What does branding have to do with you as a music artist? In a word: everything. Your brand extends far beyond the logos on your website or merchandise items. Branding is about awareness, both of yourself and the public’s mental positioning of you. Being aware of what you are subtly and unconsciously conveying to the […]
(1) Sirius XM Radio. Third Quarter 2012 Financial Disclosures. (2) Spotify. Announcements Issued Dec., 2012. (3) Deezer. Various announcements, public disclosures, latest Dec., 2012. (4) Rhapsody. Latest disclosures date back to November of 2011 following the acqusition of Napster, not yet updated by the company. (5) Pandora. Based on recent quarter (ending 10/31/2012) reported subscription revenue of $13.747 million (against straightlined, $36/yr. fees) (6) Muve Music. Latest subscription […]
Frank Ocean is popping up on almost every critics’ best-of-the-year list. And now he can add another accolade to his résumé. The “Thinkin Bout You” singer tops Entertainment Weekly‘s list of best albums of 2012 with his Grammy-nominated debut channel ORANGE, while Miguel and Kendrick Lamar also make the top 10. As far as the best singles of the year, […]
As part of our year-end special, we asked you, the audience three specific questions about 2012 — and we got dozens of thoughtful, intelligent, well-considered responses. In the last of three questions we asked the industry “What will the most important/influential issue facing the music industry be in 2013?” To which we got a huge […]
Bruno Mars stays at #1 with a 13% bump over the previous week, but Rihanna slips two slots to #4, overtaken by Taylor Swift(+29%) and (we can’t believe we’re typing this) The Lumineers, continuing their improbable upward climb. Ho Ho “Ho Hey” indeed. Otherwise, the Top 10 went through the typical reshuffling, the lone newcomers soon-to-be Voice winnerCassadee Pope with in-show her performance […]
