For artists, marketing music online has become a challenge. Traditional promotion avenues like blogs no longer provide the same opportunities, and so smart bands like Heart Attack Man are producing better, more interesting content to grab fan attention. ______________________________ Guest post from Haulix Daily Music marketing has changed. Not long…
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10 Musical Charities To Donate To This Holiday Season
As always, one of the best gifts you can give this holiday season is a donation to charity, but with so many options out there, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Here Angela Mastrogiacomo looks at ten outstanding charities centered in and around the music industry that…
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This Week’s YouTube Music Charts: Ariana Grande, Ozuna
Ariana Grande keeps her hold at the top of this week’s YouTube Music Charts, Ozuna passes one billion views with “Se Preparó” and “All I Want for Christmas is You” continues climb landing at #13 this week. YouTube Music Highlights Ariana Grande’s “thank you, next” holds onto the #1 slot…
Zoe Keating Shares Spotify, Streaming Earnings 2018
Cellist and composer Zoe Keating has won legions of fans with recordings and performances that use live sampling to create a rhythmically and sonically dense, almost otherworldly sound. To her fellow independent artists, she’s also an inspiration and a thought leader. _______________________________ Snowmelt (EP) by Zoe Keating The centerpiece of…
Indie Artists, Streaming Were Big Winners In 2018 [Mark Mulligan]
Global recorded music revenues will top $18,9 billion in 2018, says MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan in a year end wrap up. While both major and indie labels are showing strong gains, the biggest growth is among independent and diy artists whose total 2018 revenue will approach $643 million, up 35%…
Indie Band Ace Of Cups Get Shot At Stardom, 50 Years Later
60’s San Francisco music scene stalwarts The Ace of Cups have signed a record deal and are planning to hit the road for the first time – some 50 years after their first attempt. The all-girl band was part of the SF music scene in the ’60s, playing alongside acts…
Data Shows Email Engagement Benchmarks For Live Music and Events
For artists and musicians, email marketing can be a tricky beast, and while may think your email marketing campaign is doing just fine, given that emails are being opened and tickets are being sold the reality is, you could be losing out to the competition – here we look at…
Chartmetric’s 2018 Wrap-Up: Weekly Winners & Pop Stars
Tis the season for end of year wraps, and Chartmetric is digging into data across the major streaming platforms to bring you a comprehensive look at some of 2018’s biggest standout hits. ________________________ Guest post by Jason Joven of Chartmetric Chartmetric data as of Dec 12, 2018 Right about now,…
How Stereo Records Were Sold To A Skeptical Public: Hi-Res Lessons In An Era Of Lo-Res Music
Music’s pundits wondered ad infinitum if consumers would put up with the inferior digital sound of downloads and streaming. More than 17 years after the iPod was introduced , the answer is a loud lo-res yes. Such was also the case when the music industry first introduced stereo records to…