The Challenges And Opportunities Facing Georgia’s Music Industry
Georgia Music Partners (GMP) recently published a white paper analyzing the current state of Georgia's music industry. The publication reveals competitive challenges and opportunity for growth within the music business. Continue reading
Apple Adds Free On iTunes – A Hub For Free Music, Film and TV
There were audible moans when iTunes dropped their popular free weekly download feature. Now Apple has responded with the launch of Free On iTunes a hub for free music, TV. Continue reading
What The Resurrection of Vinyl Albums Actually Looks Like
In the face of an unrelenting decline in album sales, vinyl has made a second coming of sorts. The sales of vinyl albums rose 52% bringing revenue up to 9.2 million. Continue reading
Have a Music Publicist? Never Hesitate to Make These 3 Requests
By Laura Goldfarb on Sonicbids Blog Every PR firm and publicist marches to the beat of their own drum, and as a result, your campaignis going to look different from your friends'. That being said, for. Continue reading
The Orchard Dumps SoundExchange, Goes Direct To SiriusXM For Royalties
Once only available to major players, direct deals with digital broadcasters and services are starting to trickle down into the music indie sector. The latest defection from SoundExchange is indie. Continue reading
Nielsen SoundScan Finally Add Streams, Downloads To Album Sales Chart
[UPDATED] In what most in the music industry see as a long overdue move Nielson Soundscan will add both streams and downloads to their weekly Top 200 album sales chart. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Welcomes Industry Veteran Dan Gosh-Roy as Head of Marketing & Digital Strategy
Earlier this week, PledgeMusic announced their appointment of Dan Gosh-Roy as Head of Marketing and Digital Strategy. The newly created position is based in New York City, reporting to CEO. Continue reading
