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Why every Artist should build and lead their own Fan Community [MIDiA’s Keith Jopling]

Keith Jopling digs into a recent MIDiA research report and finds a roadmap to financial success as an artist building a fan community…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/03/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Why Gen Z is crucial to the music industry

Besides being the new wave of young adults, when it comes to media Gen Z is like no other generation before them. Here’s why artists should keep them in mind…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/03/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Indie Spotlight: Amuse adds Dream Factory to help independent artists

Distribution and Artist Services company Amuse presents Dream Factory campaign, fronted by rising alt-pop star Emei, portraying the stories and dreams of a new generation of independent artists……

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Television is tanking, but Radio is reinventing

The future of visual entertainment is looking bleak as TV gets more expensive, less accessible, and just plain less entertaining. Radio faces no such detriments, and continues to succeed.

Why? How?…..

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SongTools adds SongFly, an advertising tool built for musicians

Music and playlist marketing platform SongTools has added SongFly, an advertising tool designed to help artists grow their fanbase on streaming platforms…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/02/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How to use the same strategies that Major Artists use to Top the Charts

Learn what not-so-secret strategies top artists are using to rise up the charts, so you can see your own ranking rise. from single.xyz How You Can Learn from Top Artists. Continue reading

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Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Pearl Jam & 200 Artists call on AI, tech companies to respect Artists’ Rights

More than 200 musicians, ranging from Billie Eilish and Katy Perry to Elvis Costello and Smokey Robinson, have signed an open letter that, rather than calling for government action, encourages the AI, tech, and music industries to develop tools that respect creators’ rights…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/02/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Favorite Mental Health Podcasts for Musicians

The team at Symphonic curated a list of their favorite podcasts covering mental health tips and education for musicians and all creators in 2024. Let’s take a look…..

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UMG and Spotify announce vague expansion of promotional partnership

Universal Music Group and Spotify announced a short-on-details expansion of their strategic relationship to expand music discovery, social interaction, and the overall ‘fan experience’ for UMG artists on the streaming. Continue reading

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Bandsintown adds Waitlist to gather fan contact info on sold-out shows

Musicians seldom have access to the contact information of fans who buy tickets to their shows, but Bandsintown has just added a tool to their growing toolkit that rights that wrong……

Bruce Houghton on 04/01/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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10 SXSW Music Panels 2024 you can listen to now

SXSW records many of its past panels and makes them available for free to listen to. Here are some notable choices from this year’s conference…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/01/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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