WED. BRIEF: Pandora Joins Immigration Fight • DotBlockchain Phase 2 • Ticketfly, Lyte Partner • More
Wednesday 2.1.17 Music Business News From Around The Web It is encouraging to see music and tech coming together to fight Trump’s anti-immigration actions. Next up: net neutrality. Updated continuously…
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As a musician, social media marketing plays a key role in getting more fans, but it’s critical that the type of content which one posts attracts fans, and more importantly the…
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Indie music powerhouse Bandcamp is joining the growing protests against President Trump anti-Muslim immigration ban. This Friday, Bandcamp will donate 100% of their share of all sales to the American Civil…
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The age old dispute between artists and labels over digital download revenues is once again rearing its ugly head, with Richard Carpenter having recently audited his label A&M/Universal, revealing a…
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Music preferences are personal, but the numbers don’t lie. AWAL took a look at 2016 engagement data from music streamers. The stats measured which fan bases listened to their own…
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Thanks to the magic of playlists and things like Spotify’s discover weekly, musicians are now being given a chance to breath new life into their back-catalogues. Here we look at…
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Resist the urge to make a joke about “bad brains,” asshole. The post H.R. from Bad Brains to Undergo Brain Surgery appeared first on MetalSucks.
Read more »Mastodon’s Brent Hinds Has a Solo Album Coming This Spring, Maybe
Hinds himself doesn’t even seem to know all the details, but a solo album release seems imminent. The post Mastodon’s Brent Hinds Has a Solo Album Coming This Spring, Maybe…
Read more »Iraqi Metal Band Acrassicauda on Trump’s Muslim Ban: “It’s somebody with the mentality of a 5-year-old bully.”
“Are we being punked in here? Where’s the cameras? It’s ridiculous.” The post Iraqi Metal Band Acrassicauda on Trump’s Muslim Ban: “It’s somebody with the mentality of a 5-year-old bully.”…
Read more »Listen: I Did an Audio Commentary for The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years with The Metal Injection Livecast
We were almost as sober as Chris Holmes when we recorded it, too. The post Listen: I Did an Audio Commentary for The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal…
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