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Spotify Responds To Nicki Minaj’s Accusations

Tweeting that Spotify "took away my promotion," Nicki Minaj lashed out after her new album "Queen" failed to debut at #1.  Minaj also called out Drake and Travis Scott during an epic series. Continue reading

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YouTube Official Artist Channels: Features, Benefits

By now a well established powerhouse of music discovery, YouTube recently took the step of adding Official Artist Channels, which gather up all of your content and subscribers into one. Continue reading

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Creating A Level Playing Field For Musicians [Cherie Hu]

Music industry journalist Cherie Hu joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on our Music Bis Weekly podcast. Cherie is passionate about documenting and propelling innovation in music, media and. Continue reading

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Measuring The Impact Of Music Micro-Influencers

The rise of platforms like Facebook and Instagram have made it that much easier for micro-influencers to permeate the customer journey, but measuring their exact impact can be difficult. Here. Continue reading

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5 Things You Must Have Before Hiring A Music Publicist

While many artists and bands may think that hiring a publicists is some kind of silver bullet that will instantly propel them on to fame and fortune, this is far. Continue reading

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Think About It: Alt Music Formats To Consider For Your Next Release

While streaming has certainly risen to become the dominant form of music consumption, physical formats aren't in the grave yet. Here we look at four different physical formats to consider. Continue reading

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Sony Music Begins Paying Artists $750M Spotify Profits

Sony Music has officially begun to distribute the $750 million in profit it collected from the sale of 50% of its Spotify shares to its artists and distributed labels.

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

We have a whole slew of tips and tricks for the independents DIY musicians out there, this week offering advice on how to take advantage of music's 'Moneyball' moment, how. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Create A Band • Jerry Garcia • Metal • More

On MusicThinkTank this week, we looked at articles discussing how to create a band, Jerry Garcia musical legacy, why people who claim to hate Metal could just be listening to. Continue reading

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