Amazon Hires Wx-WBR Prez Dan McCarroll, Signals Move Into Original Music Programming
Dan McCarroll, the former President and head of A&R at Warner Bros. Records, has been named Amazon Music's global head of originals and artist relations. He will work as a. Continue reading
Fast Company’s Surprising 10 Most Innovative Music Companies 2018
Fast Company has named its annual Most Innovative Companies list for 2018. Unsurprisingly, Spotify took the #1 spot in the Music category and #9 for all companies "for pointing fans toward. Continue reading
Video Game Music: An Art And Business In Its Own Right
While musicians have been cozy with the video game industry for some time as another supplementary source of revenue, but some indicators suggest that game music could be growing into. Continue reading
Facebook Licensing Deadline Nears For Indie Musicians
The deadline for unaffiliated independent musicians and rightsholders to get paid for use of their music on Facebook by registering with the Harry Fox Agency's Rumblefish division is just 3 weeks. Continue reading
MediaCreek Acquires Live365, EmpireStreaming, Adds Execs
Net broadcasting platform Live365, and EmpireStreaming, an audio-centric CDN and services company, announced today that both are now part of Media Creek, Inc., a newly-formed Delaware holding company of audio-centric. Continue reading
How To Grow An Audience With Grabbr Social Sharing Tools [CASE STUDY]
Independent musicians often have to find creative ways to stand out to potential listeners without the help of a major record label promoting their work. For this reason, Langston decided to get people. Continue reading
IDOL Distribution Expands U.S Team
European digital music distributor IDOL (Independent Distribution Online) is expanding its North America presence with the hire of Sean Maxson as General Manager. Maxson has previously held posts at [PIAS]. Continue reading