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Indie Artists Can't Afford To Skip Streaming: A Look At The Numbers
In this illuminating look at a year in streaming, CD Baby CEO Tracy Maddux examines how indie artists are beginning to see appreciable payouts from online streaming services, although other revenue sources still remain important and valuable. Guest post by Tracy Maddux, CEO of CD Baby It was a watershed year for the half-million or so artists and ...
Now Amazon Wants To Commoditize Music Festivals
After successfully altering many aspects of consumer spending, Amazon is now looking extend its reach to the commoditization of music festivals. We're not quite sure what that means yet, but they do claim they will never, ever get into secondary ticketing. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy It probably drives Amazon crazy that ...
Pandora Not For Sale, Will Be Profitable This Year, Says Pandora CEO As Stock Falls [VIDEO]
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Pandora founder and CEO Tom Westergren made some bold claims during a CNBC appearance Monday. Wall Street was unimpressed, pushing the stock-6.3% to $11.60 by midday Tuesday. “We intend to be profitable this year," Pandora CEO Tim Westergren declared on CNBC's “Squawk Alley" Monday. The bold claim came on the eve of the launch of its ...
Ed Sheeran Broke The Charts [Mark Mulligan]
Ed Sheeran is hugely popular; and while no one wants to demean his success (OK, maybe some do...), when one person occupies for 9 of the UK top 10 singles and all 16 tracks from his new album are in the top 20, something is broken. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Unless you have been hiding under ...
Piracy Is What Made Me, Says Ed Sheeran
While piracy is often demonized as an aspect of the industry which ruins careers before they've even really begun, the reality is that the illicit dissemination of music can in many ways help to grow an artist's presence in the industry, as was the case with Ed Sheeran. Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt We ...
How Music Marketing Is Changing In 2017
Although not without its flaws, 2016 was the first time in a while that the music industry showed signs of real growth, thanks in large part to the rising popularity of streaming services, but the (hopefully) positive changes aren't about to stop. Here, we consider some key ways in which the music industry will likely develop ...
Stop The Legalized Extortion: How To Make The Live Music Experience Fair For All
Here a former venue owner explores the possibilities behind technology bringing transparency to live performance marketplace, thereby ending what has essentially become a form of legalized extortion for artists. Guest post by Zach Bair Here's a fact that may surprise live music lovers: Artists may not see a cent from songs played on jukeboxes, radio, karaoke or ...
5 Ways To Optimize Your Time At SXSW
Owing to issues like the visa controversy and the scaling back of some its major participants involvement, 2017's SXSW is shaping up to be an odd one. That said, the festival is still worth your time. Here we review five of the best ways to make this SXSW a showcase and marketing success. Guest post by ...
5 Essential Tools For DIY Music PR
In the current music economy, up and coming artists are often expected to do work traditionally handled by labels and A&Rs themselves, including most of the leg work when it comes to PR. Here we look at five must-have tools for the independent artist working to break into the industry. Guest post Tyler Allen of the ...
Join 3700+ Songwriters: SIGN THIS PETITION NOW To Stop Big Tech From Lowering Royalty Rates
The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA), which represents U.S. music publishers and their songwriters, along with the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) are facing off against Google, Apple, Amazon, Spotify and Pandora as the Copyright Royalty Board meets this week to determine how songwriters are paid for the next five years. “Songwriters must stand up to ...
