Tagged: music

August 3, 2016 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, mega singer and songwriter Melissa Etheridge took to crowdfunding portal, PledgeMusic, to raise funds for her upcoming album MEmphis Rock and Soul. The new record is set to hit stores on October 7th and will feature Etheridge’s new single Hold On, I’m Coming…. Read More

July 25, 2016 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK social enterprise Eazl Arts announced it has teamed up with crowdfunding platform PledgeMusic to launch its Art In A Corner Charity Fundraising Project, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’, Images Of A Woman, a painting created during the band’s… Read More

July 8, 2016 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom-based Steve Grindrod Amplification (SGA) announced it is seeking £200,000 through Seedrs as it prepares to expand and become what it hopes the music industry’s “next iconic brand.” Founder of the company, Steve Grindrod has reportedly stated: “For over 40 years I’ve obsessed… Read More

June 15, 2016 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

8tracks, the crowd-curated (read not Pandora) internet radio service, announced on Tuesday its SeedInvest campaign is officially open to the public. The platform is looking to sell up to $11 million Series A preferred stock to investors. The company went on to Twitter to announce the… Read More

June 3, 2016 @ 4:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, De La Soul released the first single of their Kickstarter-funded album, And The Anonymous Nobodies, called Pain. Back in 2015, the hip hop group took to the crowdfunding giant with a mission to raise only $110,000 for their new album. Within only hours of its launch, the initiative successfully… Read More

June 1, 2016 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Papa Roach, an American rock band, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMusic to raise funds for their upcoming album. According to various reports, Papa Roach (which consists of Jacoby Shaddix, Jerry Horton, Tobin Esperance, and Tony Palermo) took to the studio earlier this year to… Read More

May 14, 2016 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alter Ibiza, a Spain-based club brand, has recently launched a Seedrs initiative with a mission to raise £110,000 as it prepares to open its night club’s doors. The company is looking to bring music entertainment, quality products and services to its new club in Ibiza. But… Read More

April 29, 2016 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bad news, De La Soul backers, the group has delayed its Kickstarter album And the Anonymous Nobody. Although the group originally announced the record would be released on April 29th, they recently revealed that they were moving the debut date to later this summer. Last spring, the hip hop… Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Freezepop, a Boston-based electronic genre band, recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for its upcoming fifth full-length album. The group, which was found in 1999, has had its songs featured on Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and recently, the reboot to the Harmonix classic Amplitude, along… Read More

April 18, 2016 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, crowdfunding platform for music, PledgeMusic, announced that it has appointed Warner Music Group veteran, Paula Woollatt, as head of UK/EUR manufacturing and fulfillment. According to the funding portal, Woollatt held various positions at Warner Music Group including head of creative production for the Atlantic, Parlophone,… Read More

March 26, 2016 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This evening, actor Don Cheadle will be heading to Cincinnati, Ohio premiere of his Indiegogo project, Miles Ahead. The film was reportedly filmed in the city in 2014 and tonight’s even will be taking place at Esquire Theatre in Clifton. Academy-Award nominated actor launched a campaign on the… Read More

March 20, 2016 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, British actor and filmmaker Alex Winter took to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with a mission to raise $500,000 for the new documentary, Who the Fuck is Frank Zappa.  While revealing why he has decided to do a documentary on the late rocker, Winters stated: “Frank Zappa… Read More

March 17, 2016 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CEO and co-founder of Kickstarter, Yancey Strickler, announced on Thursday that the crowdfunding platform has officially acquired artist community website, Drip. This has been named Kickstarter’s first acquisition. Drip is described as a curated platform that gives creators and communities a place to interact through… Read More

March 12, 2016 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced details about its presence at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival, which is being held in Austin, Texas. The Kickstarter crew revealed: “South by Southwest takes over Austin, Texas March 11–20, and we’ll be there with bells on. Here’s a… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

GoFundMe announced on Thursday the funds originally raised by campaign organizer Jeremy Platt to “Get Kanye Out of Debt” will be allocated to music education-focused nonprofit, Notes for Notes. Notes for Notes is a nonprofit organization that designs, equips, and staffs Boys & Girls Clubs… Read More

February 24, 2016 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, singer Kesha was hit a major legal blow when a judge refused to allow her to end her contract with Sony. The Tik Tok songstress asked to leave the mega music giant after admitting she was mentally abused and raped by record producer,… Read More

February 20, 2016 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of a fan running GoFundMe campaign to help Kanye West, sources close to reportedly “debt-stricken” musician revealed that he won’t be taking ANY of the funds from the initiative. The organizer of the campaign, Jeremy Piatt, revealed to TMZ that he was contacted by… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking some time away from her career and mother duties, former Dresden Dolls songstress, Amanda Palmer sat down to discuss her experience with the crowdfunding method. Back in 2012, Palmer hit Kickstarter for not only her first solo studio album, but also a tour and… Read More

February 12, 2016 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, 90’s hip-hop group, De La Soul, sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss the progress of their Kickstarter album, And The Anonymous Nobodies. As previously reported, De La Soul launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its new and highly anticipated album. While… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Internet radio startup 8tracks has quickly generated over $25 million in indicated interest from investors under Regulation A+ on SeedInvest.  According to information provided by the investment crowdfunding platform, more than 29,000 individuals have expressed their intent to purchase shares in the young company. 8tracks… Read More