Portugal. The Man prides itself as the second most famous product to come out of Wasilla, Alaska. The story of the psychedelic rock band’s saga – years of living out of a van while honing their music in gig after gig, their triumphant Bonnaroo debut, getting signed by Atlantic Records in 2010 – makes for an… [Read more…]
November 18, 2011
The countdown to the 2012 Artists in Music Awards* is Underway - UPDATED Deadline for submissions is January 22, 2012 - but don’t delay. Your fans will need as much time as possible to vote for you!! With over a year of planning, the launch of Artists in Music Awards is underway. On Friday, February 10th,… [Read more…]
November 17, 2011
The Pioneer of the DIY Music Distribution Model Experiences Escalating Growth as Large Labels Continue Revenue Decline PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – CD Baby, the largest distributor of music by independent artists in the world, has now paid over $200 million directly to musicians. At the current rate of well over $40 million in commissions paid to unsigned artists each year, the company expects… [Read more…]
October 26, 2011
“The music has to come first. Let the fans have the keys to the car.” – Stu Pflaum Here’s a Rolling Stone article that caught our attention: “The New Economics of the Music Industry.” With the help of a lot of visual aids, the piece looks at how much labels, artists, songwriters and others can expect… [Read more…]
October 23, 2011
If you don’t already subscribe to Bob Lefsetz’s email newsletter, you should. He’s prolific, and he doesn’t always hit the mark, but at least a couple of times a week he delivers something worth thinking about, remembering, debating in your head and discussing with friends. A lot of what he says are thoughts that may… [Read more…]
October 12, 2011
This press release caught our eye. First there was digital commerce in virtual goods, so why not a marketplace in used digital goods? And you presumably can’t get cooties from a used mp3 file. ReDigi launches tomorrow. Are you going to check it out? Tell us what you think of it. ReDigi™, The World’s First… [Read more…]
October 1, 2011
The music industry has turned into a very complicated space, and marketing was NEVER easy to begin with. Written by industry insider, Kelli Richards, “Taking the Crowd to the Cloud – Social Media for the Music Industry” raises the bar and demystifies social media marketing, helping musicians, agents and anyone in our industry to THRIVE –… [Read more…]
September 18, 2011
One of the true visionaries of the digital music industry, Kelli Richards, is offering subscribers to The Fanatic a free registration to Kelli’s exclusive webinar featuring her eBook “Taking the Crowd to the Cloud – Social Media for the Music Industry.” The webinar is this Thursday, September 22, 2011, at 1pm PST / 4pm EST. Kelli recommends reading her book… [Read more…]
August 16, 2011
Breaking into the music business today is a killer. Things are so bad that the Ontario band The Barr Brothers decided to try their hand at what they deemed was a more lucrative pursuit: YouTube videomaking. And like any well-schooled storyteller, they told the tale they know best – hard-working troubadours working their fingers to… [Read more…]
August 11, 2011
I don’t think Bob Lefsetz would mind being called a “curmudgeon” about the music industry, given that there is so much to be curmudgeonly about. He calls ‘em as he sees ‘em, and we love him for it (because we generally agree with him! But even when we don’t, he always gets our cranial gears… [Read more…]
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