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A Music Release Strategy For Filling Your Yearly Calendar
Your music release strategy and your social media strategy must go hand in hand, and artists should establish a schedule whereby their fans are engaged and entertained enough by the artist's online presence throughout the year that they are left eagerly anticipating new content, whether it's music or merch. Guest post by Randy Chertkow and Jason ...
Discogs Adds Inventory Platform For Professional Record Sellers, Serious Music Collectors
Music marketplace and community Discogs has launched NearMint, a new software platform for professional sellers. NearMint was created to help professional and hobbyist music sellers manage their inventory and business more effectively. The platform already manages over 1.9M inventory items for a number of large sellers who were part of the beta program, and will soon ...
Payola At Radio Never Went Away, says New Report
Broadcast radio has been rocked by at least two payola scandals in the 1960s and again in 2004. But payola- the illegal practice of paying to be played on the radio- is still rampant in the US, according to multiple reports. “Everyone knows it’s there,” Allen Kovac, CEO of the rock-focused Eleven Seven Label Group told ...
Why Tencent Wants A Stake in UMG [Mark Mulligan]
Yesterday Vivendi confirmed that it was in talks with Chinese internet giant Tencent to acquire a 10-20% stake in global leader Universal Music Group at a $33.6 billion valuation. MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan looks at why Tencent might want to invest as much as $6.7 billion in UMG. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music ...
Flow Festival Asks Artists To Take A Stand For The Environment With Sustainability Rider
The Flow Festival has invited artists to take a stand for the environment with their riders. Created in collaboration with Flow’s sustainability partner Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel, the Sustainability Rider offers a free-to-use set of clauses that can be added to existing riders, including recycling or offsetting aviation emissions. Over the past ...
Tencent In Talks To Acquire Up To 20% Of UMG
Chinese internet giant Tencent is in talks to acquire a stake in Univeral Music Group, both companies have confirmed. Earlier this year, UMG parent Vivendi announced plans to sell as much as 50% of the world's biggest music group. Under the proposed deal, Tencent would first acquire a 10% stake in UMG with a one year ...
Sony Artists, Songwriters Can Now Get Paid More Quickly
Despite many technological advances, getting major labels and publishers to pay out quickly has remained a challenge. It seems that Sony Music and Sony/ATV, however, are making an effort to expedite things for artists and songwriters, offering real-time processing, and a new “cash out" service. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 You would think ...
Most Beautiful Arts, Music Residencies In North America and How To Apply
For many working in a creative field, doing their best work necessities some combination of inspiration and solitude, something which artist residencies can help cultivate. Here we look at some of the best, most beautiful North American residencies available to creatives. Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo of Soundfly's Flypaper For many of us, creating works of ...
Guide To Promoting Your Next Show
Playing a sold out show is one of the most rewarding feelings you get as an artist. But to get there requires planning and execution. This piece walks through every step of promoting a show from announcement to sellout. Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of the Symphonic Blog Imagine showing up to a venue to play ...
4 Simple Tactics For Reaching Music Tastemakers
While sharing your music has become easier, getting it into the ears of those who matter has become increasingly difficult. Here we look at four steps for how artists can make their music stand out and catch the interest of industry tastemakers. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix Everyone wants to discover the next superstar ...
