Spotify is being accused of paying producers a flat fee to create tracks under fake names, saving the music streamer significant royalty payments. But, while artists with misleading names and tracks do appear on the Spotify and other music services, is the streamer’s involvement in creating these tracks a true…
Category archives: D.I.Y.
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
The advice for indie and DIY musicians this week covers the best way to market to your core fans, the best way to assemble an effective artist bio, how to identify if you’re ready to hire a publicist and more. How To Market To Your Core Fans How To Write…
Inside PledgeMusic with SVP Bryan Mead [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
Bryan Mead from PledgeMusic joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on Hypebot’s Music Biz Weekly podcast to talk about how the site has evolved. What started out as a music crowdfunding platform has evolved to being more of an online store to sell pre-orders and much more. Bryan also shares…
FAKE HITS: Millions Of Streams vs. A True Fan Connection [David Emery]
In this article, David Emery explores the industry wide issue of "fake hits" tracks which, although they may amass a host of plays on platforms like SoundCloud, generate little to no appreciable revenue for artists or any label with which said artist may be associated. _____________________________ Guest by David Emery…
How To Market To Your Core Fans
Cultivating and caring for your core fans is one of the key aspects of maintaining lively and profitable fan base. Here we look at how to successful market to your core fans without scaring them away with overzealousness. __________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Music 4.1 is…
How To Write An Effective Musician’s Bio
As an artist, writing a bio for yourself can be a difficult task. As difficult as writing is, writing about yourself can be even harder, but an effective bio is key to communicating to the world why they should care about you and your music. _____________________________ Guest post by Leticia…
Draw Inspiration From These 15 Iconic Rockband Logos
The power and meaning behind a logo is well known, and nowhere is this more true than in the music industry. Here we look at fifteen iconic band logos that continue to evoke a singular passion in their fans even after many of the bands behind them have since dissolved….
4 Signs You’re Ready To Hire A Publicist
Although you may be eager to try and get your music in front of as many eyes as possible, and hiring publicist may seem like the best way to make this happen, it’s important to make sure you can check off these four boxes before laying down the cash necessary…
New Definition Of "A BIG Hit" Is 2 Billions Streams
While it seems only yesterday that 100 million views streams was knocking our socks off, time’s rapid march has left those days in dust. Currently, a billion views has come within reach of many hits, with major chart toppers even tipping into the two billion range. ___________________________________ Guest post by…
4 Issues That Could Destroy Your Budding Band
While being in a band is dream that many have, its realization can often be dashed right out of the gate, even when things seem promising at first. Here we look at four different issues to be on the lookout for as you’re assembling a group of musicians. ___________________________ In…