Music Business Weekly Wrap-up

Here are some highlights from this week in music business news and artist advice:

Artists House Music:

• 4 Traits of a Healthy Music Business http://ow.ly/3fBT
• We’ve got a series of streaming concerts scheduled throughout this weekend - tune in from home and enjoy some great performances: http://ow.ly/3bAj
• Watch some clips from our live chat with @theblueparty: http://ow.ly/3buN
• Live Interview with Wayne Kramer of MC5, this Monday at 5pm Central! http://ow.ly/37iI

Music Business News:

• States Band Together, Launch Investigation into Live Nation + Ticketmaster Merger http://ow.ly/37ed
• New Chart Scans Web For Top Talk On Tracks http://ow.ly/37e5 (Anybody tried this yet?)
• Pirate Bay Founders Get Jail Sentences http://is.gd/sYqW
• PayPal MicroPayments May Help Make Direct To Fan Sales Dream A Reality http://ow.ly/32oo
• Higher iTunes Prices Meant Lower Sales Last Week http://is.gd/sNwO
• MySpace & CD Baby Deliver DIY Upgrades http://is.gd/sA9W

Thought/Opinion/Advice:

• Why File Sharing Will Save Hollywood, Music http://tinyurl.com/dgjc6b
• A DIY Acoustic Guitar Recording Primer (Part II) http://ow.ly/37dt
• Watch the Before the Music Dies doc on Hulu: http://is.gd/o3jf Some of it is is a bit outdated, but still has some great points
• The difference between truly standing for something and a mission statement http://ow.ly/32po (this applies to EVERYONE)
• Twittering Bands - Good and Bad Practices http://ow.ly/32o4
• Top 7 Music Licensing Sites: http://is.gd/sy7R
• Email 101 for Artists, Labels, and Venues http://ow.ly/2PC2

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