Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
If you want to know how to make a website, you’ve come to the right place. This guide covers everything, from design to domains, to hosting to WordPress, not to mention the critical creative and strategic thinking required to make a winning site. Before we jump in on how to make a website that completely […]
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The following guest post comes from Budi Voogt, founder of EDM label Heroic Recordings and author of the popular book, The SoundCloud Bible, now in its third edition. Ever wondered what a repost is worth? The repost feature changed SoundCloud forever. By getting others to ‘repost’ your track, it’s published to the streams of all their […]
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Are you a pirate? Here at Digital Music News, we don’t believe in pirating. But we do agree with TorrentFreak’s philosophy that monitoring piracy networks gives us a clue as to what is actually popular today here in the States. So today, we’re bringing a list of the top downloaded albums on piracy networks. To […]
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Last week, Google data showed that Tupac’s once-powerful legacy was starting to fade. But younger rappers, led by Lil Yachty, are now taking things a step further. In a Facebook video posted on Montreality’s page, the rapper and a group of his friends roasted Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. The person recording the video starts […]
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It’s hard to argue against quality. Now, Panasonic is re-releasing one of the most popular, durable, and most reliable turntables in history: the Technics 1200. It’s hard to argue against the Technics 1200 turntable’s legacy among DJs. According to Gizmodo, it’s because of the turntable’s high-torque, direct-drive platter that “ensures flawless mixes and incredibly precise […]
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As the battles rage on in Washington over the recent DOJ ruling for 100% licensing of compositions and the Songwriter Equity Act continues to sit in purgatory in the halls of the do-nothing Congress, it’s time we rethink how to approach songwriter royalties. Because clearly, relying on the laws to properly compensate songwriters is a […]
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What does streaming music pay in 2016? That’s becoming an increasingly tricky question. But here’s the latest breakdown from an artist royalty report. It takes 776 streams on YouTube to earn a dollar, and just 32 on Microsoft Groove. On SoundCloud, you’ll need 766 streams to earn $1, while it only takes 96 from the […]
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If the owners of Amoeba Music don’t care if their store survives, why should I? Tower Records entered two bankruptcies before it crashed ten years ago. The company struggled against a myriad of deadly competitive threats, until it couldn’t hang on anymore. Target, iTunes, Amazon… Napster. The world moved on, and Tower Records bit the dust. […]
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Spotify Premium has crossed the 40 million paying subscriber mark. So how long till it hits 50 mil? Just moments after disclosing its 39 millionth paying subscriber, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has announced 40 million paying subscribers. “40 is the new 30. Million,” Ek cheekily tweeted just moments ago, with a smiley emoticon to top […]
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Is This Just a Joke Website? The internet has been anything but friendly to Apple’s new AirPod. Dubbing them the Air Buds and naming them after a 90’s Disney movie, there’s even a list of top memes for Apple’s new AirPods. There’s also a hilarious picture a user posted on their Instagram. Looking to […]
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