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The 13 Most Insidious, Pervasive Lies of the Modern Music Industry…
It was the future we all wanted so desperately to come true… Lie #1: Great music will naturally find its audience. The Lie: The greatest music and artists will eventually connect with their...
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7 Reasons Why No One’s Coming To Your Shows
1) You suck Maybe you’re just not that good. Sorry. Most bands aren’t. Most bands are starry eyed and spend more time bitching about the breaks they’re not getting than in the rehearsal space...
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17 Things Local Bands Just Don’t Get
1. Trashing other bands in your scene isn’t hurting their rep. It’s hurting yours. 2. Acting disinterested with folded arms at the back of the room at other bands’ shows does not make you cool....
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The 20 Most Influential Music Blogs…
We often discuss which bands are getting the most online buzz, like in the 50 most blogged artists list. But who is talking about these bands and creating the buzz? Enter this list of the most...
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A Grammy Nominated Artist Shares His Royalty Statements….
The following comes from Armen Chakmakian, a Grammy-nominated composer, keyboardist, and recording artist. There are tons of articles about music streaming sites like Pandora, Spotify, etc in relation...
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An Open Letter to Oprah, Whose ‘The Life You Want’ Tour Asked Me to Work for...
The following open letter comes from Revolva, an internationally-renowned hula hoop dancer, circus sensation, writer and character performer. It was originally posted on her site, revolva.net. You...
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I’m Imogen Heap. And This Is Why I’m Releasing My Music on Blockchain
Blockchain technology allows for instant, private, and totally transparent transmission of artist royalties, including realtime distributions to co-writers, producers, technology partners, publishers,...
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Why I Will Not Buy Adele’s New Album 25
I remember the moment I first heard Adele’s album 21. It was exactly 15 minutes after hearing “Rolling In The Deep” on Madison, WI’s adult alternative radio station, Triple M. I was passing through my...
View ArticleWhy Pono Is the Worst Audio Player I Have EVER Seen…
[This was written about one year ago by Steven Finch at RouteNote, right after Pono raised millions, was getting praised by celebrity musicians, and was at the height of its fame. We haven’t changed...
View ArticleEntourage Music Supervisor Throws Out CDs On The Street
Scott Vener, known more formally (or informally as it may be) as brokemogul, Instagrammed a photo last week stating: “In case you were wondering what happens to all the CD’s I get sent. Thinking...
View Article12 Things You Should Never Say To a Musician
1. So Are You Trying To Be A Musician I am a musician. Not trying. Trying to be a musician is watching the first YouTube video on how to hold a guitar. Not what I have done for the past 15 years. That...
View ArticleWhat YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Deezer, and TIDAL Are Paying Artists…
We’re starting to get a sense for what different music platforms are paying. The data is from the just-released ‘Fair Music: Transparency and Payment Flows In the Music Industry’ by Rethink Music, an...
View Article14 Assholes You See At Every Concert
1) The “Free Bird” dude. Funny! I bet you’re great in bed. 2) The Beer Spiller Do the crowd a favor, don’t send the drunk guy to refill everyone. And if you’re buying drinks for more than the number of...
View ArticleMy Song Was Streamed 178 Million Times. I Was Paid $5,679…
Update: Kadish (the songwriter) was actually referring to Pandora-specific streaming radio, instead of broader streaming (which would include on-demand Spotify streams). If streaming is now worth...
View ArticleExclusive: ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Is Actually In the Public Domain
Copyright infringement case opened. Copyright infringement case closed. Last week, a US federal judge allowed a major copyright infringement lawsuit to proceed against Led Zeppelin, specifically over...
View ArticleA List of Every Item Discovered by Police In Michael Jackson’s Residence (NSFW)
Please note: there are no images of the items listed in this report. If you want to see the images, go to the leaked report as published by Radar Online, here (NSFW, possibly disturbing depending on...
View ArticleFestival Owner Charges Bands To Play, Cancels Fest, Skips Town With The Money
After paying $1,000 to play LaconiaFest in Laconia, New Hampshire, a band learned that the headliner for that evening, Sevendust, had pulled out. They found out right before they were going to make...
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