In our tips and advice section this week, we offered independent artists wise counsel on maintaining the fans you made on your last tour, how to get a major financial loan as a songwriter, some of the most beautiful music residencies in North American (and how you can apply for…
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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In our weekly flip back through the past seven days of music industry news, we check back in on Apple Music for Artists emerging from its beta stage, the indictment of eighteen parties connected with indie label Fast Cash Boyz by a grand jury, the ongoing issue of country radio’s…
How An Old Game Boosted A 2019 Streaming Hit
This piece explores the marketing genius of the Flappy Bird-esque old-school online game Billy Meets World, launched in conjunction with Lauv’s latest release and engineered to help casually grow the artist’s Spotify followers. ______________________________ Guest post from AWAL We recommend playing Billy Meets World for at least 30 seconds before…
‘Apple Digital Masters’ Launches As Apple Music Tests HI-Res Streaming At No Extra Cost
Apple Music has announced the launch of ‘Apple Digital Masters,’ which brings its “Mastered for iTunes” offering into its global streaming catalog. 75% of the Top 100 tracks in the U.S. and 71% of the Top 100 globally offered in the hi-res streaming format. Hi-res tracks across Apple Music have…
The Importance Of Spotify Save Rates, How To Get On Discover Weekly
Here we look at why save rates on Spotify are so important, and how the work to increase your music’s odds of landing on game-changing playlists like Release Radar and Discover Weekly. ___________________________ Guest post by Kieron Donoghue of here.org.uk We all know that getting a song added to an…
Amazon Prime Student Members Get Music Unlimited For $.99 Per Month
The streaming price race to the bottom continues. Following on the heels of new partnership deals and discounts from Spotify and Apple Music, Amazon Prime Student members can now get Amazon Music Unlimited for just $0.99 per month. If the students are new to Amazon Prime. they can also get…
Spotify Premium Is Now Free For Select AT&T Customers
Spotify and AT&T now offer select mobile customers a free Spotify Premium account. Starting Tuesday, AT&T Unlimited & More Premium customers can claim the free subscription. Spotify joins Pandora Premium, HBO, Cinemax. Showtime, Starz and VRV as one of 7 options to add on at no cost. Additionally, select AT&T…
4 Mistakes To Not Make In Your Music Career
While the gauntlet of challenges musicians face has become a theme seen over and over again in popular culture and reality, many of these mistakes are as avoidable as they are devastating. Here we look at four common pitfalls artists stumble into and what can be done to prevent them…
Playlist Placement Does Not A Marketing Strategy Make
While playlist placement has become the holy grail for many artists and their promoters, this new case study of sorts from Kieron Donaghue, looks at how playlist placement alone is not in and of itself sufficient as a marketing strategy. ________________________ Guest post by Kieron Donaghue of here.org.uk Last Friday…
How To Make Collaborative Playlists On Spotify, Apple Music
One of the best parts of listening to music is getting to share it with your friends, and thanks to the magic of modern playlisting, collaborative playlist creation can is now a reality. Here Randy Zimmerman walks us through how to create group playlists on both Spotify and Apple Music….