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For the week ending May 30, the U.S. music industry sold a total of 4,984,000 albums, according to Nielsen Soundscan. This figure, which includes new and catalog releases, represents the fewest number of albums sold in one week since Soundscan began compiling this data in 1994.
By comparison, album sales for the week ending May 31, 2009, totaled 5.76 million. The highest one-week tally recorded during the Soundscan era is 45.4 million albums, in late December, 2000.For the week ending May 30, the U.S. music industry sold a total of 4,984,000 albums,... more
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http://i2.crtcdn1.net/images/spacer.gifever wonder what the hell this mean, well i did too. look what i found
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Into Having A Great Time ? Then this event is for you: "The Empire State Of Mind Party & Showcase" Happening May 18th @ The Nuyorican Poets Cafe 236 East 3rd Street Between Avenues B&C Manhattan, NY 10009. The Tri-States top unsigned prospects & New York's freshest party goers get it in..for one huge night of music. Come out and get your party, network, & sip on.. May 18th 2010 Dress code Hip Hop Location: Nuyorican Poets Cafe 236 E. 3rd Street Between Avenue B And Avenue C NY, NY 10009 @ Doors 8pm Show time @ 9pm sharp 18 To Enter 21 to Drink.
Click the link below to see the video trailer.. Warning Don't miss this.
http://www.waneenterprises.com/news/416Into Having A Great Time ? Then this event is for you: "The Empire State Of Mind... more
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Clement & Co. interviews Los Angeles hip-hop/rap group Get Busy Committee for their We Are The New Standard video series. Features Ryu, Apathy and Scoop Deville of GBC talking about their origins, their decision to leave major labels and their advice to any aspiring rappers and musicians.Clement & Co. interviews Los Angeles hip-hop/rap group Get Busy Committee for... more
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LP Coming to itunes, Rhapsody,Napster and more Lord Hector Diono offers a sneak peak in to the Major independent International release of "Thorn", his self titled and produced album debut. Production conclusion date is May 20, 2010 with features from "Danny Houston", "Tommy Bunz," and from the Atlanta based rap dynasty The 5ive appears "Shred The Verbal Tongue" be sure to Visit http://www.lordhectordiono.com for earlier Lord Hector Diono recordings and more!LP Coming to itunes, Rhapsody,Napster and more Lord Hector Diono offers a sneak peak... more
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If there is anyone who deserves to have articles written on them about how to Promote Indie Artists Music….Jenny Morales is the Woman of Choice!
Jenny Morales, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, lived in New York most of her life....also called "The Queen of Promo" by the CEO of www.RtistPromotions.com, is definitely moving up in the world of Music & Artist Promotions. If anybody knows how to promote Independent Artists and their music on the hot Blog Spots, Communities, Social Sites, MySpace, Face book, Twitter etc....Jenny Morales, "The Queen of Promo" does.
Jenny is a dedicated hard worker who doesn't believe in leaving out any Possibilities. When it comes down to promoting the Artists and their Music, Jenny Morales is relentless! Whatever outlets that are available to the clients of Rtist Promotions, (within their provided budget of course), Jenny will surely pursue it, and without doubt accomplish her goals.
Jenny to an Artist is like the blood flow to a body …without the blood the body cannot live, and without promoters like Jenny the Artist cannot survive. So many Independent Musicians suffer from not having a really good promotions person or team in their corner to push for their visibility of the. It is a pleasure to have such gifted people in the Music Industry like Jenny Morales, but it’s even more of a pleasure to have a person like Jenny on your team. Jenny Morales is an "Artist Promotions" Star on the risen!
Now if you’re still reading this article I am sure you are asking yourself, “what is it that Jenny has accomplished that would cause someone to write an article on her”? Well, glad you asked. If you are an Indie Artist and have been surfing the internet for any length of time, you have probably heard of Rnb Artist: Tamalaneh, Gospel Recording Artist: Dr. Allean Varnado Lang, Pop Artist: Jelixa, and Gospel Artist: Dr. Marvel Lang. Each of these artists have something in common……her name is Jenny Morales! That’s right; Jenny in conjunction with Bell Time Records and rtistpromotions.com has been a strong force behind the promotions of these artists. Sure there are other talented and witty people who know how to promote an artist and their music, but very few people has what Jenny Morales has. Some people may call it the gift of gab, but surely I will call it what it is…..a gift from God!
Truly Jenny is the Queen of Promo, at least in this writer’s eyes!If there is anyone who deserves to have articles written on them about how to Promote... more
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A look at three record store owners as they prepare for Record Store Day, a celebration of small music retailers.A look at three record store owners as they prepare for Record Store Day, a... more
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This video segment includes myself (Asha K) as the host interviewing an indie electronic music producer by name of "EXILE OF SILENCE".
We discuss the nature of the music business and how indie artist are getting their equal opportunities towards their "Big Break" because of the power of social networking through the internet.
