How Well Do You Know Your Fans?

BY: Jonathan Ostrow
via Music Think Tank

It is common knowledge that establishing, building upon and maintaining a fan base is one of, if not the most important goal of any emerging artist who is looking to use their music to forge a sustainable career.

But in order to make sure that your efforts are maximized and your fan base grows properly, it is important that you understand that not all fans are equal. Read more here...

LA Times via FMQB: Westergren Talks Pandora's In-Car Future

In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Pandora founder Tim Westergren talks about how the digital music service has its sights set on in-car radio listening. Westergren calls in-car listening for Pandora "the Holy Grail" and adds that "We're actively developing, read more...

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Music and Advertising: DMM demos new app at Billboard Conference

Digital Music Marketing’s Mobile Solutions Group will showcase a mobile application specifically targeted to attendees of Billboard's Music & Advertising Conference. The app has been designed to demonstrate the benefits and explain how brands, music and mobile technology platforms can come together in new ways that will engage, inform, entertain, promote and drive sales through the one device consumers always carry with them; their mobile phone. The event is happening Wednesday September 15th and Thursday September 16th at The Westin, Michigan Ave., in Chicago. To schedule a meeting, please email Nick Sincaglia at nick@digitalmusimarketing.com or sign up for the event and contact us through our Facebook page at facebook.com/digitalmusicmarketing.

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DMW Report: Google, Harry Fox Agency in Talks on Music Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger, Digital Media Wire on July 26, 2010 - 7:54am. Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) is reportedly in "accelerated" negotiations with music publishers' licensing group the Harry Fox Agency, for rights to offer its repertoire on a forthcoming music store, read more here...

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Rhapsody Taps Rightsflow For Licensing and Administration Services

RightsFlow,announced today an agreement to provide bulk mechanical licensing and administration and reporting support for Rhapsody. Read more here...

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FMQB: Modern Rock Up Close: SVP Marketing & Promotion, Shangri-La Music, Michael Plen

Having worked with and promoted some of the most important artists in Rock and Roll, Michael Plen has seen the constants and the passers by. Today he oversees the burgeoning careers of such buzzing acts as Band Of Skulls, The Duke Spirit and One eskimO. [more]

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CNET: Google Music Service Could Debut in the Fall

With the iTunes' banner waving supremely over the digital music landscape, Google continues to build its own music service, CNET has learned.

According to multiple music industry sources, Google could launch a music service that offers song downloads and streaming music as early as this fall. Read more...

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