Choosing The Right Rewards For Your Patronage, Crowdfunding Campaigns
For any crowdfunding campaign to be successful, it's important to have the kind of enticing rewards that will actually motivate fans to donate or become patrons. In this piece we. Continue reading
Songwriting Splits: What They Are And Why You Need to Agree On Them Now
As an increasing number of modern releases feature more and more songwriters, the importance songwriting splits and their legal value becomes increasingly important. Here we look at exactly what these. Continue reading
What Music Journalists Definitely DO NOT Want To See In Your Press Release
Whether or not music will even give your music the time of day is massively dependent on the quality fo your press release. Getting press coverage is hard enough, but. Continue reading
Staying In Love With The Craft Of Songwriting
As with so many creative arts, songwriting can often be an incredibly frustrating experience, and it can be easy for you to lose your inspiration and forget your love of. Continue reading
‘You Have Used Us,’ Spotify Secret Genius Songwriters Tell CEO Daniel Ek [Full Letter]
Nile Rogers, Frank Dukes, Teddy Geiger and Babyface Edwards were among the dozens Spotify Genius Award nominated songwriters who signed an open letter to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek over the streamer’s. Continue reading
8 Inspirational Books For The DIY Musician’s Shelf
The ability to learn and grow is one of the most valuable skills a DIY musician can cultivate, and while there are certainly an abundance of online resources, one can't. Continue reading
3 Tips For Boosting Word-Of-Mouth About Your Music
While technology and social media have opened up an incredible variety of opportunities for marketing, none remains as effective as that old school classic, word-of-mouth. Here we look at three. Continue reading
Songwriters vs Big Tech: Has The Tide Turned? [David Israelite]
[UPDATED] In this guest post, National Music Publishers Association head David Israelite explores how social media has shifted public opinion toward the songwriters and music publishers in their battles with. Continue reading
How To Make Smart Music Marketing Happen
In this final of a five part series on how to effectively allocate money in the correct places in order to benefit your music career, we hear from multiple industry. Continue reading
Pre-Adds, Pre-Saves Are The New Pre-Orders – Is That A Good Thing?
Much as streaming has replaced traditional album sales, Spotify and Apple music 'pre-saves' have replaced pre-orders. While these pre-saves are certainly good news for artists as a metric of gauging. Continue reading
