PledgeMusic.com Limited is in pre-administration, the UK version of a pre-bankruptcy, sale or reorganization, sources tell Hypebot. But as we previously reported, there is also still an active potential buyer. A confidential email leaked by DMN, which purports to offers potential buyers a look at PledgeMusic’s assets and financials, only…
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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
This week we have a host of fresh and invaluable tips for the looking to cut their own path in the music biz, with advice on how to contact blogs and playlists, how you can best fully optimize your Instagram page, some common crowdfunding myths that simply aren’t true, and…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
It’s been a busy week in the music industry, so we’re taking a minute to revisit some of the most important news stories from the past seven days including Live Nation’s impressive revenue gains, a new survey illustrating just how important music is to people, the Woostock 50’s insistence that…
Who Are Your Biggest Fans? Quiz Your Instagram Followers To Find Out
As part of a great new feature, Instagram is now offering its users a ‘quiz’ option. Similar to their Question Sticker, this new aspect of the social media platform will allow users to ask multiple choice questions, with up to four answers to choose from. ______________________________ Guest post by Manager,…
Music Sync Is Ripe For Change [Mark Mulligan]
Music sync is ripe for innovation and change, says MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan, after extensive research of the sector, The number of music syncs is higher than ever and more platforms are seeking new music, but the market with a host of structural challenges. _____________________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MIDia and…
How To Contact Blogs, Playlists In 6 Steps
Blogs and playlists have become some of the most important channels for getting music from its creator into the ears of potential fans, but getting through to these tastemaking powers that be is no easy task. Here we look at six effective and appropriate ways to contact blogs and playlists….
Midemlab Offers Look At Music Tech’s Best New Startups
Global music industry convention MIDEM has named its 2019 Midemlab nominees. Designed to honor the 20 best new music tech startups, Midemlab 2019 received 177 submissions from 45 countries. Previous participants in the contest include Soundcloud, the Echo Nest (acquired by Spotify), and BandPage (acquired by YouTube). 2018 winner, Asaii,…
6 Techniques For Optimizing Your Instagram Page
As should be obvious to everyone by now, Instagram has become one of the most valuable social media tools available to artists, particularly when it comes to making big announcements or keeping in touch with fans. Here we look at six ways you can take your Instagram presence to the…
Live Nation Reports Strong Revenue Gains
Live Nation hit the ground running in the first quarter of 2019, with strong gains in revenue and adjusted operating income for the period. First quarter financial filings show revenue of $1.7 Billion, up 17% from the same period in 2018. During the same period, they recorded record adjusted operating…
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…