This week on MusicThinkTank, our valued contributors shared articles on the challenge independent music blogs and radio stations face in staying afloat, whether the proliferation of independent streaming platforms could be hurtful to unsigned artists, eight must-haves for your music website. Tracey Arbon | How Do Indie Music Blogs And…
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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this perusal back through the past week’s music industry news, we revisit some of the week’s news highlights, including PledgeMusic’s continued failure to pay artists, Spotify’s legal complications with its India launch, YouTube’s most watched videos of all time, and more. Gimme Radio: Building A Fan Driven Music Streaming…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Hypebot’s most popular articles this week touched on The Beatles’ modern day streaming success, ASCAP’s lawsuit of venues for their failure to pay out, how many artists don’t properly understand their record deal, and more. What Beatles 2018 Success Says About Streaming’s Future [Mark Mulligan] ASCAP Sues 13 Venues For…
Why Spotify Cares About India And Why it May Not Deliver
Spotify launched in India this week, despite a court action and very public dispute between the streamer and Warner Music,. MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan looks a why India matters so much to Spotify and why it may end up being disappointed. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry…
Owning Music Is Important – Vinyl Can Help
With the rise of the digital age, music has ceased to become something we own as much as something we rent. One format, once thought of as obsolete, is shifting this new balance, however. Here we look at why ownership of music is still important, and how vinyl is making…
Behind The Curtain Of The New Balance X BEGINNERS Campaign (Part II)
In this second half of a two-part series, we further explore how more developing bands are getting access exciting synch licensing opportunities, thanks to a recent collaboration between New Balance Shoes and up-and-coming AWAL artist BEGINNERS. ____________________________ Guest post from AWAL [READ PART I: Behind The Curtain Of The New…
Playing To Strangers: Why Marketing To People Who Haven’t Heard You Is The Most Profitable
In this piece Amber Horsburgh breaks down some interesting streaming statistics suggesting that, contrary to many conventional marketing theories, marketing to listeners who have never heard your music can be a more profitable approach than trying to cultivate a rapid central fanbase. ______________________________ Guest post by Amber Horsburgh. Amber writes…
SiriusXM Adds 10 Emerging Artists ‘Discovery’ Channels
SiriusXM has added 100 new commercial-free Xtra Channels available exclusively to subscribers on the SiriusXM app, web player and connected devices, including 10 that are designed to showcase new and emerging artists. These music channels also feature skip-ahead functionality. Many of the new SiriusXM channels are variations of classic formats….
Live Nation Reports 8th Straight Year Of Revenue Growth
Live Nation Entertainment released its Q4 and full year 2018 financial results this year, showing solid growth for the promoting powerhouse. The company posted its eighth consecutive year of record results with revenue, operating income, and adjusted operating income all up from 2017, despite a $110 million legal expense. For…
How Do Indie Music Blogs, Radio Survive? The Harsh Reality
In the current music economy, many of the independent blogs and radio stations which launch have a difficult time staying afloat, but such small outfits are critical to the success of small artists when it comes to getting their music out in the world. __________________________ In this new post on…