MON. NEWS BRIEF: Top BBC DJ Joins Apple, Snapchat To Buy Big Machine?, Qtrax Comeback, CÜR Media & More
MONDAY 1.16.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web What does Top BB Radio DJ Zane Lowe exiting for Apple mean for the new Beats iTunes music service?. Continue reading
The 6 Best Jobs for Touring Musicians
By Amanda Caswell on Sonicbids Blog As a touring musician, it's nice to have the financial stability that a day job can provide. Finding a job flexible enough to allow you to leave for. Continue reading
11 Forms Of Promotion You May Be Overlooking
Guest Post by Bobby Borg, author of The DIY Musician The Internet may be one of the most popular and convenient forms of promotion today, but it’s also flooded with independent. Continue reading
Jack Conte Of Pomplamoose And Patreon Looks Back At 2014
Jack Conte, multi-instrumentialist of Pomplamoose and co-founder of Patreon joins us today to Hypebot.com's year end virtual panel. When asked about effect of ubiquitous music online and what the "Taylor Swift Debate" means for music. Continue reading
Making Money As a Musician Outside the Box
By Brian Buchanan of Jubilee Riots on The Bandzoogle Blog Today more artists than ever before are making a living touring original music. Many small and mid-sized venues are thriving, and creative acts. Continue reading
Bandzoogle Partners With AllAboutJazz
[UPDATED] Bandzoogle has partnered with top rated online jazz destination All About Jazz to promote the DIY musician website, marketing and sales platform to the 65,000 musicians who have created profiles on AAJ. “Bandzoogle is. Continue reading
What Indie Musicians Can Learn From Efforts To Rescue Radio
Doc Searls is known for his insights into business and the web dating back even further than "The Cluetrain Manifesto." His recent post, "How to rescue radio," includes a detailed. Continue reading
16 Musicians To Watch In 2014 From Spotify
Earlier this week I shared Top 23 Musicians To Watch In 2014 based on the contrasting lists from The BBC and Shazam. Yesterday Spotify released its Spotify Spotlight for 2014. Continue reading
Top 23 Musicians To Watch In 2014
Last year Haim topped the BBC's Sound of 2013 list and made Shazam's 2013 New Artists to Watch list. This year Banks and Sam Smith make both lists. Both the. Continue reading