Music Industry News

How Artists Can Get Feedback on Their Music

Source: HypeBot
October 29, 2010

Want feedback on your music? Brian Hazard tests out Soundout, a music service that compares your song to 50,000 others from major and indie labels to tell you how good your track is. The service has a guaranteed 95% accuracy, but Brian Hazard reveals that there may be some flaws in the service since it only analyzes the first 60 seconds of a song. In addition, SoundOut may not be a good fit for artists in niche genres. For other genres, ...

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18 Essays About the Evolution of Digital Music

Source: HypeBot
October 29, 2010

Each of these essays explore a range of topics and there are more to come. There's many subjects can be tied into a post about the music industry.  The changes that we're seeing are everywhere. Thank you to all the readers willing to wade through the longer pieces and I aim to create more worth browsing though soon.

10 Truths About The Modern Recording Industry. Why We're Less Happy With Music Now Than Ever. 4 Reasons Why Fans Are File-Share ...

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What Does Your Set Look Like?

Source: We All Make Music
October 28, 2010

For all the upheaval that the music industry is currently experiencing, there is one fact has remained relatively constant: if you can put on a great live show, you will go places.

That said, the definition of a great live show can differ wildly.

Over at the most excellent Evolver.fm, a blog that former Wired and CNET writer Eliot Van Buskirk runs for The Echo Nest, there is a great post about how several big-time bands pace their live shows. ...

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Young Guru Says Major Labels Are "Slave Masters" and Artists Don't Need Them Anymore

Source: HypeBot
October 28, 2010

Hip-hop producer Young Guru, the man behind Jay-Z and Kanye West, has some choice words about the record industry. In this speech, he talks about the corporatization of music and why artists no longer need major labels. He hopes to warn artists of the modern trappings of 360 deals. To him, this is the perfect time for musical independence. Watch the video of his talk below:

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Are You Rhythm Road Material?

Source: We All Make Music
October 27, 2010

A few weeks ago, we heard about something called The Rhythm Road, a partnership between Jazz at Lincoln Center and the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs that aspires, in their words, to “share America's unique contribution to the world of music and to promote cross-cultural understanding and exchange among nations worldwide." And with applications for the 2011-12 season due at the end of this week, we decided to speak with the State Department's Marjorie Ames about what ...

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Kelley Suttenfield's "Where Is Love?" in consideration for Grammy

Source: Betsyann Faiella
October 27, 2010

New York, NY—hombus Records recording artist Kelley Suttenfield's debut CD, “Where Is Love?" is under consideration for a Grammy Award nomination as NARAS members continue voting through early November. The final nominations will be announced on a TV special: “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! Countdown to Music's Biggest Night"—that will air on CBS television network December 3rd. The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will take place early February 2011. Kelley Suttenfield is known for an adventurous repertoire and a unique jazz ...

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Spotify Has Users "By the Balls." Users Disagree.

Source: HypeBot
October 26, 2010

Sean Parker spoke about Spotify at The Daily Beast's conference. Rather candidly, Parker explained that the war on piracy has been a failure and that the answer to it is Spotify. He says that once users become addicted to their music libraries they will want to bring these songs with them on the go and this is when they are most likely to get fans to subscribe to the service. He claims, in this sense, that he will have users ...

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CMJ 2010: Tips for Getting Gigs in New Markets

Source: We All Make Music
October 23, 2010

When CMJ released its panel schedule about ten days ago, there were a couple titles that jumped out at us right away, most of which we've been lucky enough to attend over the past few days. But the final panel we attended today, “How to Sell 500 Tickets in 5 Different Markets," was the first thing we circled.

And it turns out our instincts were good. There was a ton of information offered up not just by the panelists, but ...

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