Results for "Music Industry"

Amazon Launches Free Ad Supported Music Service

April 19, 2019

Amazon Music customers in the U.S. who do not have a Prime membership or subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited can now listen to a free ad-supported selection of top playlists and stations for free with Amazon Music on compatible Alexa-enabled devices. It is expected that Amazon's free music service will launch more broadly in the coming ...

SoundExchange Payments Up 16.2% In Q1 2019

April 19, 2019

How To Build, Nurture Your Community On And Offline

April 18, 2019

Community can be a dangerously nebulous word, and taking the time to develop one as a band or artist can be an intimidating prospect, particularly when there are so many other aspects of your life as a musician to keep track of. Here we look at some the best ways to cultivate a community both on ...

SEO Strategy For Making Your Music More Discoverable In 2019

April 18, 2019

If you're looking to get serious about your music career in 2019, it's important to put some effort into making your material discoverable online, in what has become a decidedly crowded field. Whether you're trying to sell concert tickets, merch, or just trying get new fans to hear your music, spending a little time developing a ...

Amazon’s Ad Supported Strategy Goes Far Beyond Spotify

April 18, 2019

With Amazon reportedly close to launching an ad supported music service that directly competes with Spotify's free tier, MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan looks at the wider implications of the internet giant's ad supported strategy By MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan from his Music Industry blog Amazon is reportedly close to launching an ad supported streaming music offering. Spotify’s ...

The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Artist Positioning

April 18, 2019

Manager Jake Udell reflects on the authenticity and image of modern artists, and how, historically, managers for groups like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones worked to successfully cultivate very distinct but very different images for both groups. By music manager Jake Udell from his Art of Manager The other day, an artist representative told me ...

Musician’s Guide To Growing A Massive Email List

April 16, 2019

As old school as it may sound, email is still the most effective and consistent way to communicate with and monetize your fans.  Here, Ariel Hyatt and the CyberPR offer a step by step guide to building a massive email list. By Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR You probably have some interest in making money from your music yes? ...

Betty Carter: Music Never Stops

April 16, 2019

After singing with Lionel Hampton in the late 1940s, vocalist Betty Carter had her first hit with Red Top. Teamed with vocalist King Pleasure in 1952, their vocalese duet put words to the solo melodies of tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons and trumpeter Gail Brockman on their 1947 version of Red Top. Between 1956 and 1964, Carter ...

Alan Broadbent: New York Notes

April 15, 2019

I began paying attention to pianist-arranger Alan Broadbent in 1973, when Woody Herman's Giant Steps came out. It was my senior year in high school, and the wife of the band's drummer, Ed Soph, was one of my teachers. I wasn't much of a student during high school until my last year, when I began acing ...

Amazon To Launch Free Ad-Supported Music Streamer [Report]

April 14, 2019

Amazon is in talks with the major labels to launch an ad-supported music streaming service in direct competition to Spotify, according to a new report. The free music service could launch as early as next week. Currently, Spotify is the only major music service to have a full ad-supported offering.  Amazon will market the free music ...