3 Subscription Models For Indie Artists

While our idea of a subscription service may be limited to things like Spotify or Netflix, there are several other options out there for ways in which artists can create a recurring revenue stream in exchange for offering their fans new and valuable content on a regular basis. ____________________________ Guest…

Bowie in the Outback: Inside Making of Groundbreaking ‘Let’s Dance’ Video

In 1983, David Bowie, video director David Mallet and a skeleton crew traveled from London to the town of Carinda, Australia – population: 194 – to make the video for “Let’s Dance,” the title track from the singer’s best-selling album. It was an unusual clip even for Bowie, as the video…

Loretta Lynn: 20 Essential Songs

Loretta Lynn turns 84 today, April 14th. But the Country Music Hall of Fame member isn’t resting on any laurels. Instead, she’s found new creative spark, recording a slew of songs for a series of proposed releases. The first: Full Circle, her magnificent new album released in March. In honor of…

Brian Eno on Kanye West, David Bowie and His Immersive LP ‘The Ship’

Brian Eno’s deep and submersible 19th studio album, The Ship, is the first LP in a 45-year career that combines the art-rock vocals of albums like 1975’s Another Green World with the free-flowing, pulseless drifts of his pioneering ambient work. Mixing…

My Band Got 1.4 Million Streams. Here’s What We Got Paid…

Songwriters have long complained about streaming rates on internet radio, with major publishers and even members of Congress getting involved.  But what about on-demand streaming services like Spotify, Tidal, Google Play Music, Deezer, and Xbox Music? Just this morning, DMN received this anonymous email from an ‘average american band’ that received more than 1.4 million […]

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