A Manifesto For The Future Of Free Music

In the thankfully long gone days of DRM downloads it could be fairly said that ‘music was born free yet everywhere it is in chains’. Now music is free of. Continue reading

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Ad Revenue Growing From Mobile Streaming

According to a survey from Deloitte, streaming music was the most common digital activity on smartphones in 2014. Streams of songs and music videos topped 164 billion during the year,. Continue reading

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Billboard, Twitter Launch Bop.fm Chart Integration

Music is meant to be heard, rather than just read about. So to solve that problem Billboard and Twitter have integrated Bop.fm, "the Switzerland of music services" into select charts.

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In 6 Months SoundCloud Has Approved Just 100 Premier Partners, Payments Total $1 Million

2015 is the year that SoundCloud needs to implement a monetization strategy – both for itself and for the creators that have made the platform so popular. Today the company. Continue reading

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How To Master Your Call-To-Action & Video Presentation On Facebook

Compared to individual posts, Facebook’s Pages receive far less traffic, however they are often the first stop for someone new to your brand – are you making the most of. Continue reading

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Inside Jeff Price’s Messy TuneCore Split: Read The Full Court Filings

A new Billboard expose uses court filings to offer a look inside the messy 2012 split between TuneCore and two of its founders Jeff Price and Peter Wells. During the. Continue reading

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Musicians! How to Get The Best Out Of Your Gigs

Being an emerging artist, you learn very quickly that success is dependent on how much you hustle. Networking with promoters, connecting with fans, and performing great shows are a lot. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

How To Release A Top 40 Single [Book Excerpt] Four Things You Can Do To Generate More Music Sales (in Five Minutes or Less) 5 Non-Annoying Ways To Promote Your. Continue reading

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Snapchat Adds Music – It’s A Big Deal, But Will Artists And Songwriters Get Paid?

Snapchat has been very public about its music ambitions, including rumored talks to start a label or to buy Taylor' Swift's Big Machine records in tandem with Apple. Today those tune-driven dreams. Continue reading

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SXSW Announces 2015 Music Hackathon

Bringing music and tech together is usually a good thing. Seldom, however, are the results more concrete than during a music tech hackathon; and nowhere is the talent bench deeper. Continue reading

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