This is a guest post by Ben Patterson, President, Artist & Label Services of Downtown Music Holdings. Here, he explains his perspective on the current state of the music industry […]
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The first step to artist-centric streaming? Start listening to artists… (Guest column)
This is a guest column by David Martin, CEO of the Featured Artists Coalition – the UK trade body that represents the rights and interests of music artists. In this […]
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An independent artist’s view on NFTs: providing fans with a stake in their future success (guest post)
The Brooklyn-based VÉRITÉ is a very modern artist, with multiple threads running through her career that connect with audiences and generate income. She’s not only an independent singer-songwriter, but is […]
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Apple Music is promoting independent artists in India
In India’s overcrowded audio streaming market, a focus on independent music has been one of the ways DSPs have differentiated themselves. Although Spotify has been active in the space since […]
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NetEase Cloud Music holds second Galaxy Album Music Camp
Chinese streaming service NetEase Cloud Music has been holding ‘season two’ of its Galaxy Album Music Camp, a seven-day music workshop. It’s an interesting insight into how the service is […]
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Facebook wants to add more independent music to its catalogue
Facebook has worked hard over recent years to sign licensing deals with major and independent labels and publishers covering user-generated content across its services, including Facebook and Instagram. Now it […]
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Aim launches a new ‘Future Independents’ music conference
British independent music body Aim is launching a new conference, Future Independents, aimed at emerging artists and company founders. It will take place on 3 June as an online event, with […]
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DIY artists released 9.5m tracks in 2020 – 8x the major labels
There are plenty of interesting stats in Will Page’s latest article for the Financial Times, as you’d expect from a former Spotify chief economist. One that stood out for us showed […]
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Sandbox Issue 269: Indie-Visible: balancing Indie rock marketing on streaming and IRL
Lead: Indie-Visible – Marketing indie rock bands on streaming platforms can be tricky for a number of reasons: their traditionally album-based release cycle goes counter to the current approach of endless singles; their aesthetic, ethos and fandom require patience and context; and while their fanbase wants their favourite artists on streaming services, they also demand special physical products […]
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Aim calls for UK / EU cooperation to resolve Brexit mess
Anger is still reverberating around the British music industry about the costs and red tape musicians will face touring in Europe following Brexit. News that Brits running training seminars on […]
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Instrumental launches a £10m fund for independent artists
Last month, data-driven A&R startup Instrumental announced that Tencent Music and Tencent Holdings had acquired a minority stake in the British company. Now it’s launching a new initiative in its homeland […]
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Believe boss hails the ‘rise of local independent artists’
“2010 to 2020, the headline was the rise of streaming. 2020 to 2030, I think the headline is going to be the rise of local independent artists, because we are […]