Spotify Still Leads In Paid Streaming Customers

It looks like Spotify is still in the lead in terms of paying customers, if this chart from Statista is any indication. The chart shows th...

Repost Network Founder Jeff Ponchick On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

If your music is on SoundCloud , then you probably want to know about Repost Network , a service based on the YouTube multi-channel network...

Bar Owners Fighting BMI Over High Fees

Bar owners across the country are getting more up in arms at what they claim is BMI's "take-it-or-leave-it" fee structure and...

As Always, Female Buyers Still Fuel Pop Music Sales

What do Adele, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith have in common? Most of the buyers of their albums are female, according to an artic...

The Evolution Of Online Video

Believe it or not, online video is only about 10 years old, and as we all know, it's come a long way in that time. Just about everyone h...

Design Your Album Artwork With The TAD App

One of the problems that many artists and bands have is that they're good at creating music, but not so much when it comes to creating t...

Can You Copyright Silence?

D.J. Detweiler has been pushing SoundCloud's copyright buttons for the last few years with satirical " flutedrop" remixes of...

International ISRC Agency Announces A New US Country Code

Believe it or not, the IRSC code has run out of numbers for the US. Not to worry though, as the International ISRC Agency has come to the ...

101 Mixing Tricks Black Friday Sale

Today only -  register for my 101 Mixing Tricks coaching program for only  $197 . That's $100 off (33%) off the regular price of $297!  ...

The Reality Of The Music Industry Holiday Shutdown

Thanksgiving  is a time for family gatherings and banquets, but it also marks the beginning of a time of year that those in the business of ...

This Is The Revenue From A Single Taylor Swift Concert

If you ever wondered where the money goes when an A-list artist gives a concert, the Tampa Bay Times laid it out pretty well. Most of the t...

Google's Removal Of Pirate Links Soars

If you're a content creator, then you may know how it feels when someone steals your content and passes it off as their own. There is so...

Gigmor's David Baird On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

David Baird of Gigmor If you ever wanted to replace a player in a band or find a band to join, you know how difficult the process can be. Fi...

Adele Foregoes Streaming In A Last Dash For Cash

Adele’s new album 25 was released last week and, as many predicted, it won’t be on any streaming services, as she and her record label mak...

Google+ Revamping Again

Google+ Collections It looks like Google+ is giving it another shot, revamping the current service to better reflect what its users were re...

The Pros And Cons Of Pandora’s Rdio Acquisition

The music streaming wars just became a bit more interesting early this week when Pandora agreed to acquire some critical assets of the Rdio...

Monkey Chukas C'tan Conversion: The Sequel

Today we get a follow up on Monkey Chukas C'tan conversion. GSI was asked for some follow up photos by Netsurfer733, so I asked Monkey...

YouTube Debuts Its "Music" App

Don't look now but YouTube just launched another music app. This one is fittingly titled YouTube Music and is an audio-only version of...

Twin Eagles Tournament 2015, Winnipeg Canada

I just got this email run down of the Twin Eagles event from Scott, the TO... A week has passed since the Twin Eagles Warhammer 40k tourname...

The RIAA Introduces A Hi-Res Music Logo And Some Confusion To Go With It

While the number of streaming sites that feature hi-res audio is still limited ( Tidal and Deezer come to mind), there are plenty of downl...

Apple Music Now Available For Android, But Will Anyone Care?

Apple is finally letting the other half of the world in on Apple Music . A few days ago the company announced that the streaming service is...

Guess The Music Celeb Dropping His Album Via Lyft

Music celebrities will use just about any social edge they can get these days, and it doesn't matter what the platform is. In May I post...

Why Teens Love Instagram

If you want to know what a typical teenager thinks of the various social networks available, there's a great post by 19 year old Univer...

Indie Labels Benefiting From Digital Music

It looks like indie labels are actually benefiting from digital music and streaming, according to a new survey by the indie music trade orga...

Music 3.0 Blog Named #4 In Top 50 Awesome Blogs

Many thanks to Amir Muminovic for naming the Music 3.0 Blog at #4 on the Stereostack Top 50 Awesome Blogs To Follow to learn more about t...

Gaming The Streaming Networks With Fake Listeners

While most people play by the rules, there's always someone that wants to game the system. It happened on MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, Tw...

Facebook Launches Music Stories Post Format

Facebook has launched a new feature that helps users share and discover new music called " Music Stories ." Music Stories is a ne...

Yes, You Can Hire A Fake Crowd

Want to impress the press with a large crowd of screaming fans? How about having a big crowd for a video shoot? Maybe you want to impress a ...

Adele Sets A Record For Downloads

Who says that downloads are dead? That's not the case for Adele's new song " Hello ," which set the record for most downl...

5 Qualities Of A Memorable Post Graphic

When you post to Facebook or Twitter , your engagement goes up about 30% or more (depending upon the study you read) if you add a graphic. ...

How Radio Airplay Compares To Streaming

Many people have a difficult time getting their heads around the fact that a million streams or views just isn't that much in our new Mu...

Superstars Account For Less Than You Think

Most of us think that only the top 1% in music, the superstars, make most of the money. Well, they certainly do when you take touring and me...

Last Days Of British Bands Touring America?

For most British artists and bands, America is is where they want to be. You may be a hit in England, but you really haven't cracked it ...