Crowdfunding has become a key tool in the DIY artist toolkit, but doing it successfully is harder than it looks. Here Cyber PR’s Ariel Hyatt does a little myth busting to help set the stage for success. By Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR The more I study the realities of…
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How To Contact Blogs, Playlists In 6 Steps
Blogs and playlists have become some of the most important channels for getting music from its creator into the ears of potential fans, but getting through to these tastemaking powers that be is no easy task. Here we look at six effective and appropriate ways to contact blogs and playlists….
Midemlab Offers Look At Music Tech’s Best New Startups
Global music industry convention MIDEM has named its 2019 Midemlab nominees. Designed to honor the 20 best new music tech startups, Midemlab 2019 received 177 submissions from 45 countries. Previous participants in the contest include Soundcloud, the Echo Nest (acquired by Spotify), and BandPage (acquired by YouTube). 2018 winner, Asaii,…
6 Techniques For Optimizing Your Instagram Page
As should be obvious to everyone by now, Instagram has become one of the most valuable social media tools available to artists, particularly when it comes to making big announcements or keeping in touch with fans. Here we look at six ways you can take your Instagram presence to the…
3 Music Streaming Services Offer Emerging Artists Programs
In many ways, being an artist is harder now than it’s ever been, and the path to music industry success is crowded with obstacles. Streaming services have taken note of this challenge however, and several of them have been working to put programs in place designed to help emerging artists…
Copyright Directive: Can We Avoid Rotten Apples Through An Early Harvest? [Neil Turkewitz]
Now that the EU Copyright Directive has (for better of for worse) passed into law, in this Op-Ed Neil Turkewitz takes a long and hard look at what the fallout from this new legislation, and looking ahead to how we can build a more creator-friendly world of fair compensation and…
Grow Your Email List, Make A Profit By GIVING AWAY Your Albums
While it may seem counterintuitive to simply give away albums that you’ve poured so much blood sweat and tears into, this new piece from Chris Robley reveals how giving away CDs in pursuit of growing your mailing list can, ultimately, be profitable. ___________________________ By Chris Robley of CD Baby from…
10 Best Day Jobs For (Aspiring) Full-Time Musicians
Making a living from music is hard enough, and when your just starting out it can seem nearly impossible. Luckily, there are some jobs out there that can mesh pretty well with the career of an aspiring musician, and even give you some valuable experience along the way. _____________________________ Guest…
Music Is More Important Than Sex, TV, Coffee New Sonos Survey Shows
Sonos has released the findings of a worldwide survey and US-based field study that demonstrates the power of audio to impact health, well-being and creativity. Globally, people who listen to music three or more hours a day say it is more essential than coffee, sex, or TV. The global survey…
THU. BRIEF: iHeartMedia Completes Restructuring • Eventbrite Losses Widen • Bandier Slams Spotify • More
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