Indie DIY Advice: Write ‘Thank You’ Notes
While adding extra items to merchandise orders can be expensive for an artist or record label, 'Thank You' notes can be a friendly and cost effective way to connect with. Continue reading
Topspin Co-Founder Shamal Ranasinghe Joins Pandora As VP of Product Management, Artists and Music Makers
Responding to criticism over royalty rates and aggressive efforts to lower them further, Pandora has worked to forge better relations with artists and labels. After launching free analytics, they recently. Continue reading
Beatport Adds Free Embeddable Music Player, Artists To Be Paid For Every Stream
The money that artists make when music is played online is very slowly inching upward. That pace should accelerate when Apple launches, or will after it gets past a controversial. Continue reading
Merlin, WIN, Beggars, IMPALA Endorse Revised Apple Music Deal, More Independent Labels Sign On
[UPDATED] What a difference a day and a tweet from Eddie Cue make. Overnight, more and more independent labels signed their contracts with Apple Music after several trade groups endorsed. Continue reading
SoundCloud Imposes API Streaming Limits
As part of its moves to monetize the platform and properly compensate creators, SoundCloud has been making a series of changes – some of which have not been well received. Continue reading
Five Tips to Increase Your Email Engagement Rate
The success of an email campaign is largely determined by the open rate and click-through rate, or in other words, the audience’s engagement with your newsletter. It’s important to track. Continue reading
It’s Time To Stop Hating Spotify
In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with David McMillin, the lead singer of Fort Frances and author of a recent essay on Pop Matters called “Why Its. Continue reading
A2IM Cautions Indie Labels Not To Sign Current Apple Music Offer
After a source shared the contract that Apple Music was offering independent record labels, we wrote about Apple's insistence that no money would be paid to rightsholders during the 90. Continue reading
Apple Music Targets The Mainstream Market
In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, Cortney Harding and Kyle Bylin discuss the launch of Apple Music. How is Apple Music different from Spotify Now? How can Apple improve its. Continue reading
5 Cloud Storage Options for Musicians and Labels
What happens when you have new music recorded and not enough space to store it? You may want to check out getting some cloud storage. Check out today's article to see. Continue reading
