Has crowdfunding for musicians become too risky? Is it dead altogether? These kind of questions are being asked by tens of thousands of artists who had counted on PledgeMusic and fan funding to finance their next project. Hypebot asked four music marketing experts with experience in crowdfunding to share what…
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Marketing Your New Release On $0 Budget
While there are many strategies for doing things cheaply, marketing on an actual budget of zero dollars may seem untenable, but their are a number of creative ways to make a serious impact with your marketing that, while they can’t replace paid advertising, can go a long way towards supplementing…
BUSINESS OF INDIE: Akon Launches Label • AWAL + Proper • Indies Score At Country Radio • More
In this new edition of Business Of Indie, Akon and Motown Veteran Kedar Massenburg launch the Akonik Label Group, AWAL expands its deal for physical distribution with Proper, indie labels are giving majors a run for their money at country radio and more. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business…
11 Artists On Safeguarding Their Headspace While On Tour
Self-care can be challenging for anyone, let alone an artist on tour, with musicians on the road often facing compromised health, both mental and physical. Here we hear from eleven major touring artists on how they safe guard their headspace while on tour. _______________________________ Guest post from AWAL It’s too…
Rapper Spent $4M On Company Credit Card To Boost Career
Rapper Chad Arrington, aka Chad Focus, may not have been all that he was cracked up to be. Arrington promoted his alter-ego with a giant billboard in Times Square, showing him surrounded with stacks of money. He also spent $65,000 on jewelry. There were also dozens of other billboards across…
THU. BRIEF: Midem Day 2 • ASCAP, BMI Consent Decree Review Begins • New Paid Streaming Projections • More
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Broadcasters Do To Artists Exactly What They Complain Is Being Done To Them, says SoundExchange’s Michael Huppe [HYPOCRISY ALERT!]
[UPDATED] The National Association of Broadcaster is lobbying to end the right of satellite companies to license and transmit broadcasters’ content to undeserved markets without permission and often at rates below what broadcasters prefer. But that same thing happens every day when AM/FM radio plays a song and the performer…
5 Ways To Grow Your Email List In Advance Of Your Next Show
Whether just starting out or already in the thick of promotion, you need to promote your show to as many fans as possible, meaning it’s important to have a built up email list. Here we break down five important but easily implemented strategies for beefing up your mailing list as…
More Streams? Here Are Music Streaming’s Trigger Cities
While we may think of places like Nashville and New York as being those cities with the most influence on the music business, the reality is quite different. In this piece we look at some surprising dark horse ‘trigger cities’ that are having an increasing amount of influence when it…
3 Things You Can Skip For Your Next Photo Shoot
The prospect of a professional photoshoot can be intimidating for bands and artists not used to such things, particularly when there’s a lot of money on the line. The good news is, there are a few things you can skip for your next photoshoot that will save you a good…