January 16th, 2013 by Music Ally

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PledgeMusic seems to be evolving into something more than crowdfunding, working with labels on fan-presale campaigns for albums that are already funded.

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November 22nd, 2012 by Music Ally

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The latest artist to sign up with music crowdfunding platform PledgeMusic is Kate Nash, for next year's 'Girl Talk' album.

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November 14th, 2012 by Music Ally

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In an age of social media ubiquity and increasing noise, Pheed is offering a less frenetic and more measured environment that it will charge for access to.

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July 12th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Lady Gaga has now opened Little Monsters, her own social network, to all comers. It exists in its own orbit with no loop back to her other social media pages and keeps the sales messages to a minimum.

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May 14th, 2012 by Music Ally

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We wrote last week about the reformed Ben Folds Five using Pledge Music to crowdfund their new album. Now the band's Ben Folds has been talking about the decision.

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May 10th, 2012 by Music Ally

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After a lengthy hiatus, Ben Folds Five have reformed for a tour and new album. The latter will be funded by a campaign on crowdfunding site Pledge Music.

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March 13th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Pledge CEO Benji Rogers has joined the debate around 'f-commerce' - selling things on Facebook. He's not a fan.

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February 15th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Looking for success stories from artists building careers outside the traditional label system? Ana Free is the latest to add to the list. The singer/songwriter has built a fanbase on YouTube, with 82,000...

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October 6th, 2011 by Music Ally

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Fan-funding firm PledgeMusic has unveiled its first campaign in mainland Europe, working with Finnish band Apocalyptica - of 'four cellists playing metal covers' fame. The band is releasing a new photobook...

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