Tag: American Idol

Direct To Fan Sales Chart Debuts Today On Hypebot

Today we're debuting Weekly Direct-To-Fan Charts from BuzzAngle Music and the Music Business Association on Hypebot. D2F sales represent an essential and totally underreported sector of the music industry.

Bruce Houghton on 06/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: Spotify Q1 Payments Top $300M • Last.fm Reboots • Amazon Exits Anti-Fair Play, Fair Pay Group • More

Friday 6.5.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

Bruce Houghton on 06/05/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Merch • Music Fests • More

Artists merchandise, summer festivals and the exit of American Idol were all the topics of conversation on Music Think Tank this week.  Join in:

Bruce Houghton on 05/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How Music And Fashion Thrive As One

For decades, brands have associated with music and vice versa. As record and merchandise sales struggle, artists cling to the opportunity of collaborating with brands. We look at how the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/21/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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BMG Acquires US Indie Rise Records

BMG continues to build on its mission of putting the traditionally siloed worlds of record label and music publishing under one roof with the purchase of US metal and hard rock. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/18/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Final Season Announced For American Idol

The show that started it all is taking its final bow. Like it or not, American Idol ignited a trend of television based contest shows 'discovering' and marketing a new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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7 Steps to Artistic Longevity in the New Music Business

The attention span of the human mind is diminishing. In the world of music this is especially true. Not only are attention spans getting shorter, but the world is being. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 05/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Musicyou Raises $330K Seed Round For Private Music Messaging

Music Messenger, PingTune, Mindie, Flipagram, TunePics. Music messaging and sharing is a crowded corner of the music tech space.  Joining in is Musicyou, armed with a second round of seed. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)
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5 Tips for the Ultimate Coachella Experience

Springtime is here and that means music festival season is beginning. Check out 5 tips on getting the most out of one of the biggest festivals of the year. 

Matt Gibson on 04/14/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Understanding Artist Management Agreements, Part 1: What Does (and Doesn’t) a Manager Do?

Guest Post by Barry Heyman on Sonicbids Blog The artist management agreement is the deal that you, the artist, enter into with a personal manager or management company. Not only is it an important agreement,. Continue reading

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