7 Tips For Improving Merch Sales

While physical music may not sell like it once did, the merchandise table remains an excellent way for artists at all levels of notoriety to pull in serious cash, as well as promote their music by putting their merch out into the world. Here we look at seven different ways…

5 Tips For Helping Your Band Sell More Merch

While sales of physical music may be in a slump, other types of physical merchandise continue to provide a reliable source of revenue for both established artists and up-and-comers. Here we look at five techniques for selling even more. __________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire from the TuneCore Blog. Patrick…

Music’s Top Money Makers, Where They Got It From

For all the talk of money in the music industry, it’s interesting to take a step back and look at who’s actually been pulling it off and raking in the real industry cash. Here we look the music business’s top ten earners and where that money came from. ___________________________ Guest…

Vinyl Sales Are Flattening, But Why?

The income boost that many artists and labels get from vinyl record sales is in danger of shrinking. This year vinyl sales grew just 2% compared to 12% in 2016, according to new data from Nielsen Music. ______________________________________________ Why are vinyl record sales flat? Have we just reached a saturation…

TuneCore Nears $1 Billion In Payments To Indie Artists, Offers FREE Track Distribution To Celebrate

Indie music distributor TuneCore has announced that its artists are approaching the milestone of $1 billion in revenue earned solely from downloads and streams. TuneCore along with its parent corporation Believe Digital are currently actively for sale. __________________________________________ TuneCore announced that its indie artists are approaching the milestone of $1…

11 Most Expensive Albums Ever Produced

While the vast majority of artists are forced to record their music on a budget, we here look at eleven different instances in the history of recorded music when record labels spared no expense funding an artist album, although the return on such investments was not always proportionate. ___________________________ Guest…

5 Branding Lessons From Third Man Records

After an exciting and illuminating visit to Jack White’s baby, Third Man Records, Chris Robley shares some valuable insights into what made the venue/studio/record store such compelling place to visit, and how the lessons learned there can be applied to the branding of other artists. __________________ Guest post by Chris…

Music Biz Conference Meets Music City

In the wake of the annual music convention hitting Nashville, The Orchard’s Antone DeSantis takes us on tour of some Nashville’s top brick and mortar retail spots, from Third Man Records to Grimey’s New and Preloved Music. ________________________ Guest post by Antone DeSantis of The Orchard’s The Daily Rind The…

6 Inspirational Ideas For Upping Your Music Merch Game

In this day and age, there’s no reason any of your fans should ever walk away from a concert disappointed in the merch. Clever and innovative band merch is one of the best ways not only to earn an income from your profession, but also to make yourself memorable to…

Record Store Day 2017 Top Selling Singles, Albums & More

Two legacy artists topped the sales charts for Record Store Day 2017 according to BuzzAngle. The Grateful Dead’s "Vancouver 7/29/66" was the top selling album of the day, while The Beatles’ "Strawberry Fields Forever" was the top selling single. Year-over-year (single-day RSD 2017 vs single-day RSD 2016) % Change: Category…