Surfer Blood Is Raising Money to Help Their Guitarist Fight Cancer
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TIDAL Isn’t Actually Going to Let Unsigned Artists Upload Their Music Directly…
TIDAL’s Chief Information Officer Vania Schlogel recently revealed information about the TIDAL Discovery program. Schlogel said:
“When it comes to the distribution of music, I want to get a point where there are no blockades for artists in order to be able to easily do that for […]
We’re an Indie Label. And This Is Our First TIDAL Royalty Statement…
Label Type: Independent
Streaming Service: TIDAL
Reporting Period: March, 2015
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How the ‘Average American’ Actually Consumes Media…
Survey conducted among 41,634 Americans spanning all age ranges by Jacobs Media, a Detroit-based media research and consulting firm specializing in radio, television, and new media (its mobile app company, jacapps develops applications for smartphones).
Some other details: Those that responded ‘yes’ to TV […]
Jukley Raises Another $8 Million for Their Concert Subscription Service
Jukely was originally just a concert recommendation app, then they added Jukely Unlimited. With Unlimited, users can see an unlimited number of concerts in select cities for a monthly fee. The fee is $25 per month for one ticket at a time, and $45 a month for an […]
Read morePatreon And Ari’s Take Music / Tech Meetup This Saturday In Hollywood
Most of you know by now that I’m a musician. This Saturday I’ll be performing at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood with my full band. One of my new favorite artists, Jourdan Myers from Minneapolis, is making her debut LA appearance opening the show […]
Read moreLive Nation Acquires Bonnaroo. May Large Indie Festivals Rest In Peace.
Live Nation has acquired a controlling interest in Bonnaroo, which means the festival is no longer independent.
Until now, Bonnaroo has solely been run by founding partners Superfly and AC Entertainment. These founding partners will continue to run the festival’s day-to-day operations […]
Read moreDespite Pleas from Amanda Palmer, Morrissey Calls Crowdfunding ‘Desperate’ and ‘Insulting’
Several months ago, Amanda Palmer penned an open letter to Morrissey, urging the singer to start a crowdfunding campaign and ditch the label system shackles forever. Palmer outlined a plan that would give the label-less Morrissey $2.5 million in funding Read more
Daniel Ek and Avicii’s Manager Are Starting Their Own Music Tech Conference
Data from the IFPI says that 92 percent of digital music revenue in Sweden comes from subscription services. Only 5 percent of revenue comes from permanent digital downloads.
Avicii is one of Spotify’s biggest success stories, so it makes sense that Spotify and Avicii’s […]
Executive Shuffles: Twitter, Facebook, Capitol Music Group, 7digital, LyricFind, Heavy Duty
Mark Foster of 7digital’s board
Capitol Music Group has hired Mitra Darab as Senior Vice President of Marketing. Darab will be in charge of marketing and digital for artists like Sam Smith, The Dream, and Five Seconds of Summer. Darab […]