CD Baby’s Kevin Breuner On August’s DIY Musician Conference 2018
Kevin Breuner Of CD Baby joins Michael Brandvold on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to talk about the 4th annual DIY Musician Conference being held August 24-26th at the Omni Nashville. CD. Continue reading
A2IM Indie Week 2018 Recap: #RepresentationMatters
In this recap of the A2IM's recent Indie Week music conference, Amy Hanna looks at the event's focus on inclusivity and representation, as reflected in the conference's panels discussing gender. Continue reading
100+ Festivals Join Keychange Pledge To Tackle Gender Inequality In The Music Industry
Vanessa Reed of the PRS Foundation has announced that the organization's initiative to commit to a 50/50 music industry gender balance by the year 2022 has been joined by more. Continue reading
SXSW 2019 Now Accepting Showcase, Panel Applications
South by Southwest has launched its PanelPicker accepting programming and panel proposals. Music Showcasing applications and Film submissions are also open for next year’s event. SXSW will be held March. Continue reading
Grammys Expand Best Album, Song, Record, New Artist Categories and More
The Grammy Awards are making changes, some of which appear to be a response to the miniscule number of women nominated last year. Others changes effect music supervisors and the. Continue reading
A2IM Libera Indie Awards Winners 2018: Slowdive Wins Album Of The Year
Last week's American Association Of Independent Music Libera Awards in New York City celebrated the best in independent music. Hosted by comedian Kate Wolff and sponsored by SoundExchange and BuzzAngle,. Continue reading
Arcade Fire, Sloan Among Polaris Music Prize Nominees
The Polaris Music Prize announced its ‘long list’ of nominations for 2018, with artists such as Arcade Fire, Gordon Downie, Sloan and U.S. Girls making the cut. 225 albums were. Continue reading
8 Year Old Girl Crushes Led Zep’s ‘Good Times Bad Times’ [WATCH]
Eight-year-old Yoyoka Soma covered John Bonham's drum part on Led Zeppelin's "Good Times Bad Times" as her entry into the 2018 Hit Like A Girl drum contest. She made it. Continue reading
Midem 2018 Attendance Up 9%, 50% Off Peak, 2019 Dates Set
Midem attendance for 2018 was up by 9% over last year, according to organizers Reed Midem. The global music industry conference, which was held June 5-8 in Cannes, France, hosted 4800. Continue reading