13 Social Media Tips for Musicians [Bobby Borg]

If your social media efforts have yet to be the fruit you’d hoped for, these 13 tips from Bobby Borg are the perfect place to start…

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35% of top TikTok tracks removed by UMG, but fans & savvy artists find workarounds

Seventeen of Billboard’s TikTok Top 50 Chart tracks are no longer available after licensing talks between Universal Music Group and the social video app failed last week…

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What is at stake in the TikTok UMG showdown [MIDiA’s Tatiana Cirisano]

TikTok and UMG can each argue about how much music is worth, and new music and artists are caught in the crossfire…

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How to get the most out of Facebook for Musicians

The year has just started, and Facebook has made significant changes for creators and professional users. Here’s everything you need to know to get up to date… by STEFANIE PAGAN. Continue reading

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Is Threads dead? No, say 130 million active users

Threads launched with a bang. Thirty million signups in its first 24 hours, then 100 million in less than a month, and then an apparent falloff in user interest. Did. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: Last Week in D.I.Y. & Indie Music

Last week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered how to plan and advance your gigs the right way, how to use Amazon’s new artist marketing. Continue reading

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Is UMG’s battle with TikTok an opportunity for independent musicians?

Universal Music Group is responsible for more than 30% of global music consumption by more than one metric. With all of that music at least temporarily coming off TikTok, does. Continue reading

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UMG responds to TikTok’s ‘greed’ accusation, ‘free promotion’ claim [Full Text]

As TikTok’s forced takedown and muting of UMG and UMG Publishing Group-related music began Thursday, the war of words between the two giants took a turn for the worse. After. Continue reading

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TikTok UMG music takedowns have begun and will happen in 3 phases

TikTok began taking down or muting Universal Music-related artists and songs overnight after the two parties failed to agree on a new licensing agreement. The battle for words between the. Continue reading

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TikTok accuses UMG of ‘greed above the interests of artists’ [Full Text]

TikTok has responded to UMG’s announcement that it will pull all its music off the popular platform today, January 31, 2024, after the two could not reach a new licensing. Continue reading

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