Polaris Prize Short List 2017″ Feist, Leonard Cohen, Weaves + 7 More
The 2017 Polaris Music Prize Short List was announced today. The 10 nominees were narrowed down from the Long List of 40 artists. The award goes to the best album by a Canadian artist,. Continue reading
Spotify Continues To Add New Artist And Fan Friendly Features
As Spotify continues to grow and adapt to global streaming trends, the popular music streaming service is rolling out several new features, benefiting both artists and music consumers. Below we. Continue reading
How To Get And Keep Fans’ Attention With Automated Emails
Using an automated response can be great way to build a connection with fans, as well as market to them. Here we look at several incentives that can be used. Continue reading
Spotify’s ‘Fake Artist’ Issue, Other Problems At Scale [Chris Castle]
As Spotify has grown to be the #1 music streamer, it has also grown to be the #1 target. This time accused of creating 'fake' artists and commissioning recordings, something. Continue reading
Crowdsource Campaign Launched To Restore Woodstock Festival Site
On August 1969, half-a-million people gathered for a three-day festival of peace, love, and music. Now, the Bethel, NY arts center that controls the site of the historic Woodstock Festival. Continue reading
SoundCloud Is Just Days Away From Running Out Of Money
Even after laying off 40% of its workforce last week, SoundCloud is just weeks, or at most a few months, away from running out of cash, according to current and. Continue reading
11 Frequently Ignored Marketing Tips For Starting Musicians
As an artist starting out, being unprepared or expecting things to magically happen by themselves is a recipe for disappointment and failure. Here we look at eleven all too often. Continue reading
THU. BRIEF: SoundCloud Is Sinking • Oak View Acquires Pollstar • Spotify Controversy Continues • Mighty Audio • More
Thursday 7.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Sadly things are as bad as we had feared at SoundCloud, and it appears that many of its wounds are self-inflicted. . Continue reading
360 Record Deals: A Look Inside “Multiple Rights” Agreements
As physical music sales drop across, it has become increasingly common for music distributors to try and have the artists and bands they sign enter into more extensive contracts. Here we. Continue reading
Thought Pop Music Was The Most Listened To Genre? Guess Again
As a consumer of radio, it's easy to assume that Pop is the most popular genre in the US, but a new report from BuzzAngle offers up some contrary data,. Continue reading
