Dispatch From MONDO NYC Case Studies in Digital and Traditional Grassroots Artist Development (Cyber PR)
Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR shares takeaways from two important panels at the recent MONDO.NYC gathering: Case Studies in Digital and Traditional Grassroots Artist Development and How Streaming Playlists Work and How. Continue reading
5 Unorthodox Music Marketing Techniques You Need To Try
In the process of refining your music marketing strategy, it can often be a good idea to separate yourself from the crowd by trying out a few unconventional marketing techniques.. Continue reading
Drake and The Weeknd Have Record Breaking Week On Spotify
It was record breaking week on Spotify for Drake and The Weeknd. Drake's "One Dance" is the first song to reach a billion streams there. And, The Weeknd's album, "Starboy". Continue reading
The Weeknd Breaks Spotify Single Day Record With More Than 33 Million Streams Every 24 Hours
[UPDATED] Spotify has shared that as of November 26th, The Weeknd is the artist with the most streams on Spotify in a single day. The artist's top 5 tracks have. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this weeks flip back through music industry news and info from the past seven days, including ABBA's virtual reality reunion project, Twitter's misguided purchase of Vine, Kanye's fear inducing. Continue reading
Daft Punk Teases New Tour With Mystery Website
It's not enough just to announce a tour or new release. To get above the noise you need a hook. EDM duo Daft Punk is using a mystery website to. Continue reading
Musicians Killed by Guns 1950 – 2016 [INFOGRAPHIC]
"Guns. They’re the tragic link between John Lennon, Marvin Gaye, Kurt Cobain, Tupac and Biggie," Mike “DJ” Pizzo writes on Medium. "Indeed firearms cut short the lives of these superstars of. Continue reading
A Tale of Woe: Streaming Music vs. Buying Music
Guest post by Holly Whitman "People are not respecting the music, and [are] devaluing it and devaluing what it really means. People really feel like music is free, but will pay. Continue reading
‘Bitcoin For Rock Stars’: An Update From D.A. Wallach Part 1 [INTERVIEW]
In a followup to an article he wrote in 2014 regarding the potential for cryptocurrency to revolutionize the music industry, recording artist/songwriter D.A. Wallach recently did an interview with Forbes in. Continue reading