December 10, 2024

Mastering Social Media Pre-Release Promotions and more

Mastering Social Media Pre-Release Promotions for Your Upcoming Album

DottedMusic

If you’re an artist gearing up for an album release, the whirlwind of excitement and anticipation can often be accompanied by the daunting challenge of marketing it effectively, especially in the all too crowded digital space. For many, the questions boil down to, “How do I maximize the power of social media for my album promotion, especially whe…

Release Yourself Radio Show 1147

Release Yourself

Release Yourself with world renowned DJ, Producer, Radio and Podcast host Roger Sanchez. More Roger Sanchez on http://rogersanchez.com Roger Sanchez & Jess Bays Back To Back Live In The Mix from Night Tales, LondonTrack list currently unavailable. *Please note this is a live show and may contain curse words and offen…

Indie labels concerned over major labels involvement in music distribution
Far Out Magazine

Major vinyl distribution company, Utopia Music, has started to involve major labels in its finances, leading to concerns over industry monopoly. Utopia Music specialises in the physical distribution of vinyl records and CDs to retail outlets. The company recently acquired Cinram Novum, previously the largest music distribution company in the UK …

Plants that listen to music grow faster and healthier

Music Industry News

… plants that listened to the music (musical plants) to those that did … of the Duckweed plants.  The musical plants performed better, recording about … experts also found that the musical plants had significantly higher average … …

I Tried Making a Music Video with AI… Here’s What Happened.

Video by Music Marketing Manifesto

In this video I go concept to Final Cut, and you can watch over my shoulder as I transform a simple idea into a full-blown, story-driven music video using only AI video generation tools such as Pika Labs, Runway ML, Kaiber, Midjourney, Wav2Lip, and many more. I’ll reveal the tools, walk you through the process, and of course, showcase the final v…

The Beatles Are Using AI To Release One Last Song–Why Aren’t More Musicians Doing The Same?
Forbes

In the music industry, technological innovation is often celebrated as artists continually push the boundaries of creativity with new hardware and programs…

Cyanite CEO Markus Schwarzer: 7 reasons why generative AI doesn’t mark the end of music …
Music Week

The music industry is seemingly experiencing an existential crisis with the arrival of genAI. Just take a look at the news stories asking whether AI can replace your favourite singer, or what the fate of musicians is, if AI can start making music…

New issue of Music & Copyright with Austria country report

musicandcopyright

The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. SPECIAL FOCUS: Fall in global performance rights distributions, but growth expected to return this year Performance rights distributions to record companies (producers) and performers were down in 2022 after rising for two stra…

AMF and PixMob Partner Up For Ade 2023 In Dance Music Industry First
UFO Network

AMF and PixMob are bound to set the iconic Johan Cruijff ArenA alight during Amsterdam Dance Event 2023. The partnership marks PixMob’s first major move into dance music after taking the entertainment industry by storm… In a dance music industry first, AMF will be partnering up with PixMob, the world’s leading wireless lighting technology company…

Carletta Higginson to join WMG as Chief Digital Officer; Robert Kyncl poaches another ex-Google colleague for senior Warner role

Music Business Worldwide

Exec was most recently Global Head of Music Publishing at YouTube and Google Play Source…

Record companies successfully act against streaming manipulation site in Germany – IFPI
IFPI

IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide, and BVMI, its National Group in Germany, have announced that, following successful legal action, prominent Germany-based streaming manipulation service, SP-Onlinepromotion.com has shut down…

Content Strategy to help market your music. #independentartist #musicmarketing #shorts

Tottywat Music Marketing

Beatmakers?

Music Industry

Any one have some good recs on beatmakers? Preferably on YouTube but idm 🙂 thanks! submitted by /u/lilmeowmeow2117 [link] [comentarios]…

Songwriters: 6 tips to end your writer’s block

Bandzoogle

Writer’s block happens naturally for creatives. Here are a few suggestions to you get back to your creative flow.

Music Branding: Drake’s Escape From The Music Business (The Catalog Strategy) | NLN#101

Brandman Network

Get Your Tickets to The 90 Day Blueprint Live in Washington, DC: http://www.nolabelsnecessary.com/dc?el=100 NATHAN MCCARTNEY Drakes Business Review: https://open.substack.com/pub/thebag/p/the-bag-presents-the-drake-business?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web This channel is ran by the founders of ContraBrand Agency, Sean “Brandman” Taylor and Jaco…

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Label market share, Bandcamp sale, Culture as a commodity …
Hypebot
Episode 165 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.

BMI Stage at Austin City Limits

musicconnection

BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) returned to the 2023 Austin City Limits Music Festival this past weekend (Oct. 6-8) as the BMI Stage displayed a wave of emerging new talent across all genres. BMI has curated a musically diverse lineup at ACL Fest for the past two decades and this weekend showcased Delacey, Brother Thunder, Bass Drum Of Death, Patr…

How Failure is a big advantage for small artists

SmartMusicBusiness

Banjo Master Buck Trent Passes

musicrow

Buck Trent. Photo: Jeremy Westby / 2911 Media One of the greatest banjo stylists in country-music history died yesterday (Oct. 9) at age 85. Buck Trent is familiar to millions thanks to his regular appearances on such national TV programs as The Porter Wagoner Show, Hee Haw and The Marty Stuart Show. The master showman was revered by generations…

Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” concert film has sold over $100m of tickets

RouteNote Blog

Image Credit: Getty US theatre giant AMC announced in August that Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” concert film would be coming to the big screen, promising fans a “theatrical concert experience” starting on Friday, October 13th. This announcement came after the unprecedented demand for tickets to Swift’s concert tour, which was pr…