Musicmetric Expands Music Data Service To U.S., Partners With A2IM
(UPDATED) London-based Musicmetric, a provider of global trending data for music on the Internet, is now expanding their reach to the United States. The company also announced a partnership with. Continue reading
Your Band Is Your Business: 5 Things Unsigned Artists Need To Do Right Now
Guest post by Gregory Haberek, artist manager and co-founder of All For The Addicts Management. In my last post, my focus was on the "old" record business model and its flaws. However,. Continue reading
Hypebot Presents The Upward Spiral Podcast: Episode 4 [LISTEN]
Hypebot presents the fourth episode of The Upward Spiral Podcast, which features Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs (and former Hypebot Editor), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of Marketing at Topspin), and Hypebot's Hisham Dahud (also of Fame House).. Continue reading
Artists And Labels Must Accept The New Music Industry
Guest post by Gregory Haberek, artist manager and co-founder of All For The Addicts Management. Music has been a part of human culture since the beginning of history, and it. Continue reading
Fan-Funded Album Outperforms Rihanna And Coldplay On UK Charts
Proof that one does not need to be a pop goddess or multi-platinum selling rock band to make it onto the charts, a relatively unknown singer-songwriter named Ginger Wildheart (who. Continue reading
The Mast Enlist DJs & Hybrid Distribution For UpUpUp (Remixes) EP
It's true that The Mast didn't release their latest EP UpUpUp (Remixes) on Nintendo cartridge or other alternative media but they've done a pretty good job of covering all possible. Continue reading
Amanda Palmer To Distribute Fan-Funded Album Through Alliance Entertainment
Kickstarter queen Amanda Palmer has announced that Alliance Entertainment will exclusively distribute her fan-funded album in the United States. Alliance is the largest wholesale distributor of home entertainment audio and. Continue reading
Everest’s Russell Pollard On Sponsorships & Touring
Rick Goetz (Musician Coaching) recently interviewed Russell Pollard, multitalented founder of Everest and former member of Sebadoh, about his career and making it in the new music biz. Today marks. Continue reading
Music On Kickstarter By The Numbers
While Amanda Palmer’s wildly successful Kickstarter campaign was certainly a strong example of the power of crowdfunding for a musician, one can’t help but wonder just how successful music projects. Continue reading
Full List Of A2IM’s Libera Indie Music Award Winners
The winners of the fist ever Libera Awards organized by A2IM (American Assoiciation Of Independent Music) to celebrate indie labels and artists were announced last night in NYC. The winners. Continue reading