Self-Care: Songwriter Edition
Although tropes about the ‘tortured artist’ are pervasive, the reality is that songwriters, as with with any profession, create their best work when they’re actually taking care of their minds. Continue reading
76% Of UK Musicians Say They’ll Stop Performing In Europe Post Brexit
New post-Brexit rules that make it much tougher for UK musicians to play in Europe is set to have a devastating effect on working musicians. Three-quarters of respondents to a. Continue reading
Story Behind The Runaway Success Of ‘Driver’s License’
The massive success of “Driver’s License” – a song by hitherto little-known eighteen year old singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo – was no accident, and offers signs of hope to songwriters everywhere.. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast #24: Streaming Revenue Split, Clubhouse, Catalog Sales & More
Episode #24 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is live. Episode #24 Highlights On a new episode. Continue reading
How Streaming Bots Are Wrecking Independent Musicians’ Careers
Unsurprisingly, artists’ desperate quest to gain as many Spotify streams as possible has led to the rise of streaming bots, and their manipulation of the streaming numbers has resulted in. Continue reading
How To Use Feature.fm’s Impressive Music Marketing Toolkit
Daniel Sander from Feature.FM joins Michael and Jay on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss the impressive Feature.fm toolkit including geotargeting, retargeting, landing pages and how-to webinars. And don’t. Continue reading
The End Of Facebook Music Advertising?
As Apple gears up to release its iOS 14 update, those orbiting in the digital marketing sphere as prophesying a potential end to Facebook advertising as we know it. Guest. Continue reading
7 Common Independent Music Misconceptions
The journey of an independent artist is a challenging one and, as such, many myths and misconceptions have been perpetuated about the business and what it takes to be successful.. Continue reading
5 Differences Between In-Person, Digital Concerts
While they certainly can’t replace in-person shows, digital concerts appear to be hear to stay, and as a performer, it’s importance to understand the difference between a show that’s live,. Continue reading
TuneCore Turns 15 with $1.2M Daily Payments To Artists, Venue Donations
D.I.Y. digital music distributor and publishing administrator TuneCore is celebrating its 15th anniversary today. As part of the clebration TuneCore will be making donations to global organizations formed to save. Continue reading
