Selling your merch direct to fans has become an established best practice among independent artists. It affords a number of advantages, allowing you to keep more revenue and fan data. Here we look at some ways in which you can spruce up your virtual shop and boost your sales as…
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Brandi Carlile Drops Out Of Fortune’s Powerful Women Summit In Protest, Others Join
Americana star Brandi Carlile has announced that she will not appear at Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C. after former Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen was added to the event. With respect and gratitude. pic.twitter.com/rhKpRYf6gF — Brandi Carlile (@brandicarlile) October 21, 2019 In a statement posted…
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Dear Musicians, It’s Time To Learn To Say No
Now is the time to learn how to say no. Why aren’t you getting all the great opportunities? Maybe it is because you don’t have enough heat. Maybe it is because you are too focused on chasing trends and other artists. Maybe it’s because you aren’t being genuine. Whatever the…
How the Music Industry Can Incorporate TikTok Into Its Artist Marketing Strategies
Social short music video app TikTok is on fire with 500 million monthly users, 66% of whom are under 30 years of age. But how to market music on Tik Tok remains a mystery for many. Frank Woodworth of Glacial Concepts unlocks why the platform works so well for music…
5 Cutting Edge Music Tech Startups Vie For Music Innovation Prize By Web Summit
Five up-and-coming music tech startups will compete for the first Music Innovations Prize at the 2019 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal next month. This is the first time the competition is held by the Web Summit as part of the conference’s MusicNotes stage program. The lineup for the first Music…
Court Approves Pandora Appeal Of Pre-1972 Recordings Suit Due To Music Modernization Act
Last week the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals told a lower federal court to reconsider Pandora’s bid to negate a class-action lawsuit over the streaming of pre-1972 recordings. The appeal was granted because of the Music Modernization Act, which makes these tracks eligible for digital performance royalties. When the Flo…
Spotify’s New Replay Playlist: New Algorithms Create Benefits For Fans, Artists, Labels
In this piece, Kristen Westcott Grant explores the evolving role of data algorithms in the streaming industry, and how Spotify’s continued rollouts of new personalized playlists can help not just fans and the streaming service, but also artists and labels. ______________________________ By Kristen Westcott Grant of Wescot Multimedia from Forbes…
Ballad of ‘LoFi Rod’: How DashGo Became The Home Of A New, Dynamic Genre
At a time when many of the figures reinventing the music business belong to a new generation, Universal veteran Rod Linnum aka "LoFi Rod" is helping to lead the charge for the blossoming lo-fi genre. _____________________________ Behind some of the most popular LoFi playlists on the major streaming services is…
5 Reasons To Start A Band (Besides Fame And Fortune)
While many aspiring artists dream of performing in front of a crowd of thousands, the reality is that such an outcome is decidedly unlikely, and musicians should find other reasons to pursue music. Here we look at five such motivating factors. _____________________________ In this piece, MusicThinkTank’s latest contributor, Joe Hoten,…