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What Exactly Is An EP?
The awkward middle child between the reliable LP and the flashy single, the EP is often overlooked and misunderstood, particularly as the digital age reshapes our music consumption habits. Here we give the EP some much deserved attention, looking at the format's history and how EPs are used by artists in the present day. Guest post ...
'It is time for a change in how we think about music,' says MIDiA's Mark Mulligan
The future of music lies beyond the constraints of its current formats, says top industry analyst Mark Mulligan. Answers to questions like the relevancy of the album format, how streaming informs music creation and the internet's ability to blur the line between recorded and live music will fundamentally change music as we now know it. Will ...
Complete Guide To Planning Your Next Tour
Once your band is practiced up and you've got a solid set of songs together, it's time to go on tour. Touring can be a great way to broaden your network and find new fans, plus it gives you and everyone in your band valuable experience, but it is essential to plan ahead. Guest post by ...
Viberate Is Working To Give Artists Control, Standardize Key Music Data
As in many corners of the music industry, the data surrounding live music is a bit of a mess. But it's a mess which the startup Vibrate is hoping to fix by creating a standardized system for the entire global ecosystem of live music. Similar to IMDb, the company would utilize a mix of crowdsourcing, curation, ...
95% Of U.S. Latin Music Revenue Comes From Streaming, says RIAA Report
A new RIAA report shows that in the first half of 2019, the U.S. Latin music business continued to grow at a double-digit pace. By mid-year 2019, Latin music revenues grew 13.5% to $232 million at estimated retail value versus the prior year. That builds on three consecutive years of growth through the end of 2018. ...
8 Tips To Make Your Email Newsletters Mobile Friendly
Whether you're an artist or producers, sending a regular newsletter is the best way to stay in touch with fans, clients, or both. Given that so much of email is now consumed smartphones, we're looking at eight tips to make sure your newsletter is mobile friendly. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Every band, ...
What Artists Need To Know About Songtrust
In order to get paid from the mechanical royalties generated by your song's plays, you need to some kind of publishing administrator to collect it for you. In this article, Brian Hazard gives us feedback on his recent experience using Songtrust, one such publishing admin. Guest post by Brian Hazard of Passive Promotion Did you know ...
Vevo Marks 10 Years, 300% Growth In Last 5 Years
Music video platform VEVO is celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2019 and the service is now home to more than 400,000 official music videos, exclusive original series, and unique concert videos. The video platform, which serves artist videos through distribution partners that include YouTube, Amazon, Apple Roku, Sky, Virgin Media, and Vewd, touted its growth ...
The EPK: An Updated Look
Here W. Tyler Allen revisits the idea of Electronic Press Kit, or EPK, and how recent shifts in the music industry have precipitated the need for artists and managers to update their offerings for the era of social media and streaming. Guest post by W. Tyler Allen of TuneCore [Editor’s Note: This article was written by W. ...
Music Marketing Platform Beatchain Adds Distribution
Music promotion and fan building platform Beatchain has added digital distribution powered by FUGA. The full direct to artist platform will launch in early 2020. FUGA’s platform will allow Beatchain to distribute their users’ content to hundreds of digital services for 100% market reach. Artists can upload unlimited tracks for only $1.99 per month. “Our ultimate ...
