Bandsintown Launches Watch Live Notifications & Bandsintown Live Music Channel On Twitch

Bandsintown has announced a new WATCH LIVE feature to help artists connect with fans to promote online concerts during the COVID-19 shutdown.

With WATCH LIVE, all 530,000 registered artists on Bandsintown will be able to promote their live-streamed shows on Twitch, StageIt, IGTV, Facebook Live, YouTube or their favorite streaming platform for free. Continue reading “Bandsintown Launches Watch Live Notifications & Bandsintown Live Music Channel On Twitch”

Record Store Day 2020 Postponed Until June Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic

A record store display. (photo: Agnieszka Kowalczyk)

Much-anticipated music festivals and multi-thousand guest conferences aren’t the only events that’re being postponed because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Record Store Day, an annual outing that’s enjoyed at independent record stores across the world, has been delayed until June.

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Amazon Launches Amazon Music For Artists

Today, Amazon Music is launching an analytics platform for musicians called Amazon Music for Artists, as reported by Variety. Other music streaming services, such as Spotifyand Apple Music, have had similar tools for a while in order to give artists insights and stats about fans and their listening habits. But there’s one big addition here: voice data, which is increasingly important in our day-to-day lives and a driving factor for music discovery. Continue reading “Amazon Launches Amazon Music For Artists”

Vinyl Record Sales Increase 13.3% In Germany In 2019, Now Account for 5% of Overall Recorded Music Sales

According to a newly released report from trade group BVMI, Germany’s music industry experienced solid growth in 2019, including a double-digit jump in vinyl sales.

Especially interesting is that even though Germany speaks a different language, is located on a different continent, and has a population that’s less than one-third the size of America’s, its 2019 music-industry numbers bear a striking resemblance to the U.S. figures that were recently reported by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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