5 Tips For Improving The Look Of Your Artist Shop
Selling your merch direct to fans has become an established best practice among independent artists. It affords a number of advantages, allowing you to keep more revenue and fan data.. Continue reading
Brandi Carlile Drops Out Of Fortune’s Powerful Women Summit In Protest, Others Join
Americana star Brandi Carlile has announced that she will not appear at Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C. after former Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen was. Continue reading
Dear Musicians, It’s Time To Learn To Say No
Now is the time to learn how to say no. Why aren’t you getting all the great opportunities? Maybe it is because you don’t have enough heat. Maybe it is. Continue reading
How the Music Industry Can Incorporate TikTok Into Its Artist Marketing Strategies
Social short music video app TikTok is on fire with 500 million monthly users, 66% of whom are under 30 years of age. But how to market music on Tik. Continue reading
5 Cutting Edge Music Tech Startups Vie For Music Innovation Prize By Web Summit
Five up-and-coming music tech startups will compete for the first Music Innovations Prize at the 2019 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal next month. This is the first time the competition. Continue reading
Spotify’s New Replay Playlist: New Algorithms Create Benefits For Fans, Artists, Labels
In this piece, Kristen Westcott Grant explores the evolving role of data algorithms in the streaming industry, and how Spotify's continued rollouts of new personalized playlists can help not just fans. Continue reading
Ballad of ‘LoFi Rod’: How DashGo Became The Home Of A New, Dynamic Genre
At a time when many of the figures reinventing the music business belong to a new generation, Universal veteran Rod Linnum aka "LoFi Rod" is helping to lead the charge. Continue reading
5 Reasons To Start A Band (Besides Fame And Fortune)
While many aspiring artists dream of performing in front of a crowd of thousands, the reality is that such an outcome is decidedly unlikely, and musicians should find other reasons. Continue reading