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This Musician Hilariously Trolls CNBC Anchors About Spotify And They Don’t Realize It

April 4, 2018

Vulfpeck is one of those bands that either you get or you don't. With a private Facebook fan club group (Vulfpack) containing over 27,000 members and over 700,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, it seems many ... Read More...

Music PR Company: 25% Of Our Clients Are Entitled Little Brats

Ari Herstand

April 4, 2018

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I first heard about Manimal PR from an artist management facebook group I’m a part of. Someone was inquiring about them and immediately the post was flooded with fellow managers saying “I’ve worked with Mani... Read More...

Now You Know Everything About Recording Deals

Steve Gordon

December 11, 2017

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Before you sign a major recording deal, read this post. You'll thank us later. The following comes from Steve Gordon, an entertainment attorney specializing in music, television, film and video. He's also t... Read More...

Louder.me App Will Launch Next Month

Louder.me

October 30, 2017

A development process is a real journey full of adventure, ups and downs. Being inspired with the amount of talent all over the world waiting to be discovered, we took the road with Louder.me. DMN is proud t... Read More...

How A-List Freelance Musicians Get Hired in LA

Ari Herstand

October 24, 2017

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Last month I found myself on the Sunset Strip looking up at the Tower Records marquee and a long line of people standing outside the building. Now, for LA natives this seems odd considering Tower Records shu... Read More...

Uncover Your Next Favorite Artist With Louder.me

Louder.me

October 5, 2017

What is Louder.me? Digital Music News is pumped up to be partnering with Louder.me, a media startup with a fresh perspective on music discovery and willingness to help independent artists. Here's what L... Read More...

Cheap Turntable Sales Are Exploding. Are 70s Boomboxes Next?

Daniel Sanchez

September 27, 2017

First, vinyl turntable sales have boomed. Now, boomboxes may soon catch on. Earlier this year, the NPD Group published a report showing the rapid growth of vinyl in the United States. The market research g... Read More...

13 Ways To Get Blacklisted From The Music Industry

Ari Herstand

September 27, 2017

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The longer I’m in music, the bigger my network gets and the smaller the music community seems. I was on a layover at MSP (Minneapolis) and I saw Rashawn Ross, the renowned trumpet player for Dave Matthews Ba... Read More...

11 Things Millennial Musicians Just Don’t Get

Ari Herstand

July 27, 2017

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Justin Higuchi 1) Spotify Plays Don’t Equal Fans I can’t tell you how many artists I see on Spotify with hundreds of thousands or millions of streams, but can’t get even 100 out to their local (or any) sho... Read More...

Singer Thrown In a Texas Jail For Legally Purchased Weed

Ari Herstand

June 28, 2017

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Adam Weiner released from Hudspeth County jail | Photo by Will Donnelly Well the state of America is pretty f'd right now. I’m not talking about what’s going down in Washington, I’m talking about how you can... Read More...

How To Get Music In Spotify Playlists

Ari Herstand

June 21, 2017

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Before we dig into everything there’s to know about Spotify playlists at this moment in time, you should remember that just because someone has a ton of streams does not mean they have a ton of fans. Streams... Read More...

Pandora Has Stopped Paying Artists Over 50% of Their Money

Ari Herstand

April 25, 2017

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At Canadian Music Week this past Friday, I attended the 'Questions with Mike Huppe (SoundExchange President and CEO)' conversation. After a 20 minute humble brag about how SoundExchange has seen double-digit... Read More...