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Anymore, does Facebook help your business / career? If so, to what extent?

by Michael Ricci
April 14, 2021

I'll admit, I was never a Facebook fan. First, I'm mostly a private person, but more importantly, I have precious time and spend it fully on building All About Jazz and Jazz Near You. Not to mention, Facebook has not been kind to independent web publishers, causing many to shutter over the years. My ...

Kathy Kosins

ASCAP award-winning vocalist Kathy Kosins has won the hearts of critics and fans around the globe with her eclectic musical palette that expands the rich history of jazz. Born and bred during the Motown era of Detroit, she began singing and arranging background vocals for producer Don Was in the early eighties, which led to her becoming one of the most sought after session singers. As a lead vocalist she recorded for both Carrere (Sony) and Quality Records and later toured with Was/Not Was. In the early "90s, Kosins, a ferocious writer and arranger, fell in love with the freedom of the jazz art form and her writing naturally evolved into a more traditional approach

Another Music Licensing Deal Signed For Facebook

March 1, 2018

While Facebook hasn't entered into the streaming game yet, it does seem to be leaning that way, having recently dipped a second toe in after signing a deal with ICE Services, a licensing group representing several European performing rights organizations. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Facebook isn’t in the music streaming business yet, but ...

Google Is Sending You More Traffic Than Facebook

February 17, 2018

In the first week of February, Google sent publishers 40% more or 466 million more pageviews than it did in January 2017. That same week, Facebook sent 200 million fewer, or 20%  less. This shift is happening as Facebook adjust its algorithm to prioritize posts from friends and family over business, bands and publishers. Chartbeat data ...

Facebook Tests Change That Is CATASTROPHIC For Music Marketing

October 25, 2017

Facebook is testing a major change to is basic algorithm—the one that decides what shows up in a followers news feed—that will completely change music marketing on the social platform; unless, of course, one is willing to pay to be seen. Facebook is testing a change that would shift all non-promoted posts coming from pages out ...

Chatbots: Reality Or Hype?

September 21, 2017

Chatbots, also known simply as bots or interactive agents, are programs designed to mimic human conversation via text or audio. The implication of these programs for the music industry could be huge assuming that it isn't all just hype. Guest post by Moses Namara of The Message A chatbot is a computer program that is made to ...

In Another Step Towards Music, Facebook Acquires Source3

August 8, 2017

Although music has historically taken a backseat for Facebook, there's been some movement behind the curtain of the popular social network suggesting this could soon change, most recently through the purchase of rights management startup Source3. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Music hasn’t been a huge priority on the Facebook platform until now, ...

How To Reach Fans On Facebook Live

August 1, 2017

For most DIY artists, promoting over Facebook has become a huge hassle and can often seem more trouble than it's worth organic reach now often next to impossible. In this article we look at the potential of Facebook live, and how it can be used to effectively reach fans. Guest post by Chris Robley of DIY ...

Musician? Export your Jazz Near You events to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

November 20, 2016

A tremendous time-saving feature for musicians! All About Jazz has made it simple to export your events (entered at Jazz Near You) to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Steps 1 To get started, create an All About Jazz musician profile then upload your events. If you already have a profile (and are signed in), just upload your ...