On The Radar: Paris XY, The Wytches, King Dude & Chelsea Wolfe
Dark electronic duo Paris XY makes you want to dance. UK-based The Wytches rock out after a recent signing. King Dude & Chelsea Wolfe team up for some goth folk sounds.
Monday Music Brief: 2/24/14
Never miss a beat! Stay up to date on the top stories in music business and anything else you may have missed last week in the industry. Streaming and Subscription Netflix recently reached a deal with Comcast to ensure its TV shows...
Legitimizing the Bootleg
From unmarked brown packaged vinyl to obsessively collated mp3’s, the existence of ‘bootleg’ live recordings has always been contentious. A top concern for artists is that bootlegs are usually created without authorization from the artist. Deciding whether or not bootlegs are in the best interest of an artist and their career...
NMS Announces ‘AOV’ Top 100 Class of 2014: Experience Tomorrow’s Superstars Before They Break
After sifting through thousands of talented artists, the NMS A&R Committee have made their selections for this year’s ‘AOV’ Top 100 and today we’re more than excited to announce the official AOV Class of 2014! View the full ‘AOV’ Top 100 Class of 2014 list here or below New Music Seminar’s...
On The Radar: Watch Now! Danny Brown, The Megaphonic Thrift, Michael Kiwanuka
Today we’re twisting up new music Tuesdays, and filling up your playlist with three great new music videos we’ve selected that you absolutely must see: Danny Brown gets down with Sampology’s A/V Remix of “DIP”, Norwegian noise-pop goes avant-garde with The Megaphonic Thrift’s latest single and Michael Kiwanuka shows off...
Monday Music Brief: 2/17/14
Never miss a beat! Stay up to date on the top stories in music business and anything else you may have missed last week in the industry. Digital, Streaming & Subscription Last week, the WSJ link reported that...
Make More Money With Your Music: Why Artists Need To Register With SoundExchange Now
Since inception NMS’s partner SoundExchange has put nearly $2 billion into music creators’ pockets. In 2013 alone, SoundExchange paid $590 million to recording artists and record labels. With a mission to support, protect and propel the music industry forward, the organization is committed to collecting and paying digital performance royalties to...
On The Radar: Kins, Lowell, Carsick Cars
Sophisticated melodies laced with muted aggression from UK-based Kins. Get your game-face on with Lowell’s powerful pop. Beijing knows indie rock, proven by China’s Carsick Cars.
Monday Music Brief: 2/10/14
Beats Music is licensing indies with Merlin, how do the royalty rates compare to majors? Rdio goes auto, announces integration into Tesla vehicles. New services to expect on Google’s Chromecast, while YouTube cracks down on fake views and more from last week’s music business headlines.
On The Radar: July Talk, Naomi Pilgrim
This Tuesday, we’re indulging you and your music obsession with two great new artists: Canadian band July Talk and Barbadian/Swedish singer Naomi Pilgrim. July Talk It’s difficult to come across artists with not only talent but a unique sound in today’s oversaturated music market, the kind of artist that causes...
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