How did music change in 2018? It’s not an easy question to answer, but the data gurus at Pandora have crunched the mountains of data that power the Music Genome Project to find out. _______________________________ By Emily Blake and Sergio Oramas of Pandora Most of us can likely recognize an…
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Soundcloud Artist Services Team Offers 5 Tips To Jump-Start Your Music Career In 2019
Soundcloud sees the most new music uploads during this January. So since it’s the time for creators to refocus on growing and building their careers, Soundcloud’s artist and label services team it offering its top 5 tips to“break through the noise" and kick-start a music career in 2019. 1. Get…
The Boston Symphony Orchestra: Is It Sexist?
Like almost all industries, the music business is no stranger to sexism, and while this issue usually manifests most often in genres like pop music, it turns out the classical scene has its share of sexism and discrimination as well, as a recent incident at the Boston Symphony Orchestra reveals….
Southern Lord Records Reflects On 20 Years
Twenty years ago, friends Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley joined together to create Southern Lord Records, designed to be a haven for heavy metal artists seeking to see their creative vision through to the final product. In this interview, Anderson looks back on two successful decades at the label. ____________________________…
Tencent Music IPO Demonstrates Music Tech Investment Coming To Its Senses
While the Chinese music streaming service Tencent Music debuted with an impressively initial public offering of $14.10, music tech investors seem to have come back down to earth somewhat and reduced its value to a more modest level. ___________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The Chinese music…
Post-Brexit, Foreign Musicians Can’t Play UK Unless They Earn $38,000 A Year
A new official UK government report recommends post-Brexit rules for migrants that could jeopardize the UK music industry. The Government Migration Advisory Committee calls for a minimum salary requirement of £30,000 / $38,000 USD for musicians and other skilled migrants seeking five-year visas. Requiring musicians, songwriters and producers from the…
Making Vinyl Conference Expands To EU
After two successful US conferences, Making Vinyl heads to Europe for the first time. The B2B conference will celebrate vinyl’s rebirth on May 3 at the legendary Hansa Studios here, where David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, U2, R.E.M. others recorded LPs. Produced by the Colonial Purchasing Cooperative,…
Bandsintown Shares 2018 Stats, ‘Big Break’ Artists [INFOGRAPHIC]
Bandsintown is now delivering concert info on the shows of 500,000 registered artists to 45 million users, the company shared in its 2018 wrap. 21 Pilots won the honor of most concert RSVP’s and 15 year old rapper Bhad Bhabie was the platform’s fastest growing new artists. 20 new artists…
Ultimate Guide To Instagram Live For Musicians
As if Instagram Stories weren’t enough of a game changer, the popular photo sharing site’s introduction of Instagram live is taking the music industry by storm. A slew of new data has revealed live video captures viewers attention far better than on-demand content or traditional blogs, meaning it’s more valuable…
(Some Of) The Best Music Documentaries: From Amy to XTC
In this piece, Glen Peoples has compiled a list of some of the greatest documentaries from the ’70s through to the ’10s covering musicians, instruments, and music scenes. Although not comprehensive, the list contains some of the most exceptional highlights from the past fifty years. ________________________ Guest post by Glenn…