OpenPlay: Revolutionizing Music Management for Small Independent Labels

This A2IM Indie Spotlight shines on OpenPlay and their efforts to revolutionize music asset management with new pricing tiers and collaborations designed to make hgh quality catalog services accessible to. Continue reading

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Independent labels, artists have an even bigger share of the market than you thought [Mark Mulligan, MIDiA]

If you measure indie labels and artists by ‘ownership’ rather than on a ‘distributed by” basis, it adds 9.2% or $2.1 billion to the previous stats used measure the growing. Continue reading

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Signing a record deal vs staying independent

Disc Makers’ Tony van Veen weighs the pros and cons of that age old music industry question: is it better to sign record deal or remain independent? Guest post by. Continue reading

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IMPALA proposes 10-point plan to make the most of streaming, grow the music market in a fair way

The Brussels-based organization IMPALA – which represents independent music companies – recently debuted a ten-point plan aimed at making the most of streaming, and addressing a need to grow the. Continue reading

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Dee Diaz, Dr. Of Digital Strategy & Distribution, Reach Records [A2IM Featured Exec]

In this edition of A2IM’s Featured Executive, we hear from Dee Diaz, the Director of Digital Strategy & Distribution at the boutique label Reach Records. Guest post from A2IM as. Continue reading

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The 1975, Wolf Alice Label Dirty Hits Signs With Ingrooves

Dirty Hit, the hit UK indie label that launched the careers of The 1975, Wolf Alice, Pale Waves and Beabadoobee, has signed an exclusive global digital distribution deal with independent marketing services and distribution company. Continue reading

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Melinda Caffin Exits Red Bull Records For Fat Possum

Independent label Fat Possum Records has appointed Melinda Caffin as COO. Based in New York, Caffin, who most recently served as CFO of Red Bull Records, will be tasked with. Continue reading

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QUICK HITS: AWAL Promotes 2 • Empire +1 Records • FADER Label • Spirit Music Group

AWAL  Promotes Two: Aaron Bogucki has been upped to Vice President, Marketing at AWAL  based in the UK.  Over the past 18 months, Bogucki has been building up AWAL’s global digital. Continue reading

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Bubba Sparxxx, Symphonic Partner To Launch Indie Label

Rappers Bubba Sparxxx and Alexander King have partnered with Symphonic Distribution to launch indie label 25/8 Entertainment. The first project is duo HellalujaH.

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Concord Acquires Iconic Indie Rock Label Victory Records

Concord has acquired indie rock, metal, emo and punk label Victory Records and publisher Another Victory Publishing from Chicago-based founder Tony Brummel.

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