Helienne Lindvall: Unsigned acts such as the Boxer Rebellion and Ani DiFranco prove it's possible to launch an international career independently - but it requires savvy management and a strong work ethic

Companies are planning to invest in artists who lack record deals and help them find audiences online.

THE BIG EVENTS Isle of Wight June 12-14, Seaclose Park, Newport The summer’s first big, mainstream festival has bagged Neil Young before he sets foot in Somerset, plus the Prodigy, Razor

What the “new music experts” don’t tell you.

The guest post below was written by my friend, Greg Rollett of Endagon Innovations. Greg writes regularly on Gen-Y Rock Stars, a Social Music Marketing Blog and Resource for indie musicians. To get a free copy of his Social Media Sites for Musicians and the Rock Star Tool Kit, go here. If you'd like to reach Greg directly, please send him an email (rollettmarketing [at] gmail [dot] com). (confused music photo by Adam Schilling) Do Bands and Musicians Understand What is Happening Online Right Now? I ask myself this question everyday when I see all of the small companies, corporations, brands and innovators taking advantage of tools, resources and conversations that are happening every second of every day online. I get scared when I see musicians still parking their homepage on Myspace, blasting out self promotions with no regards to getting real fans to have conversations with and not accepting feedback from that promotion. We can start with Twitter, since everyone from the president ...

Beware the success story http://ow.ly/b4sf

On Friday morning I dashed off a Daily DIY "Understanding The Value Of Free" which urged indie artists to remember the power of sometimes giving their music away and included a year old clip of Wired's Chris Andersen whose book...

Ten cool music links.

Some excerpts from an interview on the future of the music industry. I was being specific about one industry, but I think it applies to just about everything:The music industry is really focused on the ‘industry’ part and not so...

Futurist Gerd Leonhard's Presentation at the Midem 2009 MIDEMNet event: The big issue – How can music & ISPs work tog

From the recent EconMusic Conference - Panelists: Cory Ondrejka, SVP, Digital Strategy, EMI; David Ring, EVP, eLabs, Univesal; Michael Spiegelman, Head of Yahoo Music; Chris Stephenson, GM of Global Marketing, Entertainment Business, Microsoft. Moderator: Ethan Smith, Music Industry Reporter, The...

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor The Broken Robots I am a broken robot and don't know why. Yet what most profoundly perplexes me is whether or not I, myself, am the one that's broken or if it’s the system itself that's...

Creativity in Productivity in Creativity

In a battered economy, free goods and services online are more attractive than ever. So how can the suppliers make a business model out of nothing?

In an institutional economic analysis, the author analyzes the present situation in the music industry, where information technology impacts on this system, and how the industry is likely to change.