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Ryan Adams Dropping Free Demos Left and Right
Released on 9/16/2009
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Many have commented, including Radiohead, Trent Reznor, and Jack White, that they really don’t know for sure what the future business plan for unsigned musicians will be. In the meantime, however, Ryan Adams and those listed above seem to be settling in o....
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Vinyl Record Sound Quality Thrives At US Plant
Released on 9/16/2009
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Our music is sounding better than ever because we can hear it on vinyl again. Millions of music lovers all over the world are discovering and rediscovering why vinyl is the best sound reproduction format. Along with the growth of this historic sound mediu....
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Best Practices in Online Music Promotion
Released on 9/16/2009
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Techdirt has the link to a white paper on online music promotion, focusing on five well-known campaigns: Radiohead’s In Rainbows, Nine Inch Nails’ Ghosts I-IV, Groove Armada’s Bacardi EP, Danger Mouse’s blank CD-R and Mos Def’s t-shirt album. The white pa....
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The Value of Music: Plugging the Leaks
Released on 9/16/2009
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Artists have been bitching a lot recently about pirates, about pick pockets, about file sharers and essentially pointing the big guilty finger at everybody other then themselves when it comes to the sudden appearance of their work on the internet. Now I’m....
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Music Publishers, RIAA To Continue Royalty Negotiations
Released on 9/16/2009
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Ongoing negotiations between music publishers and the RIAA regarding mechanical royalties will continue Oct. 1 at an event sponsored by the Assn. of Independent Music Publishers. The negotiations are expected to result in the disbursement of up to $300 mi....
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Labels and Bands Making Tunes Underground
Released on 9/15/2009
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London is a centre for millions of musical hopefuls trying desperately to be the next big thing, but with indie pop, there's a subtle movement against widespread distribution deals, major media exposure, and major labels.....
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IODA and Brazil's Tratore Partner for International Independent Music
Released on 9/15/2009
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IODA, one of the leading distributors of independent music and film, announced a partnership today with leading Brazilian distributor Tratore. In this agreement, IODA's catalog of independent music will reach the burgeoning Brazilian market via Tratore's ....
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