During an interview and performance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Thursday, Taylor Swift offered new details about her plan to re-record songs from her past six albums. ?I promise that you’ll never find another like me ?@taylorswift13#TaylorSwiftOnGMA#Loverhttps://t.co/W1vUNMab63 pic.twitter.com/cGVL3TjiM7 — Good Morning America (@GMA) August 22, 2019 “Something that’s very special…
Category archives: Indie Labels
The Orchard Launches In Japan, Opens Tokyo Office
Sony’s independent music distribution and artist and label services company The Orchard is expanding into Japan, the second-largest music market in the world. The fully-staffed base of operations in Japan will be led by Yuuki Kaneko, The Orchard’s vice president, Japan, who previously worked on the music team at Amazon…
Taylor Swift ‘Absolutely’ Will Rerecord First 6 Albums, She Confirms In CBS Interview
UPDATED: Taylor Swift has confirmed that she "absolutely" will rerecord her first 6 albums. Her declaration came in an interview for CBS Sunday morning set to air this weekend and comes as part of a very public feud with former label Big Machine, which controls her original masters. PERIODT. WE…
Pandora Expands Independent Artist Music Submissions Tool
Pandora is expanding its Independent Artist Submissions tool to make it easier to submit music for consideration. Unlike Spotify, Apple Music and even Pandora’s own Premium streaming service, not all artists are chosen by its internal Music Genome Project for inclusion on the basic free Pandora ad-supported service. The redesigned…
BUSINESS OF INDIE: XL’s $65M Year • Americanafest • Megaforce Book • $500M Saban Indie Bet • More
In this new edition of the Business Of Indie, a look back on how 6 releases delivered a $65 million year for indie XL, and update on the upcoming Americanafest, Johnny Z writes a Megaforce tell-all, a billionaire best $500 million on a new indie label and much more. Like…
AWAL Inks Juicebox Recordings, Franc Moody, Joe Hertz
AWAL has signed new deals with artists Franc Moody and Joe Hertz and their label Juicebox Recordings. The deal will leverage AWAL’s distribution and marketing for the Juicebox’s artist roster including Moody and Hertz. Juicebox is the creation of Adam Callan and Becky Tong (pictured above) who curated London events…
Taylor Swift Didn’t Get Memo That Albums Are Dead, So She Pre-Sold 1 Million Copies Of ‘Lover’
Someone forgot to tell Taylor Swift that music in general and albums, in particular, don’t sell anymore. By Friday’s release date, her first post-Big Machine release "Lover" will have sold over 1 million copies, according to new label Republic. “The anticipation of this album is extraordinary, with pre-sales quickly approaching…
Apple Music Launches Shazam Chart Of Hot Songs Chart From New Artists
Apple Music has added the "Shazam Discovery Top 50" chart and playlist designed to "unearth up-and-coming songs from breaking artists." The music industry has become increasingly focused on early identification of emerging artists and their growing importance in driving revenue growth. Apple acquired Shazam in the Fall of last year….
HMV To 1000 Indie, Unsigned Bands: ‘Come Play Our Stores’
Doug Putman and HMV have announced that the famed UK music retail chain is opening its doors to developing artists and unsigned bands for in-store performances. The move is in line with the chain’s ambitions to restore its specialist credentials and create a music retail community hub, similar to Putman’s…
A2IM Sets LA SynchUp For Day After Music Tectonics
UPDATED: A2IM is sponsoring its fifth annual SynchUp conference presented by Vydia on October 30th at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, California. Attendees will participate in programs focusing on digital capacity and synch licensing for independent music. The event includes workshops and networking with top indie record…