About 22 staffers have been laid off at Billboard and The Hollywood Reported as part of a restructuring by parent company Valance Media. Dana Miller, chief marketing officer for both publications, was among those cut, according to multiple sources, along with most of her of her New York-based staff. Billboard…
Tag archives: Musicians
YouTube To Disable Automatic Posting To Twitter, Google+
YouTube is disabling the ability to automatically repost activity (uploads, liked videos, etc.) on Twitter and Google+ as of January 31st. "We’ve found that sharing these actions with a custom message (instead of through automatically generated posts) provides a better experience for the sharer and their followers on other social…
Live Nation Music Industry Scholarships Now Accepting 2019 Applicants
Working with Live Nation, the Music Forward Foundation is opening up it’s 2019 Live Nation US Concerts Scholarship program, giving three lucky recipients $30k with which to pursue their careers in the music industry. ______________________ via Celebrity Access In partnership with Live Nation, Music Forward Foundation has opened the window…
Indie Stores Report 2018 Vinyl Sales +10%, CDs -12.6%
The Coalition of Independent Music Stores polled it ts members on December 2018 sales compared to last year. Despite the rush to streaming, brick and mortar music stores appear to be holding with the help of healthy sales of vinyl, turntables and vinyl accessories. 2018 Indie store charts follow the…
New Type Of Ad Coming From Spotify
While nobody loves commercials, they’re an essential part of how Spotify’s free tier operates. The streaming service will trying something new, however, by allowing outside advertisers to "sponsor" the incredibly popular user-specific "Discover Weekly" playlists. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 We all hate commercials of any…
Amazon Adds 1 Million Reasons Not To Use Your Car Radio
Amazon is bringing Alexa voice control to the car. Announced in September, the Echo Auto is finally shipping to the more than one million drivers that pre-ordered it. To boost sales farther, the Echo Auto is on sale for $24.99, a 50% savings. Add free Spotify and TuneIn accounts and…
Instagram Enables Reposts To Multiple Accounts
Instagram has added the ability to publish posts to multiple accounts that you control at the same time. This limited regram feature is a small concession to the artists, influencers and marketers that have been pushing the social network to enable native reposting of content. An Instagram spokesperson confirmed to…
THU. BRIEF: More R. Kelly Fallout • Dueling Woodstocks • Zeppelin Turns 50 • More
1.9.19
Music Business News From Around The Web
Updated continuously under the More News tab
Old School Music Marketing Trick That Holds Up In 2019
In the competitive modern music economy, any marketing edge you can gain in the crowded playing field is key. Here we look at classic marketing tool which not only holds up in 2019, but will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future. ___________________________ Guest post from Haulix Daily…
New Hope For Indies As Streamers Move Beyond Mega-Hits
Tucked inside Buzz Angle’s new Music Industry Report 2018 were some stats that should bring a smile to that face of nearly every d.i.y. artist and indie label staffer. Slowly, but very perceptively, consumers are using streaming music services to listen to more than just the mega-hits. While far from…