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Is Facebook Ready for the Music Industry?
17th July 2015 • No commentsAs many may be aware, in recent weeks the scuttlebutt in the music industry has been that Facebook is entering the music video and streaming game. Facebook denies having an interest in pursuing streaming, stating that their intentions don’t go beyond videos. Didn’t the Terra Firma – Citigroup – EMI debacle teach us that not […]
Read MoreBrian Message: "Artists are businesses with multiple revenue streams across multiple territories and streaming is part of that engagement with fans."
26th December 2014 • No commentsBrian Message, Radiohead co-manager and manager of artists such as Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, has long spoken about the role streaming will play in the overall promotion of an artist. Check out this Midem Talks interview for his thoughts on the future of streaming and what it means for artist promotion.
Read MoreWhy More Artists Should Be Like Garth Brooks
17th November 2014 • No commentsI’m not entirely certain when it happened, but at some point in recent months, I came to adore Garth Brooks. As I mentioned in the article I wrote about the death of my fiance and how it inadvertently pushed me back into the music industry, Garth’s song The Dance was one of my go-to tracks […]
Read MoreHugSpeak- A Great Resource for Musicians, Mangers, Label Owners
21st June 2014 • 1 commentBy now seemingly everyone has seen the photos of Avril Lavigne with fans vs other, slightly less uncomfortable artists with their fans. As stated in our article about good and bad fan interaction, we don’t know what exactly it is that makes Ms. Lavigne uncomfortable in her dealings with the public, but we do know […]
Read MoreAppreciate Your Twitter Audience: Learning From the Best
4th December 2013 • 1 comment*This article was originally written for Think Like a Label. I’ll be posting some of my favorite and most popular pieces for TLAL here on Thirty Roses with kind permission from Think Like a Label owner and editor Jeremy Belcher. One of the most important things for artists to do also seems to be the […]
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