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What Does A GRAMMY Nomination Actually Mean?
While many operating in and around the music business may question the real value of being nominated for a GRAMMY these days, many industry veterans such as Sammy Hagar, Cage The Elephant, and Tori Kelly still feel that such a nomination can do a lot of good for one's career. Guest Post by Steve Baltin on Medium ...
Grammy Nominees 2016 - The Jazz List
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards have named their jazz list of 2016 Grammy nominees. And the nominees are... Improvised Jazz Solo “Giant Steps," Joey Alexander “Cherokee," Christian McBride “Arbiters if Evolution," Donny McCaslin “Friend or Foe," Joshua Redman “Past Present," John Scofield Jazz Vocal Album Many a New ...
Reverb, The EBay For Music Gear, Raises $25 Million
New and used musical instruments and other music gear is a $23 billion global business. Reverb.com has positioned itself to be the sector's eBay acting as the marketplace for about $120 million in used gear this year. Reverb, an online marketplace for musical instruments and gear, today announced the completion of a $25 million Series B ...
Songza To Shut Down Next Month, Features Transferred To Google Play Music
Songza, which was acquired by Google in July of last year, will shut down as of January 31st. Its features and playlists will, however, still be available on Google Play Music. Songza is shutting down on January 31st. Its essential features and playlists will be available on Google Play Music, which acquired the popular music for your ...
How Music Streaming Is Creating A New Kind Of Superfan
While superfans have traditionally sought to develop a personal connection with artists, the “shuffle age" of streaming has brought with it the streaming superfan, who instead seeks to continuously broaden their musical knowledge base as a means of increasing their social capital and confidence in their own tastes. Guest Post by Cherie Hu, this first appeared ...
Being "Seen": How To Maximize Your Album's Online Visibility
For independent artists, making your music available in online stores and on streaming services is relatively easy, but gaining any kind of online visibility outside of friends and family is often quite a challenge. Here we offer some advice on what steps you should take to broaden the digital reach of your music. Guest Post by Mike McDearmon on Soundfly ...
Why Music Streaming Isn't Really About The Music
It may seem strange for companies like YouTube and Amazon to be entering the streaming industry, particularly given how notoriously unprofitable it is, but by offering it bundled with other services, profitability becomes less important than long-term customer loyalty. Guest Post by Alaister Moughan Why Does YouTube need a music streaming service? What’s the point of having music in Amazon Prime? ...
Jimmy Iovine And The Myth Of The Male Music Fan
In this article, Kelsey Butterworth takes a closer look at Jimmy Iovine's recent and unfortunate bout of mansplaining, an incident which offers some insight into several much larger issues regarding women in the music industry. Guest Post by Kelsey Butterworth, Policy & Communications Intern on Future Of Music Coalition There was a simpler time, not too long ago, when ...
Ask A Publicist: What Top 3 Qualities Do You Look For In A Band?
A publicist in the music business isn't going to team up with just anyone, and certain behaviors can cause a band to quickly get written off. Here, a publicist explains three qualities which she will seek out when considering partnering with a band or artist. Guest Post by Amy Sciarretto on the Sonicbids Blog As a ...
RIAA CTO David Hughes Responds To Hi-Res Music "Confusion"
Last week we published a piece by Bobby Oswinski of Music 3.0 describing what he sees as the “confusing" new RIAA campaign to promote Hi-Res music. Today, David Hughes, the Chief Technology Officer for the RIAA responds. Guest post by RIAA Chief Technology Officer David Hughes I understand there might be some confusion about exactly what constitutes ...
