MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Songwriting mistakes • Musical goals • Oldest song • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors shared articles on how to fix common songwriting mistakes, the oldest known song ever written, how to cultivate a stage persona, and more! Shaun. Continue reading
Watch time is essential to growing a YouTube channel – Here’s why
If you’re an artist with a YouTube channel, chances are you invest a fair amount of time creating content for it, but if these videos aren’t pulling viewers in, then. Continue reading
Will the Copyright Royalty Board share the madness of pretending that songwriters don’t feel the effects of economic inflation?
Beginning in 2006, the CRB stopped including a CPI based rate increase for mechanical royalties, but as inflation continues to grow (albeit slowly) will the Copyright Royalty Board continue to. Continue reading
Third-party playlisting: What is it?
Getting your music heard continues to be one of the greatest challenges artists face in the crowded streaming marketplace. While landing a track on an official playlist can be career-changing,. Continue reading
REWIND: New music industry’s week in review
In this rewind back through music industry news, we look at the Black and Asian singers bridging genre, culture, and audience, YouTube’s $4B payout to the music industry over the. Continue reading
Getting It Done: Last week in D.I.Y. & Indie music
Tips, tricks? We’ve got it all this week, with advice on music business rules you should break, how to make money from music – even if you have no fans,. Continue reading
Facebook, Instagram now allow users to hide “LIKE” counts, but should you?
Instagram and Facebook users now have the option to hide public “LIKE” counts. Facebook explains why: “We heard from people and experts was that not seeing like counts was beneficial. Continue reading
How the music industry failed to answer Marvin Gaye’s call: “What’s Going On”
In year full of anniversary’s Marvin Gaye’s classic 1971 hit “What’s Going On” is turning 50. Here, Fred Jacobs explores the risks Gaye took in creating the song, and how. Continue reading
How musicians are still being affected by the pandemic
While producers and solo artists have certainly struggled during the pandemic, bands have been hit especially hard, with lockdown cutting into revenue, forcing many to explore new creative directions, and. Continue reading
Instagram adds merch sales integration from MerchBar, but not for most artists
Instagram has added a music merch sales integration via a partnership with Merchbar, but only a select group of artists are eligible. I’ve been critical of similar partnerships in the. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
From those commentators inside the industry, we this week heard about how industry platforms and creators need to rethink how they work together, where the Int’l Federation of Musicians stands. Continue reading