As every successful musician knows, carving out a career in the music industry involves more than just musical skill, and also requires an ability to market yourself and your music to potential fans. Here we provide six key tips for those just starting out in decidedly tough industry. _________________________________ In…
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Austin Musicians Test DipJar, A Digital Tip Jar
Austin, Texas, is launching a DipJar pilot program that will let fans digitally tip their favorite musicians. The Music and Entertainment Division of the city’s economic development department has provided 10 artists with a DipJar, a device that allows fans to tip artists using a credit or debit card. The…
What To Expect From Today’s Spotify [SPOT] Earnings Call
[UPDATED] Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) will report earnings results for the second quarter of 2019 on Wednesday before the market opens. While continued growth is expected, analysts disagree on how far away the streamer remains from profitability. Hypebot will cover the call live. A poll of top analysts show a general…
What Every Songwriter Needs To Know About The Music Licensing Collective
A major component of the recently passed Music Modernization Act is a new entity known as the Music Licensing Collective (or MLC), designed to manage blanket licensing, gather money from streaming platforms, and payout revenue to copyright owner. Here we review some key things songwriters should know before the MLC…
15 Top Earning DJs Of 2019
The top 15 DJ’s on this year’s Forbes analysis earned a total of $358 million in pretax earnings in the last 12 months, up from $260 million last year. $272 million of this year’s Top 15 DJ income came from its top ten earners. 1. The Chainsmokers ($46 million) 2….
6 Music Business Trends You Need To Pay Attention To
Music manager Jake Udell shares six insights gleaned from a recent dinner hosted by the music/tech investment group Raised in Space and attended by several music industry heavy-hitters, as well as exploring what they can tell us about the future of the music business. ____________________________ Guest post by music manager…
A Look Inside The Feature.fm Music Marketing Platform [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
Michael Sherman, Feature.fm Director of Business Development joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. Feature.fm builds marketing, advertising, and analytics tools that help artists and labels promote their music to the right audience. Feature.fm’s Marketing Suite gives users the power to create engaging marketing pages…
Getting More Engagement Out Of Posts Via Hashtag Sets
Using lengthy long ultra-specific hashtags might be fun and feel good to do, but will do little as far as actually picking up traffic is concerned. Hashtag sets on the other can make a huge positive difference in boosting the engagement of a post. ____________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski…
Beat House, Pulse Music Group Form Joint Venture
Los Angeles-based music services agency Beat House has signed a joint venture and worldwide co-publishing deal with Pulse Music Group. Launched earlier this year, Beat House was founded by music industry executive Tiffany Kumar who previously served as Global Head of Songwriter Relations at Spotify. During her tenure with the…
Spotify Playlist ¡Viva Latino! Passes 10 Million Followers
¡Viva Latino! has been growing 5x times faster than any other Spotify playlist in its top 1000. The streamer’s flagship Latin playlist has propelled numerous Spanish-language songs into the Global Top 100 and Top 50 charts. Now, ¡Viva Latino! has surpassed an impressive 10 million followers. The growth of Spotify’s…