How to grow music fan club memberships
The concept of an official fan club is nothing new and, due to advancements in technology, building a modern fan club is fairly easy for an artist to do. Growing. Continue reading
How do copyright rules impact internet creators? What can they do about it?
Whether you’re a professional or casual content creator, you’ve doubtless been affected by copyright law, more than likely negatively. Here, we break down how these strange and often draconian rules. Continue reading
In appreciation of The Cure and the fan art of Lin Moon
In the wake of rumors of new music from the group possibly coming together again, the Song Sommelier reflects on their late-blooming appreciation for The Cure, and for the fan. Continue reading
Spotify to launch HiFi CD-quality audio tier
Although the details remain sketchy, streaming heavy-hitter Spotify recently announced it’s plan to launch a CD quality lossless audio ‘HiFi’ tier later this year. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of. Continue reading
What Morgan Wallen Ban? He’s #1 for 6 weeks, on an ‘official’ Spotify playlist and just 18% of fans know about takedowns
After Morgan Wallen was caught yelling racial epitaphs by a security cam, Spotify, Apple Music, virtually every broadcast radio chain and others were quick to drop his music. But despite. Continue reading
Just 7500 artists make $100K or more a year on Spotify worldwide
7500 artists earn $100,000 or more a year on Spotify, the streamer announced yesterday, despite being available in 93 markets worldwide. The last time that Spotify shared how many musicians. Continue reading
10 things to do now to leverage your growth as a musician
As an artist, the way in which you market yourself and your music is much the same way as you would any product or service, in that there are key. Continue reading
What the $424M MLC royalty ‘black box’ means for musicians
In this article, Christ Castle breaks down the legal and financial implications of the MLC’s $424 million black box it recently received from digital service providers. Guest post by Chris. Continue reading
5 tips to increase views on your music livestreams
Our only lifeline to live music amidst the pandemic, livestreams aren’t going anywhere, and now that most artists have had time to iron out the kinks, we’re looking at few. Continue reading
Boomplay: The African music streamer you’ve never heard of aims for global impact
Music from Africa is finding its place on the world stage and as an increasing number of Nigerian artists rise to prominence and impact western music, West African music streaming. Continue reading
