Succeed In the Music Biz - World Music Promotion 2.0

The SIMBIZ.INFO team talks with Al Walser from the Principality of Liechtenstein. Al is reaching the world with a blend of R&B, Pop and Caribbean influences. Listen to this podcast to find out innovative ways to market and promote your music to the world. UPDATE: Special Tribute to Miriam Makeba.

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Hot Topic launches DRM-free music service

Hot Topic, the alternative rock accessories and apparel store, launches a DRM-free music store to compete with iTunes and Amazon. According to Hot Topic, Shockhound offers tracks from major record labels, like Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, and EMI Music, as well as independent labels.

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Succeed In the Music Biz | Music Biz Tech Tip

The www.SIMBIZ.INFO team had a great show today interviewing the co-founder of Skoggins.com. It's a valuable resource for musicians to send out EPK's, manage email lists, post availability for gigs and many other tools and its free. We also listened to music from Ten Mile Tide the band that started Skoggins.com. Listen to our Music Biz Podcast

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Prince continues to chart his own course in the Music Biz

Prince is, of course, a music biz legend. In the book, "21 Nights" it tells of a "landmark event" in which Prince sold out 21 nights in a row in London. Here's a glimpse into a nearly 5 hour jam session where we learn how Prince proves the skeptics wrong once again to achieve music business success.

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McCain-Obama Dance-Off

This was a hilarious video and the SIMBIZ.INFO team wanted to share it.

One of the secrets to success in today's music business is to make a viral video.

You must be creative so people want to pass it on. Props to the MC, the dancers and the editor. Kasondra K

Britney Spears, Leona Lewis Music Biz Sizzle Meter

The SIMBIZ.INFO Team conducted a click by click analysis of the popularity of Britney Spears and Leona Lewis. We compared search volume and news analysis Leona and Britney Spears over the last four years. See the results on the SIMBIZ.INFO "Music Biz Sizzle Meter".

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Music Business in Politics and Record Label News

What does Hank Williams Jr, Will-i-Am, Eminem and the Dixie Chicks have in common? They've became policital. Listen to this Podacast as Jeronimo Black and Kasondra K share the sorrows and successes of mixing politics with the music business.

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Record Label Hires Guitarist After Seeing Myspace Page

Is Myspace still the best place to market your music? "An Atlanta Records representative stumbled across Matt's Myspace music page and sent him a message. He liked Matt's acoustic sound and wanted to hear more" from this Tampa artist.

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What do Janet Jackson, Paris Hilton, Jay-Z have in common?

The Succeed In The Music Biz Team give you the latest in Record Label news, Jeronimo Black's Ugly Truth Series and Kasondra K's The Music Biz Tech Tip of the week.

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The big debate: Do record labels have a future?

It's no secret that the music industry has not made an ideal transition into the digital era. With the current economy, the music business is struggling just like most individuals and businesses. What can they do?

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