Top 3 Sites For Independent Artists Who Want To Sell Merch

While artists may typically think of music sales as being their primary stream of revenue, merch sales can also be a fantastic way for independent artists to put food on. Continue reading

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Spotify To Honor ‘Legendary Genius’ Rick Rubin plus Full List Of Secret Genius Awards Nominees

Spotify will honor super producer Rick Rubin as the first recipient of the Legendary Genius Award at its inaugural Secret Genius Awards.  It will be presented to him by singer-songwriter, Frank Ocean.

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FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Cancels Shows • Sonos Donates $1.5M To Music Orgs. • Judges Side With SiriusXM • More

FRIDAY 10.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Kudos to Sonos for donating $1.5M to 6 progressive organizations that fight censorship initiatives and work to bridge music and technology.. Continue reading

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Making The Most Of Your Press Interviews

While landing a solid interview with music press is challenging enough, what you do with the coverage once you get it is also incredibly important. Here we examine how an. Continue reading

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The Billboard Charts: Can They Be Valid Without Including YouTube?

Tracking the position of a song or album was much easier for Billboard when such things were based strictly on sales, but in the age of streaming they've been forced. Continue reading

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Amazon Is Now 3rd Largest Subscription Music Service In The World [Mark Mulligan, MIDiA]

Amazon is now the 3rd largest paid music subscription service in the world, according to a new MIDiA analysis. Their just published report looks at Amazon’s streaming music strategy and. Continue reading

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Who Is Hot On Pandora This Week?

[UPDATED] Last week's new releases included Taylor Swift, Darius Rucker, Chris Brown, Ty Dolla $ign, Weezer, Lindsey Stirling, MGMT, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Young, Nick Jonas and many more. How are they. Continue reading

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Bandsintown Launches “Big Break” Emerging Artists Program

BandsInTown has launched "Big Break," a program designed to highlight merging artists on the popular concert discovery platform.  Like Spotify's RISE and Apple Music's UP NEXT,  Big Break aims to. Continue reading

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Spotify Launches New Playlist Pitching System, Artists Mobile App [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

This week Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss Spotify news that every artist and music marketer should pay attention to on the Music Biz Weekly podcast.  There's a new free. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

We advised and counseled independent and do-it-yourself artists this week on everything ranging from using Facebook live to bring in more money + fans, to how you can instantly give. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

This week, the most popular among Hypebot's many articles looked at Spotify's eventual transformation into a full stack company, the most powerful independent curators on the streaming service, how you. Continue reading

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