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Why are playlists so important?

Mathilde Neu of Reprtoir looks at how crucial playlists are to today’s music ecosystem and how to get your fair share of placements…

Alana Bonilla on 02/09/2024 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How do musicians make money on TikTok?

UMG tracks accounted for 35% of the TikTok Top 50 last week, so pulling all their music off the platform has presented a unique opportunity for independent musicians to fill the void…

Bruce Houghton on 02/09/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The impact of Mitski’s ‘My Love Mine All Mine’

With a boost from TikTok, Indie darling Mitski has gained more recognition in recent years, but its her recent unlikely hit “My Love Mine All Mine” that catapulted her into the mainstream…

Alana Bonilla on 02/09/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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A Songwriter’s Guide to Music Publishing

Whether you end up signing with a music publisher or are doing it yourself, all songwriters and composers should know the business side of their craft. This guide introduces even the newest of newbies to the ins and outs of music publishing….

Alana Bonilla on 02/09/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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QUICK HITS: New Mountain completes BMI deal • Horus adds music publishing • Disco Donnie turns 30 • Believe adds PLAYCODE

Private equity investor New Mountain Capital has completed its acquisition of the formerly non-profit performance rights organization BMI…

Bruce Houghton on 02/09/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify paid the music industry $9 billion in 2023

Apparently, passing 602 million monthly active users was not the only big stat Spotify wanted to share this week. Two days after a solid report to investors that sent its stock up 8%, Spotify announced it had paid more than $9 billion to musicians and the music industry last year, its highest payout ever…

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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What Was AI Made For? AI’s Place in the Music Industry

Joseph Perla, the Founder & CEO of Hangout FM by Turntable Labs, cuts through the clutter to offer a music tech insider’s look at the good and the bad of music AI…

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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13 Social Media Tips for Musicians [Bobby Borg]

If your social media efforts have yet to be the fruit you’d hoped for, these 13 tips from Bobby Borg are the perfect place to start…

Alana Bonilla on 02/08/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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QUICK HITS: SiX18 + TKO • RSD + Tragically Hip • Vetfi + Downtown • So So Def + Create • Hangout FM + Beatdapp

Music promoter, marketing, and branding specialist Clay Busch has launched SiX18 Media, an agency focused on broadening artist and creator influence and revenue streams…

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2024 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Common mistakes Musicians make when creating content for Fans

There’s been a lot of buzz about the importance of developing more direct and personal connections with fans, but there are also ways that endeavor can go wrong…

Alana Bonilla on 02/08/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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