Shooting A Professional Music Video – A Look Inside

In this interview with Jon Farley of the high-end music video production group The Famous Company, he answers questions about what goes into what an artist should know and prepare when looking to have professional music video made, and how to identify if a high-end production is something they’re ready…

Using Lyric Videos As Promotion Between Releases

Videos have long been a staple of music markeiting, and thanks to the rise of the lyric video, they’re now easier to create than ever. Here Emily O’Connell explains how they can be utilized to promote music between releases. _____________________________ Guest post by Emily O’Connell of Bandbasher Every single band…

YouTube Moves All Subscribers To Official Artist Channels

YouTube launched Official Artist Channels last year to make it easier for fans to find content from their favorite artists by uniting official videos, live performances, individual songs and albums all under one channel. YouTube has now announced the mandatory consolidation of all an artist’s subscribers under an Official Artist…

YouTube To Assign ISNI IDs To All Musicians, Songwriters

YouTube has signed on to the global International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) initiative which assigns an ID to every creator, It is designed to make identification and therefore payments more accurate. YouTube is the first ISNI registration agency in the music space. ____________________________________ YouTube has become a Registration Agency for…

Why Digital Music (And Not Just Streaming) Is Booming

In this piece music industry vet Seth Schachner weighs in on how he’s seen the music industry change over the years, and how it’s managed to crawl back from the precipice of destitution thanks to the rising of digital music. _____________________________ Guest post by Seth Schachner from Medium Dropping into…

New Guidelines To Monetize Fan Uploaded YouTube Videos [MUST READ]

There is an important change being rolled out concerning how YouTube will deal with content uploaded by its users which contain artist copyrighted content, including the omission of revenue-generating ads. ________________________ Guest post from Quarterlab As part of YouTube’s updates to their YouTube Partner Program and Google Preferred programs this…

What’s Driving The Music Business? VR, AI, Blockchain, Smart Speakers, More [Bas Grasmeyer]

As we move forward in 2018, Bas Grasmayer takes moment to reflect on the leaps and bounds forward which music industry tech has made, and how these advances will shape major industry trends in the coming year. _________________________________ Guest post by Bas Grasmayer from Music Tech Future I am typing…

Amazon Music Launches in Australia, New Zealand Feb. 1

[UPDATED] Amazon Music Unlimited will become available in Australia and New Zealand beginning February 1st. Also beginning today, local customers can pre-order an Amazon Echo, Echo Dot or Echo plus. Amazon Music Unlimited will be available through three monthly plans: the Echo Plan, offering full access to at the breakthrough…