Music Distribution: Upfront Revenue vs. Revenue Sharing
Once you've finished creating your music, its time to develop a strategy for how you want to release it. With so many digital distributors out, it picking one can be. Continue reading
Sound Royalties, GLAD Empire Partner To Fund Indie Artists
Sound Royalties has announced an alliance with music distributor GLAD Empire. Sound Royalties’ financial solutions offers artists the freedom to maintain their independent careers, retain ownership of their content, and. Continue reading
Ben Kweller Returns After 5 Years Battling Depression
After a five-year hiatus following what he describes as a ‘near death’ incident, indie rocker Ben Kweller has returned to the music scene with a new album and a new. Continue reading
‘Gangnam Style’ Hitmaker PSY Goes Indie
PSY, the hitmaker behind “Gangnam Style,” has announced the launch his own entertainment company, P NATION. PSY left YG Entertainment in May of 2018 following eight years with the label,. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Co-Founder Benji Rogers Offers Help As Late Payment Problems Widen
Artist after artist is coming forward to share their stories of late payments and non-payments after their campaign with PledgeMusic had finished. From Jesus Jones to Fastball and beyond, indie. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Issues Statement On Late Payments To Artists With Vague Promise To Do Better In 90 Days
PledgeMusic has issued a statement attempting to calm the fears of the growing number of artists who are experiencing late payment or non-payment after their crowdfunding campaigns were completed. “It. Continue reading
Making The Most Of Your Ideas (Even The Bad Ones)
In this piece, James Shotwell encourages musical creators to slow down and think about their developmental process, as well as the value of fully exploring ideas to determine their value. Continue reading
Patreon Says 3M Patrons Are Paying Creators $500M A Year On The Platform
Patreon has announced that there are now more than 3 million patrons supporting more than 100,000 musicians and other creators. The fan patronage platform is on track to pay creators. Continue reading
The Truth About Advances In The Music Business
As with all entrepreneurs, songwriters are likely to run into issues with cash flow, to which getting an advance is one solution. Unsurprisingly such advance payments, while they do provide. Continue reading
