David Bowie’s essential advice to all musicians: ‘Don’t follow the crowd’
David Bowie’s music and persona evolved with every new release and contrary to conventional wisdom, instead of moving on fans embraced him because of it. Bowie artfully encapsulated that ethos. Continue reading
Black Independent Music Accelerator returns to A2IM in 2022
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) announced the return of its fellowship initiative designed to amplify black voices in the indie music sector for a second year. A guest post. Continue reading
What your taste in music says about your spending habits
Is your taste in music correlated to what you spend money on? Here is some data collected in 2021 by the US Music 360 Report that answers that very question.. Continue reading
AmazeVR adds $15M for VR concerts with Megan Thee Stallion, more
AmazeVR has closed a $15M funding round to expand its VR concerts platform, Megan Thee Stallion is working with the startup to produce a VR concert in select AMC Theatres in. Continue reading
Nas NFT drop delayed by Royal tech issues
Platform issues on 3lau founded Royal have delayed the highly anticipated Tuesday drop of NFTs for two tracks by Nas, “Due to the amount of excitement and support, our website. Continue reading
It’s time to forget radio and focus your promo on 4 digital services
Artists and labels may be wasting their precious promotional dollars and time if they’re still chasing airplay on hundreds of individual radio stations rather than focusing on 4 digital services,. Continue reading
Wolfgang Van Halen proves why respecting your fans is so important
Wolfgang Van Halen has used his social channels to be less than kind to fans before, but a new Twitter thread seems to have gone too far. Michael Brandvold and. Continue reading
Should you quit Spotify?
It seems every week someone suggests artists quit or boycott Spotify, but is leaving the most popular streaming service really a good idea? A guest post by James Shotwell of. Continue reading
8 famous musicians and their unusual hobbies
“The lives of musicians aren’t lived entirely on stage, in the studio, or on the red carpet.“ A guest post from Disctopia. Now, if you think your favorite artists are spending their. Continue reading
Write an album launch press release with these 7 steps
Learn everything you need to know about writing a new release launch or other press release. A guest post by Jessica Fender of SymphonicBlog. Navigating through the press is not. Continue reading
