Here’s a stat for the many who doubted that mainstream fans would ever want to watch a concert live on their computer or phone: YouTube’s live stream of Coachella’s first weekend logged 82 million live views – an increase of 90% compared to 2018. YouTube is also expanding its live…
Category archives: YouTube & Video
3 Music Streaming Services Offer Emerging Artists Programs
In many ways, being an artist is harder now than it’s ever been, and the path to music industry success is crowded with obstacles. Streaming services have taken note of this challenge however, and several of them have been working to put programs in place designed to help emerging artists…
TikTok: What Is It?
While many unfamiliar with the platform may be quick to dismiss TikTok as yet another frivolous video sharing platform, the reality is that TikTok can be an amazing opportunity for artists to expand their fanbase. _______________________________ Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of the Symphonic Blog If you haven’t heard about…
8 Great Music Video Techniques Anyone Can Use
There’s no limit to the approaches and techniques artists can apply to create original music, but in this piece we revisit some particularly effective and often low-budget ideas that have been utilized in the past, that any artist could borrow today. ______________________ Guest post by Gideon Waxman of Soundfly’s Flypaper…
How Not To Get Caught In The Set It And Forget It Trap
Too many artists forget to change bios, links, call to actions, photos after an album, tour and other milestones and events. On this week’s Music Biz Weekly podcast Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss some tips we learned from speaking with YouTube, like setting up your video name, description, keywords…
What Artists Can Learn From The Success Of Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ Special [Video]
While few can ever hope to compare to level of talent and success that Beyoncé has achieved, there are some valuable takeaways from her recent Netflix documentary ‘Homecoming’ that all artists can learn from. ________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix Beyoncé is a once in a generation talent,…
Taylor Swift’s ME! Breaks YouTube, Amazon Records
The Taylor Swift juggernaut plowed forward breaking multiple YouTube and Amazon records with the song and video premiere of “ME!” featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. __________________________________ On Spotify, "ME!" tallied 7.9m streams worldwide in the first 24 hours with 3.6 million coming from the U.S. On Amazon…
Taylor Swift Release ‘ME!’ It’s Available On Spotify and Of Course, It’s Already A Hit [WATCH]
UPDATE: At 12:01 AM Friday, Taylor Swift released a new single and video, "ME!" featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. Most previous releases by Swift have been windowed, but "ME!" was available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and all major streaming services immediately. UPDATE: Taylor Swift’s ME! Breaks…
Women In The Mix – Roundtable Of Women Music Producers [Video]
A recent study from the USC Annenberg’s Music Coalition revealed that only two percent of producers are women, as well as only three percent of mixers and engineers. In this round table, a variety of some of the industry’s top female producers discuss a plan of action for raising women’s…
Berklee Announces Online Master’s Degree In Film Scoring
Berklee Online has announced a new Master Degree in Music in Film Scoring. The program will officially start in January 2020, with applications launching on May 13. The Berklee Online Master of Music in Film Scoring program will teach students how to analyze a given film score on multiple musical…