Tag: Artist

Bandcamp Adds Catalog Discount Bundles Just In Time For Christmas

Direct to fan music sales site Bandcamp has added the ability for artists and labels to sell full catalog bundles at a discount. Any artist with 3 or more albums. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Artist, Bandcamp, direct to fan, Extended play, iTunes, Project Blowed, record label, social media, Soundcloud, Subscription business model

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Scam Extortionists Threaten To Release Hacked Patreon User Data

Early last month fan patronage site Patreon was hacked. No sensitive user data accessed, according to the startup, which nonetheless recommended a change of passwords. But now, some Patreon users. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Artist, Bandzoogle, Bank card number, Baptists, Internal Revenue Service, IOS, PayPal, Wi-Fi

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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Adele’s “25” Is Breaking Records • Rdio Shutdown Begins Today • Mercury Prize Winner • More

Monday 11.23.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Are you sick of reading about Adele, yet? The mania is just beginning. Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 11/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acting, Adele (singer), Apple Inc., Arctic Monkeys, Artist, Billboard Magazine, Grammy Award, Pharrell Williams, Singing, Sony

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Adele “25” Arrives • Apple Music’s Iovine Apologizes To All Women • Orchard Acquires Shrapnel • More

Friday 11.20.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web OUTLIER ALERT: Adele's "25" has arrived. Stay calm. Nothing about this release has anything to do with the rest of the music business.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acting, Adele (singer), Apple Inc., Arctic Monkeys, Artist, Billboard Magazine, Grammy Award, Pharrell Williams, Singing, Sony

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Spotify Launches “Fan Insights” Free Artist Analytics Platform

Imagine if an artist could concentrate their touring only where your fans are? Imagine music marketers could concentrate more effort into magnifying new fan interest as it happened? These are. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, Compact disc, Digital audio, Facebook, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Music download, music industry, Spotify

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Merlin Announces Board Election Results

Indie music global digital rights agency Merlin today announced results of its biennial board elections. Those elected will serve for two years.

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: African-American music, AOL Instant Messenger, Artist, Beggars Group, Europe, Merlin Network, North America, Soundcloud, United Kingdom, United States

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Pandora Buys Bankrupt Rdio For $75M + Reaction • Safe Harbour • SiriusXM Adds Petty • More

Tuesday 11.17.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Pandora's Rdio purchase will help bring music streaming into the mainstream. Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Acrobat, Antalya, Apple Inc., Artist, Arts administration, Audi, Audio mixing (recorded music), Board of directors, Chromecast, Cyclone Evan, Deezer, education, Fiji Times, Google, Initial public offering, Rdio, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Yasawa

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Gigmor, A New Music Tech Startup, Tests The Waters Of Equity Crowdfunding

Gigmor is a music tech startup that works to connect musicians with each other and, in the near future, venues. They are currently in the process of a crowdfunding campaign. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acre, Agoria, Air Jordan, Allison Wolfe, Amanda Palmer, Artist, California, Do it yourself, kickstarter, Los Angeles, Santa Monica

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: A Rich Kid’s Game? • How To Be A Confident Musician • Intellectual Property Online • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we learn how to be a confident musician, why you need to pay people in the music industry, six different ways to book a show (even in cities you've. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adware, Aftonbladet, Artist, Big data, Crowd funding, music industry, songwriter, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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How To Become A Successful Hip Hop Artist: Music

In Part 3 of a series on how one can become a successful hip hop artist, this most recent installment looks how to first identify if your music is any good. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/12/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, 50 Cent, African hip hop, album, Album cover, Apple Inc., Artist, BET Award for Best Collaboration, Hip hop music, Nicki Minaj

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