The Orchard Acquires Two Top European Music Distributors and Merlin CEO Charles Caldas Isn’t Happy
Music and film distributor The Orchard is acquiring two leading European independent music distributors – Germany's finetunes and Norway's Phonofile – from holding company SendR SE. But some in the. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Our tips and advice for independent, self-starter artists this week covered how to make the best use of YouTube Analytics, how to make the touring process easier, why you don't. Continue reading
How To Get An Internship In The Music Business Without A Single Contact [Cyber PR]
My journey to a life in the music business began as an intern in the A&M Records Boston office. I'll always thank Billy Gilbert and Barry Korkin for giving me. Continue reading
Bandcamp Fundraiser Nets More Than $120K For ACLU As Indie Music Fans Spend $1M+ [UPDATE]
[UPDATE 2] On Friday, Bandcamp held a fundraiser donating a share of sales to support the pro-immigrant and pro-refugee work of the American Civil Liberties. 400 independent labels and artists. Continue reading
Songtrust Partners with DotBlockchain Music
Songtrust has partnered with DotBlockchain Music for the second phase of its creation of a "decentralized global database of music rights, combining the publishing and the performance information into a unit. Continue reading
Music Confidential Releases Unique Music Revenue Report
In special end of year report, we take a unique look at some revenue figures from the year in music business. Rather than sorting revenue by type of right, this. Continue reading
Busting The Myth That Artists Don’t Need Record Labels And Producers
While there has been a significant amount of hype over the past few years regarding self-releasing tracks and producing and marketing one's music independently, the truth is that there remains. Continue reading
Memphis Industries On Running An Independent Label
Topspin's Jim Wallis talks with Matt and Ollie Jacob, brothers and co-founders of London-based indie label Memphis Industries about running a label and how direct-to-fan plays work as an aspect. Continue reading
Open Music Initiative Adds 80 Top Music Industry Partners
The Open Music Initiative (OMI), a non-profit collective spearheaded by Berklee College of Music's Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship (ICE) is working to promote open source standards for music. Their efforts got. Continue reading
Warner Music, Avenged Sevenfold Test The Sacred 7 Year Rule
After the band bolted from Warner Music to drop their latest album with Capital Records, the former company is suing Avenged Sevenfold on the grounds that they violated their contract and. Continue reading
