Category Archives: Social Media & Technology
Music streamer Spotify to expand into Asia, Latam, North Europe
Written for and appeared at: http://news.yahoo.com/music-streamer-spotify-expand-asia-latam-north-europe-111322063.html Reuters/Reuters – Daniel Ek, CEO & Co-Founder of Spotify, addresses attendees during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana May 9, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Music streaming web … Continue reading
Business Matters: Why Did Bjork’s Kickstarter Project Fail?
First Written ForBillboard Magazine By Glenn Peoples, Nashville See Original Article Here: http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1538605/business-matters-why-did-bjorks-kickstarter-project-fail Internationally famous Icelandic artist Bjork may have been the most high-profile musician to undertake a project on Kickstarter, the platform that allows artists to raise money from fans for their … Continue reading
Music Industry Grows First Time in a Decade on Digital Adele
Originally written by Kristen Schweizer and appeared on: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-26/digital-music-with-adele-helps-record-industry-return-to-growth.html The worldwide recorded music industry’s revenue grew 0.3 percent to $16.5 billion last year, the first increase in more than decade, as more people downloaded music and used online streaming sites. Adele’s … Continue reading
Introducing Muvote.com
Originally written for Mc2N.com Posted here : http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=161714 Something new is bubbling up from the depths of the Internet. Music critics are calling it, “Something to do.” Music fans are excited about the fate of bands being in their hands. … Continue reading
Billboard.Biz Readers’ Survey Results, Part 1: Most Important Event of 2012
Originally written for Billboard Online located at: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/record-labels/billboard-biz-readers-survey-results-part-1008054772.story By Billboard staff As part of our year-end special, we asked you, the audience three specific questions about 2012 – and we got dozens of thoughtful, intelligent, well-considered responses. Rather than dropping … Continue reading
Fred Wilson On Investing In Music Start-Ups, Changing Dynamic Between Labels and Artists, Running UMG (Video)
Written by Billboard Staff and first seen at this link: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/fred-wilson-on-investing-in-music-start-1008029442.story Investor Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) loves music but he’s still “relatively cautious” about investing in it, he said during his keynote Q&A at Billboard’s FutureSound Conference with Billboard Editorial director … Continue reading
Songwriter Organizations Pen Letter to Congress Opposing Internet Radio Fairness Act
Originally written by Ed Christman and appeared on the following link: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/publishing/songwriter-organizations-pen-letter-to-congress-1008031182.story In conjunction with the House Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing on music licensing reform held Wednesday, four songwriter organizations collectively wrote a letter to Congress opposing the Internet Radio … Continue reading
What Houston Artists Do For Day Jobs
Originally written and appeared at: http://www.29-95.com/music/story/what-houston-artists-do-day-jobs Written by Mike Damante Working while making music is a juggling act many Houston bands and artists struggle with on a daily basis. Whether the goal is to make the band a career or … Continue reading
Rumblefish And Audible Magic Partner To Make It Easier For Social Video Networks To Monetize Videos With Music Soundtracks
First written for and published here: http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=159709 Rumblefish, the leading provider of soundtracks for online social video, and Audible Magic, the leading provider of automated content recognition (ACR) solutions, announced the two companies have joined forces to offer the first … Continue reading
Social Media 101: A musician’s guide to using the internet to connect with fans
A band’s virtual presence is more important than ever; particularly now as they have a myriad of options when it comes to social networking. Twitter, Facebook and YouTube spring instantly to mind, but if you overlook the likes of SoundCloud … Continue reading
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