Tag: Free music

Piracy Is Not The Problem, Free YouTube and Spotify Are, says Music Industry Trade Group

With efforts to fight music piracy seen as largely successful, at least one music trade group executive is saying out loud what others in the industry have only dared whisper. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/22/2019 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (6)

Tags: DIY, DIY musicians, Free music, indie, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Spotify, YouTube

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YouTube Music Launches Today: What To Expect

Google's new Spotify and Apple Music competitor, YouTube Music launches today. It's Google's third attempt to compete in the sector and Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen's promised reset to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/22/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazoncom, Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Free music, Google, Google Play Music, music video, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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71% Of Spotify Users Need Free Music says Troy Carter

Spotify Global Head of Creator Services Troy Carter was tasked yesterday with convincing a skeptical creator community that expanding the streamer's free tier was good news, even though ad-supported streams. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/25/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: DIY, DIY musicians, Free music, indie, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Spotify, streaming

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How to Make Free Music Make Money [Dave Kusek]

Today it seems like indie musicians have to constantly compete with free. But what if you don’t have to compete at all? Free music can be a great way to actually make MORE money in the long run – if you use it strategically. Learn how to make free music make money for you.

Guest Post on 03/28/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 626 Night Market, Adobe Acrobat, Bacardi, Blog, Free music, Google, MailChimp, marketing, Sheet music, Soundcloud, YouTube

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Utab: Affordable Music Video Creation Tools That Engage Active Fans

For entrepreneauring DIY artists, video is an essential component of constructing and maintaining a fanbase. Due largely in part to their low cost, lyric videos in particular have become a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/14/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aerosol paint, America's Best Dance Crew, Atkins (company), Audio mastering, AwesomenessTV (TV series), Billboard Magazine, Do it yourself, Free music, Google, Israel, MTV, music industry, music video, Snapchat, Subscription business model, Tel Aviv, YouTube

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Apple Music Offers Discount On 1 Year Subscriptions

Just ahead of Wednesday's major product launch event, Apple is offer a big discount on a one year Apple Music subscription. Apple can afford to discount because most it's profits. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/06/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Apple Store, Ebay, Free music, Gift card, PayPal, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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5 Music Biz Stories You Missed Over The Long Holiday Weekend

While you (and I) were enjoying the last few unofficial days of summer here in the U.S., the music industry and music tech chugged along making news led by Apple and some. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/06/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Free music, Gift card, IOS, IOS 10, Music Ally, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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Is YouTube Not Music’s Boogie Man After All?

Although YouTube been taking a lot of heat from the music community of late owing to its alleged failure to pay sufficient royalties, some of the numbers used to make. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2 Chainz, Afrobeat, Aphex Twin, Artist, Free music, Google, music industry, music video, record label, YouTube

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Radio Airplay: Still Worth It? [Brian Hazard]

Here musician Brian Hazard walks us through his experience using Jango/Radio Airplay to promote his music, allowing us to see how effective this sort of paid promotion is, and whether. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/11/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Airplay, Digital audio, Drake (entertainer), Free music, music industry, New Zealand, payola, Spotify, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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Welcome To Our World: The Spread of Content Piracy

The value of a copyright is at the core of most discussions about compensation and fairness in the music industry. But how we, as a society, value copyright is effected. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Ajegunle, American Broadcasting Company, Asia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BuzzFeed, China, Free music, Freemium, Intellectual property, music industry, piracy, Spotify, Streaming media, Talent manager, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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