Major Artists Increasingly Opt To Record In Secrecy
By Tom Dillon of Evolver.fm. Recording artists often publicize that they were headed into the recording studio. A web, or more recently, Twitter update sends fans into a tizzy of. Continue reading
Happy Family Productions Collective Do DIY Together
Happy Family Productions is a Fort Collins, Colorado-based collective designed to support DIY artists through creation, distribution, promotion and booking of multimedia projects. It strikes me as a project that's. Continue reading
Can Protest Playlists Change The World?
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The realistic answer to the above question is “probably not.” Still, we have to give some credit to the organizers of Agit8, an initiative. Continue reading
Google’s YouTube Buys $40-50 Million Vevo Stake
Google's YouTube has renewed its contract with music video distributor Vevo, and taken a stake in the company. While details were not disclosed, reports suggest that under the new deal,. Continue reading
Getting Sensible About Pandora Royalties: An Analysis By Jay Frank
By Jay Frank (@Repojay), Owner and CEO of DigSin. Pandora royalties came under fire once again last week, with a firestorm of blog posts pointing a ton of virtual fingers.. Continue reading
Musicians Earning Revenue Via Fiverr’s Newly Upgraded Gig Platform
Fiverr is a growing gig platform for services beginning at $5. Higher prices are possible and musicians are included among those using Fiverr to provide extra income and increased flexiblity.. Continue reading
Thanks To Jay-Z, RIAA Gold & Platinum Awards Join The Digital Age
Crawling a little further into the digital age, the RIAA has just updated the rules for Gold and Platinum Awards. Sales of digital albums will now be eligible for certification on their release and. Continue reading