What Social Media Is Doing To Music (Hint: It’s Not Good)
By Tony Hymes (@TonyHymes), the community manager at Whyd, a social music community. Do you remember the early glory days of social media? We started by genuinely connecting with interesting. Continue reading
7 Steps to Creating a Perfect Music Page for Your Website
When it comes to having music on your website, installing a site-wide music player or embedding a player on your Homepage just isn’t enough. Remember, your website is your main. Continue reading
How Streaming Affects Music Revenue Growth
By Mark Mulligan, cofounder of MIDiA, from Music Industry Blog. The Dutch music industry trade body the NVPI has announced that recorded music revenues were up by 1.9% in the. Continue reading
35 Things To Consider When Starting Your Own Record Label
The following guest post is an excerpt from the new 4th Edition of Music Is Your Business by Christopher Knab. Deciding to release your own record is only a good. Continue reading
Why Digital Distribution Is Such a Mess, And How We Should Fix It
By Guenter Loibl, founder and CEO of Rebeat Digital. There are now more than a dozen companies that can easily distribute your music to hundreds of outlets, within 24 hours.. Continue reading
How Germany Reversed Global Music’s Death Spiral To Grow Last Year
(CelebrityAccess) There has been so much written about the global decline in music sales that any good news deserves examination. The German music business finally delivered some this week. It’s. Continue reading
New Details Emerge On Neil Young’s Pono Ecosystem
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Neil Young thinks the sound quality of most modern devices and services is garbage, and he’s not going to take it anymore. Instead, he’s. Continue reading
Neil Young’s Pono Music Still Facing Major Obstacles
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Neil Young made a big splash when he brandished a yellow object on Late Night With David Letterman last year. This was the mystical. Continue reading
How To Get Your Music On AUPEO! Personal Radio
By Andrew Apanov of Dotted Music and Stand Above The Noise (now seeking patrons at Patreon). In this Stand Above The Noise episode, Fraunhofer's Steffen Holly discusses the sophisticated algorithms. Continue reading
Why Telling Artists To Stop Selling Music & Just Make Money Through Live Shows Is Ridiculous
Giving away all your music for free and trying to make your living via other revenue streams can be a valid approach. Except that I don't know of any musicians. Continue reading
