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Monetizing your user-generated content: An Artist’s Guide

After sinking endless blood, sweat, and tears into your music, it’s only reasonable that you get paid for every iteration of it that gets created. Here, we look at how. Continue reading

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How to reward your fans

To encourage retention and growth among your fans on Patreon and elsewhere, it’s important to consider how to structure your rewards for varying levels of support. Guest post by Randy. Continue reading

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8 ways musicians can make more money in 2021

If you’re a musician trying to make ends meet, you shouldn’t have to rely on music sales and touring to account for your bottom line. Here, we look at eight. Continue reading

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25 very creative music merch ideas

A dearth of live shows has had bands and musicians looking toward other sources of revenue – such as merch sales – to make ends meet. Here, we look at. Continue reading

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Streaming won’t make up for the revenue lost by the lack of live gigs.

Although the COVID pandemic and the resulting change in consumer’s habits has driven streaming growth through the roof, any bump in artist income pales in comparison to the catastrophic loss. Continue reading

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YouTube Monetization For Musicians

YouTube monetization is an essential source of revenue for musicians, but is just one of several channels through which artists can earn money off the platform. Here, we break down. Continue reading

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How To Sell Music To Strangers

Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to make money as an indie artist. IN this piece we walk through the process of gradually getting to a point where you’re. Continue reading

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Recordings Of Noise Can Be More Profitable Than Music On Spotify

Just in case artists weren’t disheartened enough by how difficult it is to make money on Spotify, new data shows that generic, white noise ‘artists’ are pulling in hundreds of. Continue reading

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Musician’s Guide To Monetizing Music On Every Platform

A number of newer, non-traditional methods for artists to make money off their music have cropped up over the past few years, provided much-needed additional revenue streams. Here, we’re helping. Continue reading

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Where Does Money From Master Recordings Actually Come From?

In this piece, music industry attorney Debbie Egel explains where the money made from a master recording comes from, both when it comes to streaming and other sources of revenue.. Continue reading

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New Cue Sheet Standards Will Likely Make Composers More Money

Cue sheets are an essential piece of paperwork for composers when it comes to getting paid, and errors in cue sheets can often times rob these same composers of their. Continue reading

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