Music Business Weekly Wrap-Up

It’s been a great week here at Artists House. It seems like our community is growing every day, and it must be because of you all spreading the word. Thank you all for your support and for spreading the good word! It keeps me energized…

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

Artists House Music:

• Friday’s impromptu live chat video now posted to the Artists House blog! http://is.gd/5dt5Y
• Online Music Distribution Fee Comparison http://ow.ly/IBs3
• Video: Ian Rogers on Why Letting iTunes Own Customers Is a Bad Idea http://is.gd/5bs9u
• Beef Up Your Facebook Fan Page with My LP33: http://bit.ly/8ROAGu
• A Master Class on the Arts in a Market Economy: You, Your Music, and how Capitalism Can Help You Find Your Audience http://ow.ly/Hxyu
• Artist Managers Must Understand Their Role Is Now Business Development http://ow.ly/HxwF
• Thank you all for voting for us and getting us in the latest issue of Music Connection! http://musicconnection.com Very cool

Music Business News:

• A Push in Law Schools to Reform Copyright http://ow.ly/IEJX
• Vevo Adds Videos from CBS Radio, Last.fm, Still Lacks Two Majors http://is.gd/5cvHh
• If you’re interested, WMG filed their annual 10-K with the SEC - you can read it here http://is.gd/5bGhq
• Facebook eliminates regional networks, tops 350 million users http://ow.ly/HVls
• SoundExchange Partners With ReverbNation To Deliver Digital Performance Royalties http://ow.ly/HxuZ
• Wanduta Launches Offering Musicians Health Care, Discounts And More http://ow.ly/HxsW
• Apple’s Purchase of Lala.com Could Signal Cheaper, Streaming iTunes http://is.gd/5eauh

Artist Advice, Thought, Opinion:

• The Decade In Music: How Musicians Create http://ow.ly/IEJh
• Too Much Joy’s Absurd WMG Royalty Statement http://ow.ly/HVC8
• Audience Participation in Music http://is.gd/5bEIR
• Fixing the music royalties system http://is.gd/5bp5t Editorial from the LA Times
• Folks from @future_of_music share their thoughts on music in the cloud & MOG’s new subscription service http://bit.ly/86HSpv
• Interview from @hypebot: Scott Kirsner of Fans, Friends & Followers http://ow.ly/HV7O
• Glenn Peoples asks “What Will It Take For Ad-supported Music To Work?” http://ow.ly/Hxsz
• Does your company really want to hang out with me? http://sivers.org/sms This is unfortunately true for a lot of companies and artists alike

Thoughts from the Community:

• @mariusvandyk This is where the independent music artists community meets… now http://www.artistshousemusic.org
• @gah650: while there are other solutions, Square may be the best one for bands to sell merch at gigs: http://bit.ly/5LsMUN
• @sambarouge: “be transparant about your career…but be mysterious with your art”
• @mariusvandyk: “Quantity produces quality with time and persistence.”
• @evolutioncoop: “Don’t forget educate many of your fans would do more to get the word out if they only knew how”
• @johnabraun: “look at value alignment between you and your fans and then determine what fits into their budget”