My Startup Helped Launch World’s First Music Tech Trade Group: Here Is How And Why
In this piece Laurent Martin walks us through the process by which his startup, Aitokaiku, was able to work with members of Music Tech Germany in order to emerge as. Continue reading
Bandsintown Upgrades App To Strengthen Artist To Fan Connections
Bandsintown has released a major app update designed to enhance concert discovery and artist to fan interactions. Bandsintown has become an essential tool for concert discovery and marketing with more. Continue reading
7 Tips For Improving Merch Sales
While physical music may not sell like it once did, the merchandise table remains an excellent way for artists at all levels of notoriety to pull in serious cash, as. Continue reading
Quincy Jones Wins $9.4 Million Verdict Against Michael Jackson Estate
Veteran music exec Quincy Jones, who produced some of pop icon Michael Jackson's best-known hits, including "Bad" and "Thriller," has won a lawsuit over royalties against the late King of. Continue reading
Sirius XM Q2 Revenue Up 9%, Subscribers Pass 32 Million
Sirius XM exceeded investor expectations with a strong Q2 report. News that revenue was up 9% for the quarter to $1.3 billion and subscriptions grew 466,000 to 32 million sent the. Continue reading
FREE List Of Media Outlets That Embrace Indie, D.I.Y. Music
While getting your music featured on Pitchfork or NPR may be the PR dream of most artists, achieving such a high level of exposure early on is not something any. Continue reading
SoundExchange’s Michael Huppe Weighs In New ‘CLASSICS’ Act To Protect Pre-1972 Copyrights,
While it is now generally agree that the music industry is on the road to recovery as far as revenue is concerned, it still has quite a way to go. Continue reading
All Laid-Off SoundCloud Staffers Are Being Offered $10,000 From WeTransfer “To Start Something”
After 173 SoundCloud employees were laid off a few weeks ago, the outpouring of support led to a “Hire a SoundClouder” Google doc to connect them with new jobs. Now,. Continue reading
The Legalities Behind A Cover Song
The recording of covers is common practice in the music industry, and has only become more popular of late, particularly with the rise of YouTube. Still, by nature of the. Continue reading
