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News: Performance / Tour

There's jazz in his blood

January 11, 2019

Pianist Rony Khoury hails from the Dominican Republic, where his sheer talent at the keyboard has caught many an eye—and ear. With good reason. He visited Port Charlotte this week for a showcase performance- a brief stopover en route to Boston, where he's going to study at the Berklee College of Music. He won a half-scholarship ...

News: Technology

Amazon Adds 1 Million Reasons Not To Use Your Car Radio

January 11, 2019

Amazon is bringing Alexa voice control to the car. Announced in September, the Echo Auto is finally shipping to the more than one million drivers that pre-ordered it. To boost sales farther, the Echo Auto is on sale for $24.99, a 50% savings. Add free Spotify and TuneIn accounts and any advantage held by broadcast radio ...

News: Trends

Indie Stores Report 2018 Vinyl Sales +10%, CDs -12.6%

January 11, 2019

The Coalition of Independent Music Stores polled it ts members on December 2018 sales compared to last year. Despite the rush to streaming, brick and mortar music stores appear to be holding with the help of healthy sales of vinyl, turntables and vinyl accessories. 2018 Indie store charts follow the survey results. “The results were, of ...

News: Interview

Interview: Miles Davis, 1984

January 11, 2019

While Miles Davis was on tour in Baltimore in 1984, he agreed to appear on a daytime cable talk show called Cityline. For whatever reason, the hosts didn't bother to do a stitch of research and admitted as much to Davis. One of the hosts even asks Davis if he played with Charlie Parker. Astonished by ...

News: Music Industry

CD Baby Artists Earned $100 Million In 2018

January 10, 2019

CD Baby has revealed that it's artists earned more than $100 million in 2018. That impressive number includes income from digital distribution (streaming and downloads) along with YouTube, music on Facebook and Instagram, music publishing, sync and direct CD sales. CD Baby represents more than 750,000 artists, 170,000 songwriters, and over 9 million tracks.across 800+ genres. ...

News: Music Industry

Futures Of Music Coalition Sets 2019 Policy Priorities

January 10, 2019

The Future Of Music Coalition (FMC) shared that it is prepping the launch of a new, mobile-optimized website with a focus on making it easier for musicians and fans to take action. The US based musician's advocacy group also shared it's priorities for 2019. From the FMC: Fairness in Music Licensing, Business, and Copyright. This will include ...

News: Award / Grant

Blues Music Awards 2019 Nominees Announced

January 10, 2019

The Blues Music Awards have announced their 2019 nominees and set a date for the 40th annual gathering. Leading this year with the most nominations is keyboardist Anthony Geraci, who is in the running in six categories. The Boston musician is up for consideration for Song of the Year (“Angelina, Angelina”); Album of the Year and ...

News: Career

How To Sell Out A Show [Kosha Dillz]

January 10, 2019

Indie rapper Kosha Dillz does it all pretty much himself. There's no agent, no label and only occasional help with marketing. Despite those obstacles he's carved out a touring career thanks to his impressive hustle and some tips he shares here. Guest post by Kosha Dillz To be honest I have only sold out one show ...

News: Trends

Do Touch That Dial: In-Car Listening Finally Shifting

January 10, 2019

While much has changed in the music industry over the past ten years, our listening habits while on the move have, until now, remained much the same. Historically AM/FM listening has dominated in the car but, while this is still somewhat true, traditional radio's grip on drivers seems to be loosening. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski ...

News: Career

Old School Music Marketing Trick That Holds Up In 2019

January 10, 2019

In the competitive modern music economy, any marketing edge you can gain in the crowded playing field is key. Here we look at classic marketing tool which not only holds up in 2019, but will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Guest post from Haulix Daily Marketing is everything in today’s music business. ...