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The Secret Key to Promoting Any Vinyl Release

Courtesy of Tony van Veen, some ideas on how to engage with your fans on a deeper level through custom vinyl merch offerings.

Jeremy Young on 11/26/2025 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Rosalía’s LUX Listening Party in Barcelona Changes the Paradigm for Live Event Curation

For an artist so confident and comfortable belting into the spotlight, her entirely silent presence at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) as her album played for invited guests, spoke just as loud.

Jeremy Young on 11/26/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Game My Fan and Primary Wave Bring Albums to Life as Mobile Games

Game My Fan, a direct to fan music distribution platform, is teaming up with Primary Wave to create a new potential path for artist revenue generation and fan engagement.

Jeremy Young on 11/25/2025 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Why Every Musician Should Use Bandsintown: Top Reasons It’s Become an Essential Touring Tool

In today’s competitive touring market, musicians need more than great songs and a van to succeed. They need smart tools that help them reach fans, sell more tickets, and make better touring decisions. Learn why every musician should use Bandsintown and how the leading live-music discovery platform has become an essential free hub for artists at every level.

Bruce Houghton on 11/25/2025 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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When Artists Release a New Album and Your Reaction Is ‘WHY?!’

Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are experienced music marketers, but like you, they are also music fans. So sometimes when an artist they love has a new release, they get frustrated by what they are and are not doing to promote it.

Bruce Houghton on 11/25/2025 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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New @ Bandzoogle: Bandsintown Integration + Smarter Sharing & Search

For independent musicians having a streamlined website, engaging store, and direct-to-fan promotion tools is more important than ever. Musician website-builder platform Bandzoogle has rolled out a Bandsintown integration and suite of features aimed at simplifying workflow, boosting fan engagement, and helping artists control their direct-to-fan marketing.

Bruce Houghton on 11/25/2025 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Latest Music Business News & Live Music Industry Updates

We search the web so you don’t have to. Find the latest Music Business News under BUSINESS NEWS & Live Music Industry Updates under LIVE INDUSTRY NEWS tabs above.

Bruce Houghton on 11/25/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Manchester Launches Fund Supporting Grassroots Venues: Could This Work Elsewhere?

Manchester City Council’s new fund supports small live music venues in the city. Is this a model that could work in other cities?

Jeremy Young on 11/24/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Ticketmaster caps Olivia Dean resales at face value

Last week Olivia Dean called out Ticketmaster and promoters Live Nation and AEG over their handling of ticket sales for her tour. In response, now Ticketmaster caps Olivia Dean resales at face value.

Bruce Houghton on 11/24/2025 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: How AI Affects Artists, Listeners & Our Brains

Episode 277 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.

Jeremy Young on 11/24/2025 in Podcasts | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Top Music Business News Last Week

Top music business news last week include TIDAL adding artists tools, Spotify spotlighting creators, UK banning tickets resale, Live Nation moved to dismiss the DOJ lawsuit and much more.

Bruce Houghton on 11/22/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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