The Reasons Paid Music Downloads Are Going Downhill
By Tom Dillon of Evolver.fm. Paid downloads, the songs people pay for individually the way they do with CDs, have officially stopped their ascent. According to Nielsen SoundScan data, digital. Continue reading
Grooveshark Added To Google Search Blacklist
Controversial music streaming service Grooveshark has been added to Google Search's autocomplete blacklist. This dubious distinction has previously been reserved for high profile copyright offenders like The Pirate Bay. As you. Continue reading
Do Musicians Need To Interact With Their Fans?
As part of our 9th Anniversary, we asked our regular contributors to share their favorite Hypebot posts. This one comes from Dave Cool of Bandzoogle. At Bandzoogle, we often talk. Continue reading
Making Money With YouTube Merch Annotations
By The Orchard's Mike Baldo from The Daily Rind. Life on YouTube for musicians is tough. There’s a lot of competition out there: other musicians, YouTube superstars, cat videos. And. Continue reading
Turntable.fm Tries To Monetize With Turntable Gold, “Under New Management” [Updated]
This week Turntable.fm launched their first real effort at monetization with Turntable Gold subscriptions. Monthly subscriptions provide Turntable.fm users with custom avatars, stickers and the ability to post animated GIFs.. Continue reading
How I Listen: Music Think Tank’s Natalie Cheng
In How I Listen, we ask industry leaders to share how they discover and consume music. This 9th Anniversary edition features Natalie Cheng, Music Think Tank Community Manager, MBA candidate. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Free $20 Traktor DJ App & More Ahead of Apple App Store's 5th Anniversary Holy Magna Carta, Jay-Z! Samsung Album App Crashes, Gets Leaked, Hacked and Way Too Personal Watch. Continue reading
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Record Store Day Launches New ‘Adapter Prize’
Modeled loosely after the UK's Mercury Prize and Canada's Polaris Prize, U.S. record store owners, have launched The Record Store Day Adapter Prize, an award in four categories determined by record. Continue reading
