How We Got The New Shannon Curtis Record On The Charts

Here the producer for the latest Shannon Curtis record demonstrates how a completely DIY artist was able to get their album on Nielsen SoundScan's charts, and how you can do. Continue reading

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German Music Market Up In The First Half Of 2016 Thanks To Streaming

The turnaround that the music industry has waited almost a decade for has finally arrived, thanks to streaming. The latest evidence comes from Germany where the recorded music market was. Continue reading

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5 (Mostly Free) Things To Give Away at Your Next Gig To Turn Attendees Into Fans

Everybody enjoys free stuff, but many artists just starting out can't afford to chuck expensive items like t-shirts and vinyls into the crowd without any kind of compensation. Still, giving things. Continue reading

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10 Music Marketing Lessons Learned From Lisa Lepine

Following the recent tragic passing of Lisa Lepine, Chris Robley shares with us ten important music marketing lessons learned from the "ProMotion Queen."

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Time Travel, Teleportation And Music Publishing Metadata

This article looks at the value of metadata, as well as the challenge of keeping it accurate and up-to-date over time, as ownership and rights can easily change from year. Continue reading

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Collecting Your Favorites: Vintage Music In The Digital Age

Before the ubiquity of streaming, many music fans spent a lot of time (and money) on amassing huge quantities of physical music. Here we look at how longtime fans can. Continue reading

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Shakeup At Retail Music Distribution As Alliance Acquires ANconnect

Physical music sales may be tanking, but its still an important component of the industry's bottom line. Along with sales shrinkage inevitably comes consolidation, and its against that backdrop that. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

In the wide world of independent and DIY this week, we have tips on sharing YouTube playlists, email marketing for musicians, why more artists ought to tour like its the. Continue reading

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YouTube Past And Present: 10 Things We Learned At VidCon

At this year's VidCon, a rapidly growing annual conference for the online video community, we learned about the state of YouTube, and where we can expect the video sharing site. Continue reading

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Apple Music Scores Streaming Exclusive Of New Snoop Dogg Album “COOLAID”

Rapper Snoop Dogg has made his new album “COOLAID” album available to stream exclusively on Apple Music. The rapper's 14th studio album will be released July 1st. 

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