Let the viewers decide if the "Big Music Machine" still has the power and control of many inspiring music artist.This video segment includes myself (Asha K) as the host interviewing an indie... more
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With the rise in digital music & lack of funding. Many great independent artists such as: Velvet Acid Christ,Prometheus Burning, Collide & many others Including my own project! Are now fining it harder to put out their music! Today's industry lacks MTV support for such artists & very little (although some!) other media support!!! Most radio stations only focus on mainstream artists with more & more stations playing nothing but hip hop! Many great artists (many of which have donated their own personal time & money to things like cancer research!) Are now finding themselves asking for funds from fans & rewarding fans with such things as meeting the band & even the band's gear!!! Many independent artists have halted tours or stopped doing live shows altogether, just so they could finance putting out their CDs!!! Mainstream artists don't have these issues,because mainstream musicians get money from their record companies, advertising & other stuff!!! They are suffering ,yes!! But not NEARLY at the level that the independent artist do!!! In order for these artists to continue putting out great music, I urge you to check out their websites,buy their music, do what you can to support these artists!!! Music culture should be a LITTLE more diverse then just the mainstream!!!With the rise in digital music & lack of funding. Many great independent artists... more
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I'll let this Gizmodo article finish that sentence for you. *snicker*
Here's the deal: music royalty groups want performance fees for short previews of the songs people might actually buy if they like what they hear in the preview. You know, like on iTunes. If that's not fuzzy logic, I don't know what is. People preview music because they intend to pay money if all goes well.
Gizmodo's Adam Frucci is right- ASCAP and BMI, you're really, really doing it wrong.I'll let this Gizmodo article finish that sentence for you. *snicker*... more
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You can't swing a guitar or the proverbial cat anywhere near the music industry right now and not hear someone's opinion about how artists can and should be making money on their own, with or without a label, with or without people paying for old-fashioned CDs.
I wouldn't mind fewer pie charts and boutique companies cropping up willing to "teach" bands how to do that—for a small cut, of course—and a few more artists like Amanda Fucking Palmer (her moniker of choice) willing to lay it all out like she does in this recent blog:
i ENJOY being the slightly crass, outspoken, crazy-(naked?)-chick-on-a-soapbox holding out a ukulele case of crumpled dollars asking for your money so that someone else a few steps behind me, perhaps some artist of shy and understated temperament, can feel better and maybe a little less nervous when they quietly step up and hold out their hat, fully clothed.
i am shameless, and fearless, when it comes to money and art.
i can’t help it: i come from a street performance background.
i stood almost motionless on a box in harvard square, painted white, relinquishing my fate and income to the goodwill and honor of the passers-by.
i spent years gradually building up a tolerance to the inbuilt shame that society puts on laying your hat/tipjar on the ground and asking the public to support your art.
i was harassed, jeered at, mocked, ignored, insulted, spit at, hated.
i was also applauded, appreciated, protected, loved….all by strangers passing me in the street.
people threw shit at me.
people also came up to me and told me that i’d changed their lives, brightened their day, made them cry.
some people used to yell “GET A FUCKING JOB” from their cars when they drove by me.
i, of course, could not yell back. i was a fucking statue, statues do not yell.
i did this for 5 years, and i made a living that way.
dollar by dollar.
hour by hour.
it was hard fucking work.
and for the last 10 years, i have been working my ass off in a different way: tirelessly making music, traveling the world, connecting with people, trying to keep my balance, almost never taking a break and, frankly, not making a fortune doing it. i still struggle to pay my rent sometimes. i’m still more or less in debt from my last record. i’ll lay it all out for you in another blog. it’s just math.
if you think i’m going to pass up a chance to put my hat back down in front of the collected audience on my virtual sidewalk and ask them to give their hard-earned money directly to me instead of to roadrunner records, warner music group, ticketmaster, and everyone else out there who’s been shamelessly raping both fan and artist for years, you’re crazy.
More threatening than artists talking about money, for my money, is artists talking about their feelings about money.
We worked with Amanda this spring to set up a secret Tweet-up show. She didn't pay us; we didn't pay her (that's how it goes with all our shoots and artists, by the way). We brought our cameras and she'll be in our show, Embedded, airing November 11. We're still not going to pay her for it in any way other than promotion, but she's an artist I'm proud to promote as many times as we can in as many ways as we have.
Watch Amanda sing "Dear Old House" and talk a little about the song on the Current Music blog here.You can't swing a guitar or the proverbial cat anywhere near the music industry... more
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After reading the article, do artists need record label in the digital age?
BBC music reporter Ian Youngs reports on the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) statement that new artists still need record labels to succeed in the music industry.
With stories reporting on new stars finding audiences and stardom through myspace or other online outfits, the IFPI struck back and reported all those bands still needed a record labels to further their musical careers.
The article adds that bands like Radiohead who survived by going it alone, only do so because they established themselves with fans through a label first.
"But Jeremy Silver, chief executive of the Featured Artists' Coalition lobby group, said labels were signing fewer artists than ever because budgets have gone down, and artists were beginning to be able to make a living without them."After reading the article, do artists need record label in the digital age?
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The horizontal combination of various markets is being used by industry execs to either pump life into existing markets or keep a certain genre afloat, to the to the potential loss of wandering ears and/or minds. A lot of sub-genres, niches and a plethora of tags are cleverly used by the industry to describe the same exact thing- the music of artists such as Ke$ha, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, etc. Many of the techniques, sounds and fads that are or once were the epitome of these styles are being revisited to (deliberately) shift the market and move it into a new direction.The horizontal combination of various markets is being used by industry execs to... more
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How To: 4 Steps To Finding Illuminati Symbols In Jay Z's "On To The Next One"
1. Get Up On Your Conspiracy Theories
The first step in proving Jay Z's ties with the illuminati is to study them. You must learn all of their ways and symbols so that you can recognize a Free Mason motif when you see it.
2. Watch The Video, Analyze, Repeat
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Respond with what you find....How To: 4 Steps To Finding Illuminati Symbols In Jay Z's "On To The Next... more
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