Tagged: music

January 19, 2015 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring some new beats to their fans, the ladies of TLC have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $150,000 for their fifth and final album. TLC started in the early 90’s and became a huge sensation throughout the years thanks to their… Read More

January 12, 2015 @ 7:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Sunday (January 11th), Burlington, Vermont-based quartet Twiddle debuted a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $20,000 for their fourth album, PLUMP.  According to their Bio, Twiddle “dismantles most preconceived notions of jam band culture.” The group’s fresh multi-genre approach to music conjures up rock, jazz,… Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 4:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to the crowdfunding method for the second time, New York-based singer and songwriter Julia Nunes has launched Kickstarter campaign. Originally seeking only $25,000, the “Stay Awake” songstress has already raised close to $41,000 thanks to nearly 800 backers. Sharing details about the project Nunes stated,“I… Read More

December 30, 2014 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Patreon, a reward-based crowdfunding platform dedicated to musicians and other content creators, recently announced that backers have given $10 million to its campaigns in 2014. According to Polygon, the 2014’s $10 million is a 3,761 percent increase over last year, which saw pledges of $259,000…. Read More

December 29, 2014 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vonda Shepard, the singer behind the theme song for Ally McBeal, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for her fourteenth album Rookie. The campaign’s description reads, “Vonda Shepard is back with her eleventh studio album (and fourteenth overall), tentatively dubbed Rookie. It’s a title… Read More

December 29, 2014 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only a few more days until the world rings in the new year, UK’s reward-based crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder takes a time out to reflect on the successfully busy 2014 and the constant support backers gave to its campaigns. The Crowdfunder team stated, “Thanks to… Read More

December 15, 2014 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

She may be heading to prison over conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud, but that hasn’t stopped reality television star Teresa Giudice from helping her daughter Gia with her dreams of becoming a singer. Last month, Gia launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $7,500 for her… Read More

December 12, 2014 @ 10:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hush, currently seeking funds though crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, has been dubbed the world’s first set of connected earplugs that wirelessly connects to a smartphone, to help people live and sleep when it’s noisy. Hush combines noise-masking earplugs with an app to isolate users from distractions… Read More

December 3, 2014 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

For those who haven’t heard, things haven’t gone so well for Creed’s former frontman, Scott Stapp. TMZ reported last month that the rocker was put into a psychiatric hold for three days after law enforcement officials stated he had drug-fueled paranoid delusions he’s a marked man, and his… Read More

December 3, 2014 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from preparations for the release of his eleventh album, Carter V, American rapper Lil Wayne, also known as Weezy, decided to lend a hand to Fred Water Flask crowdfunding campaign by remixing Aaron “Jaws” Homoki’s techno beat in the California startup’s hilarious… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In 2012, Dresden Dolls bandmate, Amanda Palmer, took to Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for a new record; her new book, The Art of Asking; and a tour. Not only did she surpass the initial goal, by the end of her crowdfunding campaign’s run on the platform, she… Read More

November 7, 2014 @ 5:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to share their music with the rest of the world, Seattle musicians, Ryan Clark and Randy Torres, have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $50,000 for their NYVES and its upcoming album. Sharing a brief history about the collaboration between he and Torres,… Read More

November 6, 2014 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to their fans for support once again, rock band Murder By Death has launched another Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for their new album, Big Dark Love. Just two days after its debut on the crowdfunding giant’s platform, the project has already surpassed half of its… Read More

November 1, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two days until its Indiegogo campaign comes to an end, Mass Fidelity’s The Core has scored  over $1 million dollars, thanks to its 3,155 backers. The Toronto-based startup announced it was extending its campaign earlier this month and continuing to be a huge… Read More

October 28, 2014 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking support from their devoted fans, the rockers of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have hit GoFundMe to help raise funds to cover the brain surgery that their drummer, Leah Shapiro, needs. According to Contact Music, the San Francisco-based group canceled a string of gigs earlier this month to… Read More

October 27, 2014 @ 5:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

DirecTV is ready to give up and coming musicians a chance to grab some attention through a new television channel. Last week, the television provider debut its New Music Channel, also known as NMC. The channel uses a form of crowdfunding to push musicians into… Read More

October 22, 2014 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to keep her career going after saying farewell to her formal label, Warner Brothers, British singer Neon Hitch launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $50,000 for not only her upcoming album but also for the world’s “first” fan label. According to the… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

“Fanvestors” will officially be earning some royalties from their investment in French artist Georgia Jane’s music crowdfunding campaign listed on Your Music Company (YMC). Those who backed Georgia Jane will collectively receive 5% of their total investment in the form of a check or an account credit… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Rock legend Neil Young visited the studios of Mad Money to discuss his vision for the Pono Music player with investing maven Jim Cramer.  Not a single Booyah was given but there was a lot of love between the two as Cramer revealed he was… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lending a hand to one of Liverpool’s well-known arts venues, singer/songwriter Sir Paul McCartney has announced his support towards famed concert hall, St. Luke’s Church. This news comes just a couple months after a crowdfunding campaign supporting the historic building hit CrowdfunderUK. As previously reported,… Read More