4 New Social Media Tools For More Efficient Posting

For artists, being on multiple social media platforms is important when it comes to casting a wide marketing net, but keeping up with so many accounts can be exceedingly time consuming. Here we look at four different services which help musicians with social media automation. _______________________________ Guest Post by Bobby…

Hear KRS-One’s Lyrical Salute to Phife Dawg, ‘The Phife Tribute’

KRS-One has dropped a fitting lyrical tribute to A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg and will donate the proceeds from the track to the late MC’s family. “The Phife Tribute” is available to purchase on Bandcamp for a minimum $5 donation, though fans can name their own price if they want to…

8 Touring Tips from Smooth Hound Smith

Here the well traveled American roots duo Smooth Hound Smith shares with us their top eight tips for successful touring, whether its learning basic vehicle repair or simply how to pronounce the name of the town you’re playing in. _______________________ Guest Post from the ReverbNation Blog Smooth Hound Smith, the…

Average Revenue Generated by a ‘Freemium’ Music Fan: $0.72/Year.

Ad-supported, ‘freemium’ music services from YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, and others are barely generating any revenue for the recorded music industry. It feels like free to users, but it’s also generating very little revenue for the music industry.  According to worldwide data released this morning by the global music industry trade group IFPI, the average revenue […]

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