Inside the Music Business

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1. Independent Musicians turning away from YouTube?

   By g6120, May 11, 2011
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   • May 11, 2011

2. Sudden Page Removals on Facebook!!!

   By Poker99, May 3, 2011
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   • daddymack
   • May 4, 2011

3. 250,000 youtube plays = $8

   By Poker99, April 25, 2011
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   • daddymack
   • May 4, 2011

4. Have to Demo 54 tunes, some full production+finish 12 song album, write, live....

   By sventvkg, May 2, 2011
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   • flatfinger
   • May 4, 2011

5. Would appreciate thoughts on my proposed new album's artwork 1 2 3 4

   By Surrealistic, March 17, 2011
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   • workstation M.I
   • April 29, 2011

6. CD's still 74% of label sales 1 2

   By richardmac, February 17, 2011
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   • daddymack
   • April 26, 2011

7. $100,000 to create/promote a single 1 2

   By Gone90, January 14, 2011
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   • sventvkg
   • April 24, 2011

8. Press Kit Help?

   By Syyle, April 19, 2011
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   • Ronan Murphy
   • April 21, 2011

9. Talented music designer needs advice... Permanent solutions 1 2

   By protilius, April 16, 2011
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   • April 20, 2011

10. Singles vs. Albums as promo strategy 1 2

    By richardmac, April 16, 2011
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    • Rudolf von Hagenwil
    • April 18, 2011

11. Spotify calls it quit. I guess you're all happy now... 1 2

    By Li Shenron, April 14, 2011
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    • Rudolf von Hagenwil
    • April 17, 2011

12. Britney puts songwriters back to work !!! 1 2

    By flatfinger, March 28, 2011
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    • Rudolf von Hagenwil
    • April 16, 2011

13. Adding a barcode to a CD pressed without one?

    By Inazone, April 13, 2011
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    • Inazone
    • April 15, 2011

14. Give us your screen name origin! 1 2

    By richardmac, March 12, 2011
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    • Barber Surgeon
    • April 14, 2011

15. Why are some people subjects of gossip and others aren't? 1 2 3

    By grace_slick, March 27, 2011
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    • daddymack
    • April 11, 2011

16. Streaming may topple music industry iceberg

    By Poker99, March 29, 2011
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    • daddymack
    • April 9, 2011

17. EPK, How are you guys doing them?

    By rohr28, April 8, 2011
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    • daddymack
    • April 8, 2011

18. Interesting read I stumbled on.....(long, but good) 1 2 3 4 5

    By BlueStrat, April 2, 2011
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    • Rudolf von Hagenwil
    • April 8, 2011

19. Making a living,and/or career. 1 2

    By y1p33y0, March 30, 2011
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    • Rudolf von Hagenwil
    • April 6, 2011

20. Band name trademark issues - please help

    By Fatso Forgottso, March 22, 2011
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    • Fatso Forgottso
    • April 4, 2011

21. Bios for things like website and presskit.

    By MarkofCainband, March 30, 2011
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    • JimmyAlford
    • April 1, 2011

22. I Was Just about to rip your CD.....

    By S.L.B., March 30, 2011
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    • S.L.B.
    • March 31, 2011

23. If I practiced as much as I read forums online...

    By mmmiddle, March 29, 2011
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    • Rudolf von Hagenwil
    • March 31, 2011

24. How to make $50,000 a year as a musician 1 2 3 4 5

    By richardmac, March 9, 2011
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    • BryanMichael
    • March 31, 2011

25. Nice story on former rock star

    By richardmac, March 30, 2011
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    • BryanMichael
    • March 31, 2011

26. How to use "buy this song" on youtube for your own songs

    By BuildingCastles, March 23, 2011
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    • Poker99
    • March 31, 2011

27. How much does location matter? 1 2

    By richardmac, March 8, 2011
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    • Rudolf von Hagenwil
    • March 30, 2011

28. Study Says Nashville really IS Music City!

    By sventvkg, March 29, 2011
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    • Rudolf von Hagenwil
    • March 30, 2011

29. Bob Baker thinks we're a bunch of whiners. Are we? 1 2 3

    By richardmac, March 15, 2011
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    • S.L.B.
    • March 30, 2011

30. I would like to do this - how is it done? Offering free mp3 for Facebook like/post

    By gtarbastrdchild, March 29, 2011
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    • mmmiddle
    • March 29, 2011

31. Work For Hire - TV Show Theme Song - How Much?

    By elsongs, March 28, 2011
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    • elsongs
    • March 29, 2011

32. China

    By BenDuncan, March 24, 2011
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    • daddymack
    • March 29, 2011

33. Tim Rice's opinion about music today

    By richardmac, March 26, 2011
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    • BlueStrat
    • March 29, 2011

34. A Thread About Gear Safety At Gigs..SXSW Story.

    By sventvkg, March 21, 2011
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    • formula428
    • March 29, 2011

35. i need advice on record keeping..taxes, expenses, income, etc...

    By 91rtstealth, March 23, 2011
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    • daddymack
    • March 28, 2011

36. If Cloud Music Booms, Do Musicians Lose? 1 2

    By Poker99, March 22, 2011
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    • sventvkg
    • March 28, 2011

37. Sammy Hagar's New Autobiography RED

    By sventvkg, March 25, 2011
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    • 3shiftgtr
    • March 27, 2011

38. Hey, MusBiz Regulars: Has Anyone Noticed that Recently...

    By daddymack, March 25, 2011
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    • 3shiftgtr
    • March 27, 2011

39. Rihanna + 20 Radio Singles = Weak Concert Sales

    By Poker99, March 22, 2011
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    • AVisme
    • March 25, 2011

40. Is There Such A Thing As "Too Modest?"

    By timrocker, March 10, 2011
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    • Surrealistic
    • March 24, 2011

41. Wow! Looks like the tide might finally be turning...maybe....

    By 3shiftgtr, March 22, 2011
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    • fatusstratus
    • March 22, 2011

42. I just had a CD Project Fall Completely Apart. I'll tell ya the story.

    By sventvkg, March 17, 2011
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    • sventvkg
    • March 21, 2011

43. Exciting but a little scary - BBC content

    By Surrealistic, March 19, 2011
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    • daddymack
    • March 21, 2011

44. Video Game Career?

    By King Conga, March 16, 2011
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    • Cliftonb
    • March 20, 2011

45. Apparently there IS a way to make money with your music....

    By MrKnobs, March 15, 2011
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    • daddymack
    • March 18, 2011

46. did anyone even notice??

    By flatfinger, March 17, 2011
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    • richardmac
    • March 17, 2011

47. Where to report recording costs on form 1065?

    By mmmiddle, March 8, 2011
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    • mmmiddle
    • March 16, 2011

48. The death of e-mail

    By Poker99, February 28, 2011
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    • Dan Acheron
    • March 16, 2011

49. Signing the dotted line....

    By Jeff1979, March 15, 2011
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    • JohnMCA72
    • March 16, 2011

50. Another artist from UK.. What would you do with her?

    By mikedavid00, March 13, 2011
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    • Rudolf von Hagenwil
    • March 15, 2011