With a brand new year comes a whole host of new opportunities for collaborating with your industry peers. Here we look at five such collaborative options you won’t want to miss out on. ______________________________ Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo for the TuneCore Blog When it comes to career growth, I’m…
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How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams [Emily White]
EXCLUSIVE ADVANCE LOOK: Emily White has deep first hand knowledge of how to build a sustainable music career from her years an an artist manager, consultant and more. She’s shared some of that knowledge from the stages of countless conferences including MIDEM and SXSW and in a Billboard cover story….
BUSINESS OF INDIE: Vinyl At CES • A2IM Reshuffles • Rezonant Scores • eOne • AIM • More
Our latest Business Of Indie roundup includes the resurgence of vinyl at the Consumer Electronic Show, A2IM staff moves, Rezonant publishing’s banner year, a VP hire at eOne, AIM’s inclusivity campaign and much more. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie is nestled under its own Indie tab…
19 Marketing Predictions From Music Industry Experts
In this piece nineteen different experts in fields ranging from musician to author to podcast host, weigh in with their marketing predications for the music industry in 2019, and what artists can do to prepare for the year. ________________________________ Guest post from Ariel Hyatt Cyber PR Featuring Ari’s Take, DIY…
How Music Can Maximize Your Productivity
We all listen to music for emotional enjoyment, and the psychological benefits have long been known, but in addition to impacting mood, music has also been shown to have the more tangible effect of boosting productivity. _________________________________ In this latest piece from MusicThinkTank, Adelina Benson explores music’s ability to prove…
Verizon Wireless Adds Free Apple Music, Adding Millions Of Subscribers To Streamer
Verizon has added free Apple Music subscriptions to several of its Unlimited wireless data plans. The carrier had been offering 6 months or free Apple Music, but the move to permanent subscriptions potentially adds millions of subscribers to Apple Music. Starting Thursday Starting January 17, Apple Music will be included…
WED. BRIEF: Verizon Adds Free Apple Music • Article 13 Nears • Audiomack • New SXSW Speakers • More
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Why I Ditched Music Streaming Services (For Now) And Bought A 1-800 Number
Here one innovative music biz self-starter explains how successfully he eschewed traditional streaming service in favor of an incredibly old-school marketing tactic using, drum roll, the telephone. __________________________ Guest post from The One 800s A lot of you must be wondering, Why the hell is Josh trying to get me…
Pandora Adds In-App Voice Control
[UPDATED] Pandora has added Voice Mode, a native smart assistant that allows listeners to control its mobile streaming apps using voice commands. While most music streaming services can be controlled via third party voice apps like Alexa and Google Assistant, only Pandora and Amazon offer it within their own app….
How Jay-Z, Dr. Dre Focus Group Their Releases
Both hugely accomplished music and entertainment moguls, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre’s success has been propelled by their ability to understand music as a business, and effectively market it to their fans thanks, in part, to focus groups. ________________________ Guest post by Martin Connor of Soundfly’s Flypaper So much of why…