My name is Paul Williamson, founder of www.Band-Stuff.com, musician, singer, and promoter. In the past 2 years I have worked as a promoter, putting on events in London, working with a variety of bands and artists ranging from small garage band acts, to international touring acts. In this article I will go through the bare essentials…

  Analytics. It’s been one of the music industry’s favourite buzzwords for a while now. But what does it actually mean? According to one definition it is, “the discovery and communication of meaningful patterns in data”. But to most people, it remains a vague and opaque concept….

“I found it really ironic that the multi-billion-dollar company reacted to criticism with humility, and the start-up with no cash flow reacted to criticism like a corporate machine.” That was Taylor Swift’s stinging criticism of Spotify in a Vanity Fair interview this month. She was obviously referring to CEO Daniel Ek’s notorious blog, written days after…

The first round of data to come from a partnership between BandPage and streaming service Rhapsody — which uses information about which artists listeners like in order to target and deliver push notifications to those users’ phones — could signal the entrance of a new way to generate revenue in the digital streaming industry….

Frank Sinatra will be honored at the Grammy Museum’s 2015 Architects of Sound Awards, to be held Oct. 21 at Club Nokia in L.A. Ol’ Blue Eyes will posthumously receive both the architect of sound: vision and architect of sound: artist awards, in recognition of his unparalleled contributions to popular music, according to the Museum.  …

Multiple sources tell Billboard that United Talent Agency is in advanced negotiations to acquire The Agency Group, in a move that would vastly boost UTA’s profile in music, while paying dividends for a rapid expansion strategy by TAG….

Awards, amazing Instagrams and “American Oxygen” are just a few things keeping Rih busy since the release of “Unapologetic.” …

Cinema style age-ratings on music videos will become a permanent feature following a successful government pilot. Major labels Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music will continue to send videos to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) before putting them online, with independent labels set to begin a six-month trial of the same scheme. …

Amy, the recent documentary based on the life of late singer Amy Winehouse, has become the second biggest documentary ever at the UK box office, grossing £3.44 million….

Apple may need to really ramp up its marketing efforts to interest more of its users in Apple Music.  A new MarketWatch study shows that 77% of Apple’s iOS users in the United States are aware of Apple Music, but just 10% saying they are currently using it. That level is about the same for iTunes users….