Jay Z’s Debut Album Disappears From Spotify, But You Can Still Find It On TIDAL
Exclusive content has become the latest weapon in the battle for streaming music subscribers. A deep pocketed Apple is expected to make them part of its June music relaunch. But. Continue reading
Jay Z Launches TIDAL As “Artist Owned” Music Service: Big On Star Power, Short On Details
UPDATE 2: Jay Z unveiled his streaming music service TIDAL at a star studded event on Tuesday. As expected, the emphasis was on exclusive content and hi-def sound, but artist. Continue reading
iTunes Adds Indie Genre Page To iTunes Store
iTunes has been actively making changes to it's US store for quite some time. After catching heat for seemingly catering to major labels, one of the iTunes store's additions is an. Continue reading
How To Set Up Your Recording Studio For Creativity
Guest Post by Adam Percy from the Bandzoogle Blog If you’re a musician, then you’ve been involved to varying degrees in recording. While many of you have probably been in a pro studio,. Continue reading
A2IM Libera Awards 2015 Accepting Nominations From The Indie Music Community
From the A2IM blog. All U.S. independent labels, artists, distributors and partners are invited to submit projects for consideration for the 2015 A2IM Libera Awards (“The LIBBYs) Every year, the annual A2IM Libera. Continue reading
Vinyl 2013: Top Selling Albums, Best Cover Art
With vinyl sales up in 2013 in both the U.S. and UK, we're far past the "fad" and "did you know vinyl's back?" phase. Yes, vinyl is back and though. Continue reading
FREE: Google Giving Away Kayne’s “Yeezus”, Chvrches Albums + Rihanna, Drake and 20 Top 2013 Singles
Google Play Music is giving away two top albums, Kayne West's "Yeezus and Chvrches' The Bones of What You Believe free for a limited time, as part of a campaign called "Play Picks. Continue reading
Topspin’s Best Direct-To-Fan Campaigns Of 2013
By the Topspin Staff. As direct-to-fan campaigns go, 2013 was a banner year. Over the course of the last 12 months, we saw some of the most creative, smart, ballsy,. Continue reading
What’s A Fan Worth? Topspin Shares New Data, Launches ‘Average Value Of A Fan’
(UPDATED) What is a fan worth? It's a an increasingly complex and important question to answer; particularly with a myriad revenue streams, free or freemium the new normal and underwhelming payments from. Continue reading
