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Music Industry Leaders Travel To Palestine To Launch Revolutionary Music Expo
A forward thinking and brave group of music industry figures traveled to Palestine in November with Palestinian artists ahead of the inaugural Palestine Music Expo (PMX). Basic industry infrastructure and travel restrictions topped the agenda. Music journalist Larry LeBlanc was one of a select group of music industry figures who traveled to Palestine in November to meet ...
12 Questions To Ask Before You Make That Post
Simply having a presence on social media is no guarantee that, as a band or artist, you're using it effectively. Here we examine twelve questions you should ask your self in advance of making a social media post to ensure you focus your content for the best possible impact. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 As ...
Vinyl Sales Tops Digital Downloads In UK
For the first time ever, the recording industry made more money from vinyl album sales than downloaded albums in the UK last week. According to figures published by the Entertainment Retailers Association, vinyl accounted for sales of £2.4m ($3m USD), while downloads took in £2.1m ($2.6M). The ERA suggested that vinyl sales were up as they ...
Grammy Nominees 2017 Named - Jazz List
The 59th Annual Grammys will air live from the Staples Center in LA on Feb. 12th at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Here is the full list of nominees for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards: JAZZ Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “Countdown” — Joey Alexander “In Movement” — Ravi Coltrane “We See” — Fred Hersch
Stan Freberg: Clever Comedy
Stan Freberg was many things. Dull wasn't one of them. He was an advertising copywriter and creative director, voice actor, radio personality, singer and comedian. He also was the father of the send-up single and funny TV advertisement. Freberg, who died in 2015, also loved jazz, as many fans know from Three Little Bops, the 1957 ...
Eventbrite, Bandsintown Partner To Connect Concert Promoters With Music Fans
In the crowded ticketing sector, Eventbrite has innovated their way into a $5 billion niche in self-service ticketing, today adding a Bandsintown partnership. Indie ticketing platform Eventbrite and concert discovery app Bandsintown have announced a partnership that integrates the two platforms in ways that should help sell more tickets. The partnership has two phases: Phase I goes live today, ...
Spotify Control Of Sonos Is Now Live For All
One of the most requested additions of Sonos usersthe ability to control Sonos wireless speakers directly from the Spotify app using the music streamer's Connect featureis now live for all Premium users after a month in beta. Here's a video intro. Get more details here. Pandora and Amazon Alexa Echo voice integration have been promised for early ...
End Of The Year Is The Perfect Time To Get All Of Your Contract Riders In Order
For touring artists, contract riders are an important piece of information to provide venues with. Besides simply detailing what the artist wants for lunch, they also outline the requirements which will allow you to put your best face forward as an artist. By author, teacher and artist consultant Jeri Goldstein of Performing Biz It's time to get ...
YouTube Has Paid Musicians, Music Industry $1 Billion In 12 Months vs $1.6 Billion From Spotify
Amid ongoing label driven furor over the size of payments to musicians and the music industry, YouTube has shared a big number$1 billion. That's the amount that it has paid the music industry in the last 12 months. YouTube shared on Tuesday that it has paid the music industry $1 billion in the last 12 months. ...
Music Streaming Services Using AI To Revolutionize Listening Experience.
As the music industry continues to integrate new technologies, music streaming services are eager to make further inroads into music discovery and personalization, something which the implementation of artificial intelligence could help achieve. From the team at Report Linker In an industry known for disruption, it should come as no surprise that music streaming services are pushing ...

