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The Outdoor Music Festival Boom
Are music festivals too popular for their own good? While the recorded music industry remains tumultuous, the popularity of outdoor music festivals only continues to grow, to the point where finding enough big name artists to act as headliners has become a challenge. Guest Post by Zoe Mitchell on the Berklee College of Music - Music Business Journal ...
The Incompatibility Problem With Streaming Services
With Apple Music and Tidal nipping at Spotify's heels, the streaming world has become a competitive one, and as artists start to release content exclusives on only one service, listeners may start to find their online listening experience fragmented. Guest Post by Faza on The Cynical Musician The streaming landscape has changed quite a bit since ...
Pandora's Tim Westergren: Bringing Music Into The Light
Although some claim that now is the best time in history to be a musician, many artists have great difficulty in accessing information regarding the rights and usage of their music. That can be detrimental, not only to their career, but it also makes life difficult for anyone wishing to use their music. Pandora co-founder Tim ...
6 Reasons Why Your Social Media Channels Aren’t Growing
Are you a proactive user of social media, but find that you're unable to gain the kind of traction with fans that you'd like? This article offers some suggestions about why you may not being seeing significant growth in your social media following. Guest Post by Tyler Allen on Sonicbids It's no shocking revelation or mind-blowing ...
Fair Music Transparency Report [Followup]
In a followup to an earlier post, this article explores how, in spite of living in an age where music is more accessible than ever before, the commercial end of the business has a long way to go as far as getting artists the money they deserve. Guest Post by Allen Bargfrede on Rethink Music This should ...
SoundExchange Launches PLAYS Search Engine: Who's Claiming Your Recordings?
Money earned from digital plays often, for one reason or another, ends up in the wrong hands, and even services like SoudExchange can misdirect funds. Enter the PLAYS Search Engine, a tool which allows artists to track where their money is going. Guest Post by Phil Canning of The Orchard on The Daily Rind It sounds ...
Should Radio Stations Accept A “Listen” Fee For Screening Music?
Could a pay-to-play relationship between artists and DJs be the future of radio? Although historically frowned upon, a business model which allows DJs to screen songs while being paid for their time could be beneficial for both artists and radio stations. Guest Post by Michael Corcoran on musicSUBMIT Part 2 of a 5 part series. For Part ...
12 CD's For 1¢ Is Dead: The Original Artist Rip-Off Columbia House Files For Bankruptcy
Remember 12 CDs or cassettes for a 1¢? Fueled by slippery clauses buried deep major label contracts, Columbia House, formed the backbone of many 70's and 80's music collections. Once billed as a vehicle for music discovery, the record club" has filed for bankruptcy. Columbia House, the mail order music service that built a billion dollar ...
Rdio Adds Nearly 500 Live Broadcasts
Everyone looking for an advantage in the competitive streaming space. One tactic, taken aggressively by Tidal, is exclusive content. They headlines, but are short lived and costly. Spotify and Tidal add videos. But like Apple's Beats 1, Rdio is betting that live audio will attract users. Music streamer Rdio has added live broadcast radio beginning with ...
6 Tips For Promoting Your Music On Spotify
As streaming becomes a more and more popular method of listening to music, being able to effectively promote one's work on services like Spotify is critical to success. Here are some useful tips for getting your music front and center. Guest Post from Ditto Music How do bands promote themselves on Spotify? I can't promise that you ...


