest post by Victoria…

Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music

This week, our wealth of wisdom for those independent musicians looking to make it in the music industry covered how to organize your music industry team, what it takes to cultivate a successful relationship in the music industry, why play counts don’t always translate to success, and much more. How…

How To Give Fans What They Want With Facebook Messenger

Most music consumers, be they young or old, are often pressed for time meaning that, as an artist, it’s important to get them what they want quickly and painlessly. Here we look at how to do so through automated messenger bots, quickly getting fans where they want to be. _________________________________…

Songkick Partners With Facebook, Active Users Rise 43%

Songkick, the concert discovery app acquired by Warner Music Group last year, has inked a partnership with Facebook to add concerts and events from its database onto the social giant. Songkick also announced a deal with French and Belgian retailer and ticket seller FNAC. These new partnerships follow deals with…

Snapchat Market Value Drops $1.3B After Single Tweet, CEO Earned $638M Last Year

If you live by social media, you die by social media. Just ask any musician who spent countless hours building an audience on MySpace audience (and now there are signs that Facebook is next). Today, the market value of Snapchat parent Snap Inc. fell $1.3 billion after a single tweet…

How Good Is Your Artist Website?

While having and keeping up with a band or artist website may seem easy enough, many music industry entrepreneurs struggle to do so. Having a solid website has become a must for artists however, and is essential for keeping your fans engaged and up-to-date. _______________________ Guest post by Jesse Brede…

How Are Listeners Finding New Independent Music?

While methods of music discovery vary drastically from person to person, we here look at few avenues which avid music consumers commonly turn to in their search for fresh tunes, depending on the demographic in question. ________________________ Guest post by Rich Nardo of the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: This article…

Facebook Cheatsheet: Image Sizes and Dimensions 2018

Visual assets play a key role in attracting engagement on Facebook. But knowing the right dimensions for the many channels on Facebook cam be confusing, to help your pages and videos looking sharp, we offer this Facebook Cheatsheet: Image Sizes and Dimensions 2018. ________________________________ via TechWyse Related articles 2 Quick…

Facebook Adds Licenses For 31M Tracks, 290K Rightholders

Facebook has taken another major step forward in its push to legally licence and compensate the creators of music used on its platforms, announcing a deal with ICE, the European licensing group and database for 31 million works from PRS in the UK, STIM in Sweden, GEMA in Germany and…