Music Industry News

ReverbNation + MySpace: Here's the Deal...

Source: Digital Music News
December 17, 2010

MySpace Music is undergoing an extreme makeover, but this goes beyond cosmetics. Just this morning, the company tied with top DIYer ReverbNation to expand its on-deck services. So what's the deal?

The focal point is ReverbNation's email platform FanReach, which suddenly becomes an available tool for MySpace artists. But, MySpace artists can use this inside and outside the MySpace walls, and effectively manage their most important communication assets. MySpace bands will have the power to:

Collect and import email contacts. ...

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Who Figured out What in 2010...

Source: Digital Music News
December 17, 2010

Isn't that what we're all trying to do here—figure things out? Well, here are just a few puzzle pieces that the industry put together in 2010... (1) Arcade Fire This was the year that Arcade Fire (and Quest Management and Scott Rodger) scored a number one album in the US, and they did it without a major label. This has been years in the making, and Arcade has been steadily figuring out their own constellation of partners to achieve their ...

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10 To Do's Before, During, and After Every Gig

Source: We All Make Music
December 17, 2010

Every time a band has a gig, there are certain guidelines they should follow. This checklist of 10 items will help bands ensure each show runs smoothly and is as successful as possible.

Advance The Show

There is a lot of information that trades hands when setting up a show, and sometimes that information gets jumbled and isn't communicated correctly. Make sure you are on the same page with the venue by advancing the show 1 to 2 weeks before ...

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End of Year: Worst Artist Marketing Ideas

Source: We All Make Music
December 17, 2010

As much as we love to recognize and celebrate the wonderful work done by others at the end of a year, we also really, really like making fun of their mistakes.

Here, without further ado, are some of the worst marketing moves made by bands this year:

Irrespective of who funded what, the cover of Weezer's album, Hurley, is still atrocious.

Weezer's Hurley. As in Clothing. Not as in Lost. Or Maybe As In Lost. Maybe. As ...

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The 100 Most Read Music Industry Stories in 2010

Source: HypeBot
December 17, 2010

(UPDATED) How did I arrive at this list? Simple. I went into Google Analytics and charted our Top Content from Jan 1, 2010—Dec 15, 2010. These are listed according to pageviews. Also, I did notice that a few of these posts aren't from 2010. Other than that, the list is pretty self-explanatory. Note that the #1 story on the blog is of a Ke$ha and Katy Perry mash-up. It had +10,000 pageviews. Oh, don't worry. We'll keep this in mind ...

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Nimbit Partners with Scott Feldman's D.I.-Why?

Source: HypeBot
December 17, 2010

(Updated) Online direct-to-fan platform Nimbit has partnered with D.I.-Why?, a new artists services agency founded by former Nimbit marketing director Scott Feldman to offer additional hands-on services to artists. Nimbit says it has been receiving increasing requests for additional assistance in setting up and executing their online presence and direct-to-fan activities. So Feldman, launched D.I.-Why? to provide these services. The initial D.I.-Why? offering includes:

Website Design and Development on platforms including WordPress, Joomla, and HTML5. Online Marketing & Promotion from ...

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1,000,000th Band Joins ReverbNation

Source: HypeBot
December 16, 2010

Late last night, ReverbNation registered their 1 millionth artist to the platform. To celebrate this event, the staff at the company are rewarding the Latin group PANA! with a package of free services and merchandise. Having launched in 2006, ReverbNation considers this to be an important milestone for the company. Why have they been so successful? “We have always focused on serving the needs of the Artist, sometimes to a fault," CEO Mike Doernberg explains. So too, COO Jed Carlson, ...

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MusixShare Helps Support Social Causes with Music

Source: HypeBot
December 16, 2010

MusixShare is a brand-new startup that enables artists to pair up with social causes. When fans purchase music through the site, a portion of that sale goes to a designated cause or charity. As well, artists can come together to create digital cause compilations. This way, both artists and fans can collaborate to support timely and specific causes in need. The first compellation through the site features several San Francisco Bay artists to support the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society who ...

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