Music Crowdfunding Tips From Manafest
The Canadian songwriter and MC Manafest has been incredibly successful at crowd funding and is well into his third campaign, this time to fund his upcoming album. Here he offers 3. Continue reading
6 Music Business Lessons We Can Learn From ‘Straight Outta Compton’
Besides being one of the most greatly anticipated films of 2015, Straight Outta Compton also has several valuable lessons to teach us about complex and still relevant issues within the. Continue reading
Universal Music Removes Twitter Pun Parody Of Nirvana Song
A new Twitter-themed video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit," a song which has a historically been ripe for parody, was recently shared on Twitter and met with a very warm. Continue reading
Read Sony/ATV Head Martin Bandier’s Urgent Letter To All Songwriters
In an letter to songwriters, Martin Bandier, the head of Sony/ATV Music Publishing warned that a current Justice Department proposal that grant 100% licensing' to ASCAP and BMI. In his letter,. Continue reading
Bandsintown Launches Local Concert Promo Platform
Until now, BandsInTown's Promoter has been primarily used by the big players like Live Nation and Universal. Today the show promotion platform is relaunching as a more affordable service available to anyone. Continue reading
Welcome Our New Community Manager Owen Davie
Please join me in welcoming our new community manager, Owen Davie. He's been toiling behind the scenes on both Hypebot and MusicThinkTank for several weeks now, and it is time. Continue reading
