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The Musician’s Guide To SoundCloud: Part 3
Welcome to the third and final installment of our Musician’s Guide to SoundCloud! Now that you have your brand-spankin’-new page all set up, it’s time to begin building a following. This is crucial if you want to garner music publicity in the future as a page with no plays or following will not be appealing to ...
Major Labels Under Gun In The Carpenters, Sales v. Licensing Case
The age old dispute between artists and labels over digital download revenues is once again rearing its ugly head, with Richard Carpenter having recently audited his label A&M/Universal, revealing a rash of under-reported downloads. Guest Post by Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., it first appeared on Forbes The dispute between artists and labels over the income earned ...
Bandcamp Joins Anti-Trump Immigration Fight, Will Donate 100% Of Friday's Profit To ACLU
Indie music powerhouse Bandcamp is joining the growing protests against President Trump anti-Muslim immigration ban. This Friday, Bandcamp will donate 100% of their share of all sales to the American Civil Liberties Union. This Friday, February 3rd, starting at 12:01am Pacific Time, Bandcamp will donate 100% of their share of the proceeds of every sale to the ...
The Musicians Guide To SoundCloud: Part 2
We’re back with part two of our “Musicians Guide to SoundCloud!” Today we’ll be tackling the issue of what you need to look for when submitting to playlists or accounts to be reposted on. If you have not read Part 1 (it’s good!) take a peep. While there are countless factors that determine weather or not ...
Projecting Trends: The On-Demand Economy In Music
How has the rapid onset of an on-demand music economy affected the music industry? Here Bas Grasmayer digs into how several innovative new startups in the music industry are working to capitalize on this latest trend in consumer behavior Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Synchblog One of the most important trends in employment and services ...
SoundExchange Pays Out Record $884 Million Amid Uncertain Future
SoundExchange announced that its royalty distributions in 2016 were $884 million, an increase of more than $80 million over the previous year and an all time high. The record comes amid uncertainty over how SoundExchange revenue will be affected by an increasing number of direct deals between digital broadcaster and rightsholders. “We distributed record-setting royalties to artists ...
Why DIY Is The Best Way [Broken Raven's Kevin Clark]
Here Kevin Clark of the Scotland-based rock band The Broken Ravens explains how the application of a DIY ethic, coupled with massive amounts of hard work has allowed the band to grow their success overseas in the US. Guest Post by Kevin Clark on IQ Things changed for The Broken Ravens after our invitation to showcase ...
Billboard Adds Pandora To Chart Data
Slowly, the Nielsen Billboard charts are evolving to reflect how people actually consume music in 2017. The latest data to be added comes from Pandora. Billboard is adding streams from Pandora to its highly valued Hot 100 chart. Pandora streams will also impact other streaming-based charts, and Hot 100 formula-based genre rankings including Hot Country Songs, Hot ...
5 Tips To Supercharge Your Spotify Marketing Strategy
As Spotify becomes an ever growing presence in the streaming market, it is becoming increasingly important for artists to position their music in a way that maximizes fast streaming results. Here Manuel Overbeck shares five tips for doing just that. Guest Post by Manuel MANTU Overbeck Accepting the challenge of the fast changing music market is no longer ...
How Often Should You Release New Music?
Here Hugh McIntyre explores the two sides of an issue many independent artists struggle with: how frequently to release new music and how releasing music often, and releasing music rarely both have their advantages. Guest post by Hugh McIntyre on the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: Columnist Hugh McIntyre explores what many independent artists often question: How often should ...
