Press Releases
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December 4, 2013 – Music Business Association Helps Emerging Companies Connect and Thrive with Music Startup Network
December 4, 2013 – The Music Business Association (Music Biz), formerly known as NARM and digitalmusic.org, has introduced the Music Startup Network in an effort to provide music entrepreneurs and content providers with all the resources they need to create and power profitable, legal music companies. It is the first product that Music Biz has introduced since its rebranding and reorganization in early October. Following in the footsteps of previous initiatives such as the Music Startup Academy educational series and the Music API Directory,... Read More
October 7, 2013 – NARM and digitalmusic.org Become The Music Business Association
Six Sectors Established to Reflect Larger Agenda; Board Representation Expanded October 7, 2013 – Starting today, NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) and its digital industry hub digitalmusic.org will collectively be known as the Music Business Association (MusicBiz.org), to fully encompass everyone involved in music commerce in the United States. Six sectors have been established to drive specific areas of interest, and six new director positions have been added to the Board of the trade organization to represent this broader membership.... Read More
May 6, 2013 – Infographic: Search Engine Optimization for Music Websites
This press release was issued by NARM and digitalmusic.org before the two entities became collectively known as the Music Business Association on October 7, 2013. digitalmusic.org Shows Bands, Labels, Music Retail Outlets, and More How to Top Search Engine Results Pages in New Infographic May 6, 2013 – Released today during the Music Biz 2013 event, a new infographic from digitalmusic.org, the home of music business association NARM’s digital initiatives, is giving bands, record labels, physical and digital music retail outlets,... Read More
March 25, 2013 – NARM and digitalmusic.org Tackle Metadata Issues at Music Biz 2013
This press release was issued by NARM and digitalmusic.org before the two entities became collectively known as the Music Business Association on October 7, 2013. March 25, 2013 – Music business association NARM and digitalmusic.org, the home of NARM’s digital initiatives, are delving deep into the nuts and bolts that make digital music run with their first-ever Music Industry Metadata Summit, which will be held during Music Biz 2013 on May 6-7 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.... Read More
September 25, 2012 – Whitepaper Gives Music Startups Info Needed to Negotiate Licensing Deals
This press release was issued by NARM and digitalmusic.org before the two entities became collectively known as the Music Business Association on October 7, 2013. September 25, 2012 – Music business association NARM and digitalmusic.org, the virtual home of NARM’s digital initiatives, are helping music startups and entrepreneurs get on the same page with the licensors whose content they need with a new white paper titled “The Innovation Paradox: How Licensing and Copyright Affect Digital Music Startups.” Written by David Touve,... Read More
September 12, 2012 – Music API Directory Connects App Developers with the Tools to Succeed
This press release was issued by NARM and digitalmusic.org before the two entities became collectively known as the Music Business Association on October 7, 2013. September 13, 2012 – digitalmusic.org, the virtual home of music business association NARM’s digital initiatives, is encouraging the creation of new, innovative music apps with its Music API Directory. An initiative of digitalmusic.org’s Music Games & Apps workgroup, the directory gathers information on companies that provide APIs or other technology,... Read More
June 14, 2012 – New ‘Metamillions’ Whitepaper Examines Metadata Collection, Curation, Contextualization
We announce the latest iteration in our whitepaper series, “MetaMillions: Turning Bits Into Bucks for the Music Industry Through the Standardization of Archival and Contextual Metadata.” The whitepaper examines the current state of metadata collection, curation and contextualization as it relates to industry-specific processes and how this data is being shared (or not) with third-party services/retailers. The purpose was to present a business rationale for establishing a new system for metadata by showcasing the sales, marketing and other monetization benefits of a more standardized framework,... Read More
May 18, 2012 – NARM, Billboard, and TAG Target TV Music Discovery In New Whitepaper
This press release was issued by NARM and digitalmusic.org before the two entities became collectively known as the Music Business Association on October 7, 2013. May 18, 2012 – digitalmusic.org, the virtual home of music business association NARM’s digital initiatives, has teamed up with Billboard and TAG Strategic to produce the new white paper “What’s That Song?: Improving Music Discovery on Television.” Written by Billboard Senior Editorial Analyst Glenn Peoples and based on the “Music &... Read More
March 12, 2012 – First-Ever Subscription Services “On-Demand Songs” Chart Launched
This press release was issued by NARM and digitalmusic.org before the two entities became collectively known as the Music Business Association on October 7, 2013. Charts Reflect the Rapid Increase in Audio Streaming Activity that Reached an All-Time Weekly High of 494 Million Since Start of the Year as Tracked by Nielsen New York, NY – March 14, 2012 – Billboard, Nielsen and NARM’s digitalmusic.org announced today the launch of the first-ever subscription services “On-Demand Songs” chart,... Read More
September 12, 2011 – NARM Announces Launch of digitalmusic.org
This press release was issued by NARM and digitalmusic.org before the two entities became collectively known as the Music Business Association on October 7, 2013. Virtual Home for the Digital Music Business San Francisco, CA and Marlton, NJ (September 12, 2011) – Today at SFMusicTech, music business association NARM announced the launch of digitalmusic.org, the virtual home of NARM’s digital initiatives (formerly known as the Digital Think Tank). For more than fifty years,... Read More
