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Why Superstars Can't Fill Venues Anymore...
We've been hearing about this problem for some time, and now it's getting worse.Simply stated, top-heavy superstars are having serious problems filling venues, and sometimes even clubs. Now, it looks like Rihanna may cancel a string of upcoming US tour dates, based on very weak pre-sales. “The ticket sales in big US cities like Boston are ...
My Top Takeaways from #SXSW 2011
The din of musicians and companies vying for attention at SXSW 2011 reminded me standing in NYC's Time Square enveloped in a mashup of humanity, honking taxis and blinking Jumbotrons. But several important and sometimes surprising messages did rise above the noise: The Disruption Has Just Started - The music industry is starting to move beyond ...
Memo to Bands and Promoters: Use Discount Tickets to Announce a Show, Not to Save One
This simple and powerful idea somes from Scott Perry of The New Music Tip Sheet: “Don't use sites like Goldstar and Groupon to discount tickets at the last minute, use those services to announce a tour and give fans the discount up front. Offer the cheap seats at 2-for-1 pricing via a partnered presale, and then... ...
Is the Shared Music Experience a Niche?
Many apps I've come across lately focus on the shared music experience. SoundTracking lets users share music moments. Songza lets users share a radio station. Mixapp lets users create a listening room. And Roqbot lets users gain control of a public playlist. All of these are great ideas. But I'm left asking myself, is the shared music experience ...
Apple Pushing to Launch Music Locker in April
Apple is reportedly pressuring the major labels to have all of the music licenses in place for the re-launch of their MobileMe service in April. This would allow users to store their music online and access it from any mobile device. Last month, Apple confirmed that their new $1 billion data center in Maiden, NC, is ...
Managing Relationships with Fans when Your Fan Base Gets Too Big
Jon Ostrow has written a fantastic post on Music Think Tank that details how an artist can stay connected to their fans when their audience outgrows them. Before you start to feel overwhelmed, Ostrow offers actionable insights into how an artists can keep their fans close before they feel like pushing them away. This may not ...
Anatomy of a Successful Direct to Fan Campaign
Over the weekend at SXSW, Topspin awarded a $5,000 grant to Alessandro Cortini, a.k.a. SONOIO, to fund a marketing campaign for SONOIO's albums. SONOIO was one of many artists that formally applied for the grant, filling out an application detailing precisely what he intended to do with his money. Let's have a look at what goes ...
The Case for a Separate Society of Indies...
We've questioned whether it makes sense to treat indies as a distinct category of the music industry anymore.The majors are collapsing, artists and labels can communicate directly with their fans, and fans themselves have unprecedented access to whatever music they want— major, indie, unsigned, whatever. On top of that, it's increasingly unclear how to define an ...
How Spotify Helps Fans Discover Rival Services
If and when Spotify comes stateside, it's likely that not everyone will be pleased with their service. Spotify may be great, but it can't accommodate everyone. As one Swedish writer points out, Spotify may not be the best music service when it comes to editorial curation and artist recommendations. Due to the ineptitude of Spotify's music ...
What Music Service Has the Most Songs? [chart]
Catalog size is an important aspect of subscription services for core music fans. So, who has the largest one of them all? Spotify. As of this month, Spotify has 12.7 million songs in its catalog. Rhapsody is right behind them with 11 million songs and MOG has 10 million songs. The truth is that most casual ...
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