In this piece, Jake Udell breaks down the remarkable story of how his management team were able rocket artist Kelsy Karter to the top of headlines everywhere using $300 and a face tattoo. _________________________________ Guest post by music manager Jake Udell from his blog Art of Manager As you may…
Category archives: YouTube & Video
How to Establish Your Online Presence As An Indie Musician
Look, let’s keep it real, if you are a musician and you don’t have an online presence, you pretty much don’t exist. You need to put yourself out there if you want to make a living in the music industry. How else will people discover your work? Official website You…
10M Watch Groundbreaking 10 Minute Marshmello Fortnite Set [VIDEO]
More than 10 million gamers played Fortnite on Saturday so they could attend a 10 minute DJ set by Marshmello, with millions more watching streams online. While not the first in-game live show, the concert broke ground in other ways. The evening was not so much a concert for Marshmello…
Three Simple Tips, Tricks To Boost Music Using Video
As a contemporary artist marketing your work, it’s essential to focus on video across all available platforms. Here we look at three basic tricks for how you can utilize video in effectively promoting your music to fans. ___________________________ Guest post by Steve Lloyd of Dotted Music As an artist, it…
4 Ways The Business Of Music Videos Will Dramatically Shift In 2019 [Cheri Hu]
In this piece, Cherie Hu speculates on four important way in which the music business, or more specifically the music video business, will radically transform in 2019 for both creators and consumers alike. ________________________ By Cheri Hu. This first appeared on Forbes. Speaking at the Cardozo School of Law on…
YouTube Could Emerge On Top As Article 13 Flounders
While the music industry had high hopes that the European Union’s passage of Article 13 would knock YouTube down a few pegs, the legislation’s possibly insurmountable struggles suggest YouTube might actually come out on top after all. ________________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The music industry had…
3 Steps To Effective YouTube Tags
Something artists often neglect when posting videos to YouTube is proper tagging. This is unfortunate, as tagging is often what makes the most difference when it comes to your video being discovered by an unsuspecting future fan. _________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski from Music 3.0 One of the things…
Article 13 Falters, ‘Final’ Negotiations Postponed
The Article 13 Copyright Directive, once promoted by record labels and derided by YouTube is on the brink. Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland have said they can not support the latest draft and are blocking it from moving forward. A Monday meeting to finalize the proposal has been cancelled….
If You Don’t Understand Video Monetization You Need Help With Your Digital Strategy
You need help with your digital strategy if you don’t understand video monetization. That’s what Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert explore on the Music Biz Weekly podcast this week. Learn how to monetize your videos on Youtube and who is eligible.
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YouTube Music Poised To Replace Google Play As Android Default Audio Player
A look at the under the hood of a recent YouTube Music app update shows strong evidence that Google may be about to make it the default music player within its Android operating system. The move could help catapult YouTube Music from also-ran to top tier music streamer. Apple guaranteed…