Live Albums: Lost Art Or Underutilized Asset? [Jake Udell]
Here Jake Udell explores how the live album, a format which has a fallen a bit by the wayside in recent years, was utilized by breakout artist Freya Ridings with. Continue reading
Insta-Albums and Why It (Sort Of) Pays To Be Social
The concept behind free samples has long proven itself to be successful in the world of retail, and now the marketing strategy has been adapted by artists for use on. Continue reading
3 Reasons Your Last Music Release Failed [Cyber PR]
Suz of The Rock/Star Advocate and Ariel Hyatt and her Cyber PR team join forces to share the bad news along with the good regarding why your last music release. Continue reading
Kanye West’s ‘MP’ Format and The Future Of The Album
While Kanye West has certainly had a knack for staying in the news of late, one item that didn't see a lot of air time was the controversial hip hop. Continue reading
The Downsides Of Releasing An EP
After recently looking at some of the major benefits to releasing an EP, we hear couch those pros by exploring some of the downsides to releasing this shorter album format.. Continue reading
Sony Takes $2.3B Controlling Stake In EMI
With a check for $2.3 billion, Sony has become the world's largest music publisher. The deal adds a catalog of more than two million songs from EMI Music Publishing, including hits. Continue reading
Dos And Don’ts: A Musician’s Guide To Working For Free
As an artist working in the music industry, there will be doubtless be many opportunities for 'free' gigs which are offered to you, and while these can sometimes benefit your career,. Continue reading
The Music Industry Doesn’t Need To Be Saved
In this piece Bobby Owsinski refutes the idea that technology will "save" the music business, arguing that as long as people want to hear music, there will be a business. Continue reading
The Album Is DEAD, But Not Everyone Believes It
While creating an album has for many bands and artists been a cornerstone of artistic accomplishment over the years, our shift to a predominantly playlist based culture means that we're. Continue reading
