Believe, Tunecore hit $1.07B in digital music sales last year alone
Believe, and its group of companies facilitated €1B/$1.07B in digital music sales for D.I.Y. artists, independent artists, and record labels in 2022. The company’s portfolio includes TuneCore, Nuclear Blast, Naïve,. Continue reading
A guide to Releasing Music in 2023 with Randall Foster of Symphonic
If you are releasing music in 2023, this is the place to start. A major part of any recipe for success is creating an honest and thorough plan to make. Continue reading
YouTube best practices for musicians in 2023
YouTube has become much more than a just place to watch videos. So here is an up-to-date YouTube guide so musicians can learn how to make the most from on. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Is Ticketmaster the villain? • Battling merch fees & more
Episode #129 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is live. This week on the YMC podcast, your charming hosts. Continue reading
QUICK HITS: Marni Greenberg exits YouTube • $15B in Sweetwater sales • Splice licenses • Reservoir adds Dion
YouTube and Google’s popular Head Of Music Communications, Marni Greenberg, is one of the 12,000 laid off by the tech giant this week. We’ll let you know the lucky company. Continue reading
Is $1 enough? Spotify needs to charge $12.99 to keep up with inflation
Spotify has resisted raising its base $9.99 per month subscription price even as Apple Music and yesterday, Amazon Music have. $10.99 / £10.99 is now the monthly price at the. Continue reading
7 best practices for music promotion on YouTube
Learn how to best utilize YouTube’s marketing opportunities so you can grow your following. by Pete Callaghan of Promoly Music is one of the most popular forms of entertainment in. Continue reading
New J. Cole track was written after he searched for himself on YouTube
J. Cole wrote and released his new track ‘Procrastination (Broke)’ after he searched “J. Cole type beat” on YouTube and found a beat by producer Bvtman. Released just yesterday, Wednesday,. Continue reading
Zach Bryan is taking on Ticketmaster one sold-out show at a time
Zach Bryan is battling Ticketmaster and Live Nation one show at a time and filling venues like Red Rocks with legions of dedicated fans along the way. Bryan started uploading. Continue reading
The year ahead in music: Web 2.5, Hip Hop turns 50, Vinyl, Vintage, Ticketmaster, and more [Jesse Kirshbaum]
Earlier this week, Jesse Kirshbaum, co-founder of Nue, looked back at the trends that drove music and the music industry last year. Now he looks ahead to 2023. by Jesse Kirshbaum,. Continue reading