Bandcamp Adds Catalog Discount Bundles Just In Time For Christmas

Direct to fan music sales site Bandcamp has added the ability for artists and labels to sell full catalog bundles at a discount.  Any artist with 3 or more albums. Continue reading

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How To Tell That Your Music Career Effort Is Paying Off (Even If It Doesn’t Seem Like It)

As an artist, breaking into the music industry is a difficult task, and it's easy to feel as though your efforts are offering little in the way of rewards, but. Continue reading

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Renman U: An Honest Look at the Music Biz from Steve Rennie

Steve Rennie has spent the last 30+ years in the music business wearing a number of hats: manager of Incubus, concert promoter, record executive, host of Renman Live, and now. Continue reading

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Rdio Bankruptcy Details: $220M In Debt, Losing $2M Per Month

Its no secret that ad-supported music streaming is currently a money losing business.  But court papers filed in the bankruptcy court today show just how tough a business it is. Continue reading

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Spotify Users Now Log 1.7 Billion Listening Hours Monthly

Spotify announced that its "more than 75 million" users now listen 1.7 billion hours monthly.  As Music Ally points out, that matches Pandora listener stats from its 78 million users.. Continue reading

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Merlin Announces Board Election Results

Indie music global digital rights agency Merlin today announced results of its biennial board elections. Those elected will serve for two years.

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Overheard @SFMusicTech

Last week, SF Music Tech, the gathering of the music tech tribe, held its latest session.  As usual, attendees looked forward rather than complaining about the past and present. Playlists. Continue reading

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How Your SoundCloud Upload And Digital Distribution Can Work Together

As with many web-based marketing strategies, it pays to cast a wide net, and by confining yourself to a limited number of online retailers, or using exclusively SoundCloud, you could. Continue reading

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5 Methods For Integrating Playlisting Into Your Digital Marketing Campaign

As more and more listeners are finding new music on their streaming service of choice via playlists, how to get your music on to one such playlist is something the. Continue reading

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Music Business Association Partners With Assoc. For Electronic Music

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has partnered with the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) to launch the Electronic Music Workgroup.

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