3 Ways A Mailing List Can Turn Out Fans To Your Show
Getting people to actually show up at your show can be exhausting, and if you've been at the DIY artist thing for awhile, chances are you've given most attendance tactics. Continue reading
Career Derailed: 6 Mistake Beginner Guitarists Make
When just starting out on an instrument, it's inevitable that some mistakes will be made, but this is only a problem if you don't learn from these errors in order. Continue reading
Filter Cancel Reunion After PledgeMusic Fiasco
Last year, the band Filter had announced that original members Richard Patrick and Brian Liesegang were reuniting to record a new album, their first since the band's 1995 debut, 'Short Bus.' The. Continue reading
Report Calls For Altering Music Licensing Framework
In this piece, Emmanuel Legrand breaks down a recent report suggesting a massive overhaul of the framework through which sound recordings are licensed, and that rights holders need greater autonomy. Continue reading
A Legal View Of The Fall Of PledgeMusic and What Could Happen Next
Earlier this week, Hypebot published an important Music Biz Weekly podcast interview with Attorney Chris Castle delving into the demise of PledgeMusic and its legal ramifications for artists, vendors and. Continue reading
How Spotify Calculates An Artist’s Monthly Active Users
Spotify monthly active user counts are one of the most important metrics used by the music industry – radio, media, A&R and more - to judge how hot an artist. Continue reading
Building Your Artist Development Team: The Music Producer
In this second part of a series on artist development and establishing an effective team, Camille Barbone delves into the role of the music producer, including how to find one,. Continue reading
The Reason Unpaid Music Internships Are A Problem
While internships can be a great way to put you on the road to industry success, unpaid internships can often class out promising candidates by not offering the support necessary. Continue reading
Ed Sheeran Breaks Another Spotify Record: 69M Unique Monthly Listeners
Ed Sheeran has notched yet another streaming record, surpassing a staggering 69 million monthly Spotify listeners, and is on course to hit 70 million. Sheeran has seen a spike in. Continue reading