6 ‘special’ album types that will entice fans into buying
While many artists may not consider physical formats of music to be the moneymakers they once were, ignoring them entirely, exclusively in favor of digital, can cause you to miss. Continue reading
Data-driven music distribution, neighboring rights with Innercat’s Paris Cabezas
In a new edition of Chartmetric’s ‘How Music Charts,’ we hear from Paris Cabezaz, founder of InnerCat Music Group, about how having a tech-oriented, data-driven mindset allows for the optimization. Continue reading
How To Find Your Music In China
While distributors and labels often distribute your music internationally, language barriers and other complications can sometimes make it hard to find and keep track of how your music is performing. Continue reading
TuneCore Expands To India
TuneCore has expanded its DIY digital music distribution service to India. The Believe owned company will now allow India-based artists to collect revenue from Indian and global streaming services, digital. Continue reading
How Music Distribution Works In The Modern Entertainment Business [VIDEO]
While music distribution seems like it should be a simple, straightforward process with just a few steps, the reality is far more complex. Here we follow the meandering breadcrumb trail. Continue reading
Why You Need To Double Check Your Distributor When Releasing New Music
Jay Gilbert and Michael Brandvold share real-world experience on why you need to double-check your distributor every time you release music on this new episode of the Music Biz Weekly. Continue reading
Spotify Ends Free Direct Distribution
Spotify has decided that it doesn't want to be in the music distribution business, after all. Eleven months ago, the streamer launched a beta program that allowed artists to upload. Continue reading
Music Distribution: Upfront Revenue vs. Revenue Sharing
Once you've finished creating your music, its time to develop a strategy for how you want to release it. With so many digital distributors out, it picking one can be. Continue reading
Music Distributors Refuse To Join Labels In The Present
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. If you know people who work at record labels, you know they are not without complaint. From Napster to YouTube, half of the new. Continue reading
Research: Young Listeners May Embrace CD Quality Audio, But It Won’t Be On A CD
According to research conducted by Dr. Sean Olive, young listeners choose CD-quality audio over lossy alternatives when given the choice. Listeners may prefer CD-quality audio, but many do not embrace. Continue reading