Now that it’s December, the holiday season is in full swing. For artists, this means a huge marketing opportunity, whether you’re performing, recording, or simply marketing holiday merch, we here look at five key tips for capitalizing on holiday music fever. _____________________________ Guest post by Dae Bogan of Soundfly’s Flypaper…
Category archives: Publishing & Songwriting
Will Fans Unsubscribe If Artists Leave Major Streamers?
In a followup to his recent piece regarding user-centric royalties and the idea of an "ethical pool" solution to streaming royalty allocations, Chris Castle here raises the question of whether artists’ departure from major streaming services would cause fans to follow suit and ditch them as well. ____________________________ Guest post…
What Is A Personal Music Publishing Entity? [And Why You May Need One]
If you’re an independent songwriter, you’re your own publicist on your compositions, meaning it can be worth setting up your own personal publishing entity to affiliate with your PRO. Here we look at what exactly a PPE is, and whether setting one up is the right decision for you. _______________________…
Where Playlists Are Concerned, Artists Want Everyone To Know They’re Indie
While not having the backing of a major label has its downsides, many artists wear their indie status as a badge of honor, and music distributor Record Union wants to take things a step further by getting streaming services to tag songs and playlists as ‘independent’ in much the same…
Top 20 Lyric Searches Of 2018
LyricFind has pulled together the data to determine the Top 20 Lyric Searches of 2018, and Taylor Swift’s "Look What You Made Me Do" tops the list. Swift also grabbed the #18 spot with "Ready For It."
Recording Contracts 101: Guide To Signing The Right Record Deal
Every aspect of the music industry has been touched by its transition to digital distribution, and record deals and recording contracts are no exception. Here music attorney Mark Quails breaks down some of the most import questions about contracts for current day musicians. _______________________________ Guest post by Mark Quail of…
How Create Music Group Located $60M In Unclaimed Revenue For Artists, Labels In Three Years
Here Dana Feldman looks at how Los Angeles-based company Create Music Group has been able able to impact the online streaming economy in artists’ favor by tracking down $60 million dollars in unclaimed streaming revenue. _______________________ By Dana Feldman. This article originally appeared on Forbes.com In just three years, Los…
Business Of Indie: Indie Revenue Grows • A2IM Sets Indie Week • Insomniac Adds Label Services • More
In this edition of The Business Of Indie, a new MIDiA and WIN report shows strong growth in the indie sector, A2iM sets dates for Indie Week, and Insomniac expands its label services division and much more. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie is nestled under its…
Why Bundle Music?
In this piece the people at Single Music why artists should more often bundle content, both physical and digital, and how marketing combinations of merchandise enables them to better connect with fans. _________________________________ Guest post from Single Music The first blog post by our CEO Tommy discussed why Single Music…
Behind Mark Erelli’s All-Star Americana Collaboration [INTERVIEW]
In this interview, Chris Robley sat down to chat with somewhat under-the-radar independent folksinger Mark Erelli about his recent all-star collaboration, songwriting, music revenue and laundry. __________________________ By Chris Robley of CD Baby from the DIY Musician blog How a “largely unknown independent folksinger” partnered with Sheryl Crow, Rosanne Cash,…