Music Business Weekly Wrap-Up

In case you missed anything, here are some highlights from this week in music news and artist advice:

Artists House Music

• Check out this DIY Activity tracking chart put together by @CLCmusic http://ow.ly/dxKh
• No excuses. We’ve got lessons for you now on how to DJ: http://ow.ly/dxFv
• Featured Artists: Josh Charles - an indie success story http://ow.ly/djl2 on the Artists House blog
• Martin Atkins: The Importance of Having a Diverse Skill Set http://ow.ly/d811
• That’s Right! Capitalism Can Help You Sell Your Music http://ow.ly/d81j

Music Business News

• Vinyl sales to hit another high point in 2009 http://ow.ly/dJSt Heck yes.
• Massive Layoffs Coming To MySpace - 25% Or More May Be Cut http://ow.ly/dJS8
• Film, TV music composers urge copyright law change http://ow.ly/dxxG
• Trent Reznor ‘opts-out’ of social networking: http://ow.ly/dxsr
• Songkick Wants to Be Our Crowdsourced Concert Scrapbook http://ow.ly/djoE
• Last.fm founders stepping down http://ow.ly/djp8
• Nielsen stats reveal digital music trends http://ow.ly/dj7s Nothing surprising here…
• Class Action Suit Seeks To Reclaim $100M RIAA “Stole” From Fans http://ow.ly/dj6L

Artist Advice/Thought/Opinion

• Planning Your Record Release, Part II: The Release Show http://ow.ly/dKDO
• Video: Interview With Kevin Arnold Of IODA http://ow.ly/dKBV
• Be Careful With Economics http://ow.ly/dxNr
• Always need more estrogen in this business! So, here’s an excerpt from The Girls’ Guide to Rocking… http://ow.ly/dxvf
• Why Place Matters To Music & Music Matters To Place http://ow.ly/dxsZ
• Accepting Your Audience http://ow.ly/dj8i
• The Online Artist Report Card: http://ow.ly/diNR Nice checklist!
• Why Bands Should Avoid the Myth of the Rockstar http://ow.ly/d80z

Thanks for all your thoughts and feedback this week on twitter. As always you can join the conversation by following us on twitter, friendfeed, facebook, and subscribing to this blog.