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American Idol Songwriting Contest Update

January 25, 2007 Joe Taylor Jr.

UPDATE – APRIL 27: Big, huge, fun American Idol liveblog + discussion happening on our new discussion boards. UPDATE 4.4.07: American Idol Songwriting Competition Signups Open!! Has it really been six weeks since my last post? My, how holiday time flies! Info on what I’ve been up to coming very soon. In the meantime, my […]

Opportunities, Songwriting, Television

Pandora: not just another jukebox

February 3, 2006 Scott Andrew Leave a Comment

Pandora has been building a buzz in indie music circles lately: Pandora is a music discovery service designed to help you find and enjoy music that you’ll love. It’s powered by the Music Genome Project, the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken. Just tell us one of your favorite songs or artists and we’ll […]

Grow Your Audience, Opportunities, Web/Tech

Your CD on Amazon? Yes!

February 2, 2006 Scott Andrew Leave a Comment

“Dude, how did you get Amazon to carry your CD?” There’s no secret to getting your CD sold through Amazon. Kevin Kelly wrote a step-by-step guide over at his Cool Tools website over a year ago. For US$30 a year plus a percentage of each sale, Amazon will stock and ship your CD through the […]

Opportunities, Selling CDs, Tips, Tools

Starbucks Eyeing MP3 Downloads

January 25, 2006 Scott Andrew Leave a Comment

Looks like Starbucks is moving closer to offering digital music downloads through their Hear Music program, allowing customers to load MP3s directly onto portable players, in addition to CD sales and on-the-spot CD burning: “A lot of our customers are asking for device fill-up, and going forward we’ll do that,” Ken Lombard, president of Starbucks […]

Opportunities, Selling MP3s, Tips

Indie Artist of the Week

August 25, 2005 Joe Taylor Jr. Leave a Comment

David Hooper’s going to spotlight an independent artist every week on his new radio show.

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