Today’s roundup of music business news and opinion from around the web: The RIAA will now count 100 on-demand streaming requests as equivalent to a downloaded single for purposes of certifying Gold and Platinum records. [RIAA] Record stores continue to…
Alex Day’s YouTube success, post-Spotify promotion strategies, and BMG’s big backlist
Today’s roundup of music business news and opinion from around the web: Chancius Drzewucki deconstruct’s Alex Day’s YouTube success. [Music Think Tank] Tony van Veen from CD Baby and DiscMakers explores nine music promotion strategies at the New Music Seminar.…
Lefsetz to write Variety column, streaming ties radio for young listeners, meet the man who first booked Coldplay
Today’s roundup of music industry news and opinion from around the web: He’ll still be writing the indispensable Lefsetz Letter, but Bob Lefsetz will now contribute a new column to a revamped Variety. [Hypebot] Meet Markus Sargeant, the talent booker…
Music subscriptions offer industry a foothold, Matthew Knowles speaks about Beyoncé split, and Psych soundtracks help drive ratings success
Today’s roundup of news and opinion for independent music professionals from around the web: Subscriptions from Spotify, Rdio, and other “access services” helped the music industry hold its ground in 2012, according to an RIAA report that shows “flat” revenues.…
Touring by yourself, breaking new music in the UK, connecting with your natural audience
Today’s roundup of music business news and inspirational stores for musicians and other creative professionals: Dalton Caldwell compares being a solo professional to touring by yourself as a musician in the early 2000s. I’ve seen this connection a lot lately,…
Maximize music exposure at SXSW, learn from the NCAA’s March Madness, pitch your tent where it’s dry
Here’s today’s roundup of music business news and music promotion resources from around the web: Glenn Peoples suggests that the music business can learn a lot from the way the NCAA delivers live March Madness coverage. [Billboard] Brian Penick and…
Alex Day beats the industry, pirates shouldn’t keep you up at night, and Red Bull wants to promote music startups
Today’s roundup of music business news from around the web: James Altucher asks Alex Day about how his YouTube-driven album beat Justin Timberlake on the UK charts. [TechCrunch] New European research shows that musicians shouldn’t worry too much about music…
Nashville music business expands beyond Music Row, one booking agency handles 600 acts, and a band sues former manager over conflict of interest
Today’s roundup of music business news from around the web: Nashville’s music business community is gradually giving up Music Row addresses in favor of more affordable, functional office space. [The Tennesseean] Booking agent Tom Windish reflects on SXSW, where a…
Managers and labels under one roof, support for music business apps, and life in the music biz after radio
Today’s roundup of news for artists from around the web: Cathy Pellow wants to change the relationship between managers and record labels, by bringing both functions under one roof. [Alarm] Nashville startup Artist Growth lands venture capital funding for musician-support…
How to get out of a bad music management contract
It happens all the time. You’re having a great night on stage, and somebody slick tells you that they’d love to represent you. In a whirlwind, you sign a contract because they assure you that “it’s boilerplate” and “everybody signs…
Seven things I learned from fifteen years behind the wheel at spinme.com
When spinme.com launched in 1997, we thought it would grow up to be Pitchfork. It hosted “Daily Digital Opinion,” J.F. Parnell’s album review mailing list, and our original discussion forums. What a precious logo we had when we launched: While…
Should you release a CD or an EP?
Ever since attending last Saturday’s interview with John Oates, I’ve been talking to folks about the pros and cons of working on albums vs. EPs. There’s a school of thought among music promotion professionals right now that you might not…