Music Promotion

Could digital music kill the ‘record’ promotion?
For decades, music labels trying to break in an act pressed thousands of vinyl records or CDs to distribute to disc jockeys, record stores, journalists, and fans. Those types of promotions have grown too expensive in an era of shrinking ...

Could digital music kill the ‘record’ promotion?
In a departure from traditional promotional efforts, French singer Yelle was promoted in the US through the digital music only. Apparently, CDs and vinyl aren’t even good as promos anymore.

Spinworld (Radio Promotions) Internship - Digiwaxx Media
Job Description: Digiwaxx Media is the global platform for digital music promotion and innovative influencer marketing. The first service of its kind, Digiwaxx Media is at the forefront of the digital music marketing industry with ...

Island Def Jam Form New Hip-Hop Label, Does Free Streaming Sell ...
Payola: Wired published a column titled ‘Is Sonicbids’ Pay-for-Play Music Promotion the New Payola?‘ that discusses whether they share artists’ fees with the websites that use bands’ content. Recommended Listening: So Long and Little ...

Interview: 4QFor Nick Fitzsimmons Of Penny Distribution
We continue our ongoing 4QFor (Four Questions For) series with Nick Fitzsimons of Penny Distribution a music distribution, marketing and promotion service based in San Francisco. Nick also blogs about the industry here. ...

90s Brit-Pop meets 70s Punk Rock meets Y2K Williamsburg: We Were ...
Murfreesboro, Tennessee might seem an unlikely birthplace for a band that merges a variety of cosmopolitan music styles into one exciting whole, but the debut of We Were The States proves that rock music still has a few compelling ...

Surrge
This model takes into account everyone’s motivations and will server as the center of the universe for music discovery, promotion and distribution. instead of lining the pockets of music industry big-wigs, Surrge lines the pockets of ...

On-Premise: A Promotion Wasteland
Canned on-premise promotions don’t work. There are too many factors at play:. type of bar (club, tavern, bar & grill, sports bar, music club, etc. owner/operator preferences; consumer demo; consumer moods and level of intoxication ...

First Week Kylie "X" Sales Disappoint
139, with only 5500 copies sold. Is that even possible? What makes it even more surprising is that Kylie did quite a bit of US promotion for the album, even appearing on Dancing with the Stars, which typically boosts album sales.

Radiohead meets Modest Mouse: Other People's Debut Album!
The band that wrote that catchy song 'picture frame me' is offering their album for free download as a promotion for their next one!