Essentials Of An Online Music Press Kit
As an artist or band, having a comprehensive press kit available on your website is critical to getting press or having venues promote your shows. Here we look at the…
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Which Comes First, Live Money Or Streaming Money
This article explores how the financial balance of power in the music industry has shifted with the rise of streaming, how contemporary high-profile artists are making this shift work in…
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Apple Music For Artists Opens To All – Free Sign Up
Apple Music For Artists, the promised free analytics platform for musicians and labels that Apple, has entered public beta with sign up available to all artists. The platform promises to…
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Ticketfly Site Still Offline Tuesday, 5 Days After Hack
Ticketfly.com was still offline as of Tuesday morning, 5 full days after being hacked and hit with a ransom demand. Many of the the venues and promoters it serves were…
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How Apple Could Succeed As A Music Publisher
Apple Music is launching a music publishing division, according to multiple reports. The won’t be buying song catalogs or signing writers. This move is about servicing songwriter and publisher relations. But…
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How Spotify Is Killing Jazz, Soul, Classical Music
Is it time for a Fair Streaming movement? Chris Rizik explores the structure of the new streaming economy and the way in which artists are paid could spell bad news…
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Ticketfly Back Online
[UPDATE 3] Ticketfly and the sites of many of the major venues and promoters it services are offline as the ticketing company struggles with a major “cyber incident.” Still offline…
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Ticketfly Outage: Day 2
(Hypebot) — More than 30 hours after it first went dark, Ticketfly and the sites of many of the major venues and promoters it services are still offline. Ticketfly, which…
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Ticketfly Hack Update
(Hypebot) Ticketfly and the sites of many of the major venues and promoters it services are offline as the ticketing company struggles with a major “cyber incident.” The site, which is…
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Is Troy Carter Leaving Spotify Over New Hate Content Policy?
(HypeBot) Troy Carter, Spotify’s global head of creator services, is rumored to be leaving the company, according to multiple sources. Carter is apparently upset over how the music streamer handled partial…
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