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Inside Music Distribution To China's 1.3 Billion Market
Much of the initial enthusiasm that accompanied the opening up of the Chinese music industry with the advent of the internet, usually supplemented by a hopeful but misguided reference to 1.3 billion people parting with their money, has since whittled down to a more pragmatic approach. Guest Post by Matthew D on The Global Outpost The ...
Starbucks Shifts Music Gears From iTunes to Spotify In Major Multi-Year Partnership
Digital music deals and launches are accelerating ahead of next months Apple music relaunch. Spotify hit a solid double yesterday with multi-faceted Starbucks deal that includes 200,000+ free Spotify Premium accounts and marks a shift for the ubiquitous retailer away from a longterm relationship with iTunes. Longtime iTunes music partner Starbucks is shifting its allegiance ...
Epic Fail: The War On Piracy
The final chapter in the long, sordid story of the pirate site, Grooveshark, finally played out in a New York Courtroom last week. The principals, after years of litigation, have finally shut down their website and signed an agreement stating they will never own or operate a pirate site again or face millions of dollars in ...
Redistributing The Streaming Wealth: Why Listening Hours Not Artist Popularity May Drive The Divvying Up Of Royalties
The question of just how to distribute the royalty dollars from music services has moved from a back-office thought exercise to an out-in-the-open debate. Moving forward in this debate is the argument that it would be fairer—particularly to emerging, independent, or less “popular” artists—to distribute royalties on an each pair of ears basis (i.e., per subscriber) rather than on ...
How Mobile Devices Are Changing The Face Of "Live" Events [Ticketfly/Harris Survey]
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Whether we like it or not, smartphones, iPads, and tablets have taken up permanent residence in our day to day existence. Fans are on their mobile devices more and more during events - which begs the question, is live tweeting is killing live shows or are smartphones are simply paving the way to the new generation ...
Has NPR Turned Their Backs On Musicians?
In what can only be described as troubling and suspicious activity, NPR has joined Google, Amazon, Pandora, Clear Channel, the NAB and even the National Restaurant Association in opposing changes that would benefit songwriters and musicians. Guest Post by Will Buckley on NPR Fare Play They’ve all signed on as members of an industry funded organization called the ...
3 Old-Fashioned Ways That Work To Get People to Your Shows
In these times of rampant social media messaging, basic on-the-ground community building tactics are more valuable than ever to cut through the maze of the digital world and reach fans where they study, work,and hang out. In business, they say that only “family, friends, and fools" will invest in your startup company, and the same might ...
Entertainment Lawyers: Who? What? When? Where? How Much?
As an artist or creator in the entertainment industry you do not need to know everything about the business in order to succeed, but you should hire people who do. When I was a teenage recording artist back in the late 70's, I can remember being intimidated by the “suits". Now that I am on the ...
4 Pillars Of A Successful Indie Musician Career
There’s no magic bullet when it comes to building a successful music career these days. It’s incredible just how many different strategies and approaches artists are taking. Some bands are finding success on YouTube, others are gigging almost every single day, and some are developing completely new models like house concerts. Guest Post by Dave Kusek, Founder & ...
