Archive
Monthly Archives: March 2017
March 10, 2017
Music Industry News Roundup For The Week Of 3/10/17
Here’s the Music Industry News Roundup for the week of March 10th, 2017. Nothing major, but a lot of interesting business tidbits this week. Let’s get into it. Streaming music is a bad business according to this article. It is if that’s the only product you have. As I’ve explained before, it’s a loss-leader for Apple, Amazon and […]
Continue reading
March 9, 2017
- in Tips by Bobby Owsinski
5 Tips For Building Your Email List
Your email list is one of the most powerful online tools that an artist can have, but how do you build one if you’re just starting out or you’ve neglected it for too long? Here are 5 tips from my Social Media Promotion For Musicians book that provide an easy roadmap to a larger list. “Just […]
Continue reading
March 8, 2017
Big Changes Are Coming To Pandora Soon
If you’re a Pandora user, the service that you know and hopefully love may very well be different in the next month. That’s because an investor revolt looks to be forcing the company’s sale, according to an enlightening expose’ by Music Business Worldwide, and that could come within the next two weeks by the way things […]
Continue reading
March 7, 2017
Celebrate The 3rd Anniversary Of My Inner Circle Podcast With Guest Dennis Moody
Today is the 3rd anniversary of my Inner Circle Podcast and I’d like to thank you for being a loyal listener. I never envisioned getting to 150 episodes, but it’s all been made possible by followers like you! Episode #151 brings back engineer Dennis Moody. Dennis was my first guest, and he’s celebrated every podcast […]
Continue reading
March 6, 2017
Will SXSW Have International Artists Deported For Unofficial Shows?
A big controversy has popped up over a tweet (see below) that outlines the language in the latest SXSW artist contracts which stipulates stipulates “SXSW will notify the appropriate immigration authorities” if an international artist tries to play either an official or unofficial show without the proper work visa. As a result, a number of international acts […]
Continue reading
March 3, 2017
Music Industry News Roundup For The Week Of 3/3/17
Here’s the Music Industry News Roundup for the week of March 3rd, 2017. A lot went down this week in a few related areas. Let’s get into it. Good news – recorded music grew by 7% last year. It’s actually up $1.1 billion over last year, which is a heck of a good year of growth. Indie […]
Continue reading
March 2, 2017
- in Tips by Bobby Owsinski
7 Best Practices For Building An Instagram Community
Instagram can be one of the best social media marketing tools available to an artist or band, providing that your audience is there. Here are a 7 best practices to follow in order to build an Instagram community. 1. First of all, your profile picture and description are important. Make sure to include a profile picture that […]
Continue reading
March 1, 2017
New SoundCloud Go Tier Priced At $4.99
Most pundits in the recorded music business have been advocating for a low-priced streaming music tier for years, predicting that real growth in that end of the business won’t begin until the entry level price falls from $10 to around $5. While Amazon introduced its low-priced tier at the end of last year, you needed to […]
Continue reading