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June 1, 2018

in Music Industry News , Tips by Bobby Owsinski

The 3 Reasons Why New Music Is Released On Friday

New Music Friday on the Music 3.0 blog

You might have noticed that all new music released by record labels always comes on a Friday and wondered why. After all, Friday generally isn’t a great day for communication online (especially via email) as people are especially frantic before the weekend. And if you remember back to before 2015, Tuesday used to be release […]

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#Billboard #streaming music

May 31, 2018

in Book Excerpt , Tips by Bobby Owsinski

The Essential Elements Of An Artist Or Band Online Press Kit

Online Press Kit on Bobby Owsinski's Music 3.0 blog

It’s amazing that so many brands (which includes artists and bands as well as companies) don’t have a proper “Press” section on their website that contains all the information that a journalist or blogger might need when writing a story. I speak from personal experience as a writer in that I’m always surprised with what I can’t find […]

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#press kit #Social Media Promotion for Musicians

May 30, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Pandora Finally Launches A Family Plan

Pandora family plan on the Music 3.0 blog

When it comes to paid subscribers, Pandora has taken a back seat to all the other major services with only around 6 million. One of the reasons is that the company hasn’t been very creative with its tiers, but that posture may have changed with reports of the company launching a new family plan at […]

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#family plan #Pandora #streaming music

May 29, 2018

in Inner Circle Podcast by Bobby Owsinski

YouTube’s New Charts, The Guitar Isn’t Dying, And EveAnna Manley On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

EveAnna Manley on the Music 3.0 blog

My guest on the Podcast this week is EveAnna Manley, the president, CEO and sole owner of Manley Labs. For the last two decades EveAnna’s been instrumental in the continued proliferation of high-end tube gear to both the pro audio and hi-fi industries. She’s as smart as they come in this business and so incredibly […]

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#Billboard #EveAnna Manley #guitar #Manley Labs #YouTube

May 28, 2018

in Commentary , Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Music Video Distribution Won’t Change Much As Vevo Finally Succumbs To YouTube

I wonder how many times YouTube viewers watched an “official” music video from their favorite artist and saw the Vevo logo on the video or in the song’s description. I wonder how many actually thought to themselves, “What the heck is a Vevo?” That, my friends, was the main problem of the major record labels’ […]

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#music videos #Vevo #YouTube

May 25, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Amuse To Go Up Against CD Baby And TuneCore

Amuse distribution on Bobby Owsinski's Music 3.0 blog

If you’ve been using a music aggregator like CD Baby or TunCore to get your music out to a wider audience, it looks like there’s a new alternative available that has a unique twist. Swedish startup Amuse (amuse.io) was founded by a team of industry heavyweights, and they’ve just received $15.5 million in funding to expand […]

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#aggregator #Amuse #CD Baby #streaming music #Tunecore

May 24, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Sony Buys 60% Of EMI Publishing

EMI Publishing on the Music 3.0 blog

In a case of the rich getting richer, Sony Corporation of America has entered into a deal to purchase an additional 60% of EMI Music Publishing. That would give the company 90% of EMI Publishing, with the Michael Jackson estate owning the final 10%. The deal seems to put to rest the idea that music […]

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#EMI #music publishing #Sony

May 23, 2018

in Commentary , Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Why Record Labels Hate Free Streaming Tiers So Much

Labels hate free streaming tiers on the Music 3.0 blog

If you were to poll record label execs off-the-record on which music streaming service they like the most in a strictly business-sense, chances are that Apple Music would end up as the clear winner. Why? Apple has steadfastly refused to institute a free ad-driven tier. Even though labels, artists, songwriters and publishers realize revenue from […]

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#Apple Music #NAB #radio #RIAA

May 22, 2018

in Inner Circle Podcast by Bobby Owsinski

Post Mixer Mike Rodriguez On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Mike Rodriguez on the Music 3.0 blog

My guest this week is award-winning sound designer and mixer Mike Rodriguez, who was another of my first guests when I started my Inner Circle Podcast 4 years ago. He was originally on episode #14. Mike is a senior audio mixer at Trailer Park in Los Angeles where he mixes everything from commercials to television […]

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#Mike Rodriguez #post-production #Shure #Universal Music

May 21, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

YouTube Music To Finally Launch, Along With Full Artist Credits

After much speculation on features and timing, YouTube Music is slated for a soft launch tomorrow. The service will replace its YouTube Red service with with two tiers and a lot of features that users should like. YouTube Music’s tiers will include YouTube Music at the industry standard $9.99 per month that features mostly audio-only […]

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#Content ID #credits #YouTube #YouTube Music #YouTube Red

May 18, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Music Discovery Trends Of 2018

Music Discovery on the Music 3.0 blog

Music discovery is the holy grail of the music business, as it develops a new fan base for artists and bands with the exposure. At one point in time, most discovery came mostly from radio, with a little bit of print advertising aimed at both consumers and retailers thrown in. In today’s digital age, radio […]

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#Burstimo #Google Trends #IFPI #music discovery #YouTube

May 17, 2018

in Book Excerpt , Tips by Bobby Owsinski

7 Ways To Increase Your Facebook Fan Engagement

Facebook engagement on the Music 3.0 blog

When all is said and done, increasing your engagement is the best way to increase your Facebook fan base. There’s a lot to read about growing your Facebook audience in the 2nd edition of my Social Media Promotion For Musicians handbook, but here are 7 ways for that to happen for you to keep in […]

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#engagement #Facebook #Social Media Promotion for Musicians

May 16, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

The Billboard Charts Will Be Measuring Streams Differently

Billboard charts on the Music 3.0 blog

Many artists and industry execs may think that the Billboard charts are less relevant than they’ve ever been, but they’re still used as a measurement of success no matter how you look at it. That’s why it’s long been argued that the way that the charts count streams is insufficient. It appears that’s changing soon […]

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#Billboard #charts #streams

May 15, 2018

in Inner Circle Podcast by Bobby Owsinski

Mixer Gary Lux, What’s Fueling Music Growth, And Audio Interfaces On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Gary Lux on the Music 3.0 blog

Gary Lux is one of Hollywood’s premier music mixers with literally thousands of projects to his credit with major artists like Usher, Keith Urban, Sting, Ben Harper, Janet Jackson and Rob Thomas. Before going independent in 1988, Gary was the head music mixer for Universal Studios, where he garnered two Emmy Award nominations for his […]

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#audio interface #Gary Lux #music industry

May 14, 2018

in Commentary , Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Pandora Learns That More Ads Doesn’t Equal More Subscribers

Pandora ads on the Music 3.0 blog

The streaming music service Pandora has been in financial difficulty for quite a while now, and it really needs to generate more revenue to stay afloat. One of the things that it tried was to increase the number of ads served up to free users, but it looks like that strategy has backfired. Everyone hates […]

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