Results for "Music Industry"

Are Merch Sales More Important Than Song Streams?

August 14, 2019

While streaming is the new normal for music consumption, the income that many artists receive from it is far less than needed to sustain a career. But, as some artists have learned, merch sales, remain an excellent way to net much larger profits. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix The streaming age has given virtually ...

How To Gain New Organic Engagement On Instagram

August 14, 2019

When it comes to contemporary social media marketing, Instagram has in many ways become an artist resume of sorts, allowing musicians to be discovered from the comfort of their bedrooms. That said, for Instagram to do you any good, you need to be engaging with users and growing your fanbase. Here, we explore how to organically ...

Why You Need To Double Check Your Distributor When Releasing New Music

August 13, 2019

Mary Kaye's Swing and Sway

August 13, 2019

Guitarist Mary Kaye led a trio from the 1940s through the 1960s that roosted in Las Vegas in 1953. There, she helped establish the lounge phenomenon that showcased small snappy singer-players in smaller, intimate rooms at resorts. Of Hawaiian descent, Kaye played and sang while her two male counterparts accompanied her and hammed around. Here are ...

Jazz Club U.S.A. Episodes

August 13, 2019

Jazz Club U.S.A. was a weekly radio show that aired between 1950 and 1952. Hosted by jazz critic and producer Leonard Feather, it was featured on the U.S. government-sponsored Voice of America network. In the early 1950s, VOA programming was beamed into countries under Communist rule so that residents there who picked up the VOA surreptitiously ...

Catching up with old friends, musically

August 10, 2019

Timing is everything. Singer Ronnie Rose returned to New England last weekend for his 50-year class reunion at Taunton High School in southeastern Massachusetts. It turned out to be great timing by reunion planners, because the John Allmark Jazz Orchestra performs on the first Monday of the month at The Met Café in nearby Pawtucket RI. ...

Discogs Adds Inventory Platform For Professional Record Sellers, Serious Music Collectors

August 8, 2019

Music marketplace and community Discogs has launched NearMint, a new software platform for professional sellers. NearMint was created to help professional and hobbyist music sellers manage their inventory and business more effectively. The platform already manages over 1.9M inventory items for a number of large sellers who were part of the beta program, and will soon ...

Why Tencent Wants A Stake in UMG [Mark Mulligan]

August 8, 2019

Yesterday Vivendi confirmed that it was in talks with Chinese internet giant Tencent to acquire a 10-20% stake in global leader Universal Music Group at a $33.6 billion valuation. MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan looks at why Tencent might want to invest as much as $6.7 billion in UMG. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music ...

Tencent In Talks To Acquire Up To 20% Of UMG

August 7, 2019

Chinese internet giant Tencent is in talks to acquire a stake in Univeral Music Group, both companies have confirmed. Earlier this year, UMG parent Vivendi announced plans to sell as much as 50% of the world's biggest music group. Under the proposed deal, Tencent would first acquire a 10% stake in UMG with a one year ...

Sony Artists, Songwriters Can Now Get Paid More Quickly

August 7, 2019

Despite many technological advances, getting major labels and publishers to pay out quickly has remained a challenge. It seems that Sony Music and Sony/ATV, however, are making an effort to expedite things for artists and songwriters, offering real-time processing, and a new “cash out" service. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 You would think ...