Crowdmix Goes Belly Up – Music Social Network Raised $20 Million But Never Left Beta [Mark Mulligan]
Much ballyhooed music social network Crowdmix has entered Administration, the UK version of bankruptcy. The unlaunched startup claimed that it would revolutionize music marketing, but industry consultant Mark Mulligan says. Continue reading
5 Ideas to Promote Your Music During the Holidays
As with many industries, the holiday season is one of the best times of year for music sales, and although high profile albums tend to take in much of this. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music
We've got plenty of useful tips and advice for D.I.Y. artists this week, from how to be your own promoter to merch mistakes that can trash your budget to some. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
More trouble for SFXE, LMFAO becomes embroiled in a beer controversy, some tips and ideas for marketing to those tricky millennials, and much more as we scroll back through the week in. Continue reading
Next Big Sound’s Data Journalist Finds Stories In Numbers And Helps Labels Measure Success
Millennials may make up just under a quarter of the US population, but they have a huge influence when it comes to music fandom, according to Next Big Sound data. Continue reading
Who Still Buys Music In 2014? [INFOGRAPHIC]
UPDATED: Even with the plethora of free and almost free music along with the zillion track libraries available to anyone willing to shell out just $5 – $10 a month,. Continue reading
How One Generation Was Single-Handedly Able To Kill The Music Industry
Album sales used to be the favorable metric when calculating an artists success or failure, but with that business model long since out the window, new artists are fighting to. Continue reading
Millennials Shift From UK To European Music Festivals and Festicket Benefits
Though based in the UK, Festicket is increasingly benefitting from young people's growing tendency to ditch music festivals in the UK for longer vacations to music festivals across Europe. Lured. Continue reading
Millennials Use Mobile Music Apps More Often Than Any Other Age Group
Wes Davenport is a music marketer, blogger, and publicist based in Nashville, TN. He writes about ways modern musicians can thrive at wesdavenport.com. Follow him on Twitter @wesdavenport for more. Continue reading
