What It’s Like To Tour As An Unestablished Band
While many non-musicians think of touring as one of the more glamorous aspects of an artist's career, the reality for most musicians is radically different, but while financial destitution and. Continue reading
TikTok Launches ‘Spotlight’ to Support Indie Musicians
Hugely popular short video app TikTok is launching "TikTok Spotlight," a program to discover and support independent and unsigned artists. TikTok Spotlight will offer an opportunity to build a community. Continue reading
Why, How To Practice In Gig Conditions
While practice is obviously essential to improving your performance abilities as a musician, where and how you do so can dramatically impact the kind of improvement you see. In this. Continue reading
Consumers Getting Fed Up With Streaming Subscriptions
While many television consumers have cut the cord and are eschewing traditional cable in favor of streaming options, it seems these same streaming services are taking up some of the. Continue reading
BLACKPINK Beats Ariana Grande, BTS To Claim 3 YouTube Debut Records
"Thank u, next" took on new meaning over the weekend as BLACKPINK’s 'Kill This Love' music video broke three records for its YouTube debut, including beating Ariana Grande and BTS. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, music business insiders shared their insights on whether streaming's 'pre-saves' replacing pre-orders is a good thing for artists, how tech is reshaping the music business, and why cultivating. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this cycle back through the past week's music industry news, we revisit Pandora's plan to test AI-powered interactive voice ads, stream-ripping's long awaited decline, Billie Eilish's positioning for a. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Gig Conditions • Band Website • Touring On A Shoestring Budget • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors shared pieces on why and how artists should practice in gig conditions, everything you need to have on your artist website, how to tour on. Continue reading
Getting Things Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
This week, our tips and advice for the scrappy music industry self-starters out there covered how to make smart music marketing happen, the complete artist website checklist, how to craft. Continue reading
