As a DIY musician, it can feel like you need to be doing everything at once, but the reality is that having your fingers in too many pies can leave you stretched a little thin. Here Chris Robley explains the value downsizing for DIY artists, and how they can get…
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Ariana Grande Sued For Her Own Photos
Ariana Grande may be learning the hard way that photographers don’t give away their product for free. Grande is being sued by photographer Robert Barbera, who claims that Grande posted two pictures he took of her without his permission or paying him for the use, according to TMZ. The photos…
64 Pop, Indie Spotify Playlists Worth Pitching and How To Reach Them
In the streaming age, playlists are the name of the game when it comes to getting ahead in your career. Here we look at fifty different playlists indie/pop artists should be pitching their music to, as well as how to reach out and actually get ahold of them. ________________________ Guest…
8 Ways The Grateful Dead Have Become An American Brand
While their music may not be to everyone’s taste, there’s no denying that the The Grateful Dead have been incredibly successful, not only in their musical career, but also in leveraging their success into an iconic American brand. _________________________ Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies Truth be…
Guide To Promoting Your Unreleased Music [Video]
Music promo is harder than it was in the good ol’ days, and easy to use services like Soundcloud have become crowded and easily dismissed by industry gatekeepers. In this video, James Shotwell addresses these drawbacks and details some low-cost alternatives artists should consider. _________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell…
Revelator Launches Artists Wallet To Enable Real-Time Royalty Payments
Multi-territorial music rights administrator Revelator has launched Artist Wallet, a mobile copyright app that uses smart contracts technology to turn future receivables into instant royalty payments. Slow, delayed and inaccurate distribution of royalty payments have long afflicted the entertainment industry. Using Artist Wallet, when a song is streamed online or…
Music Think Tank: Call For Your Submissions
A big thank to the devoted MusicThinkTank readership and the valuable and insightful content that many of you have shared, But we want more smart people to join the party. Without your contributions, Music Think Tank would not exist. If you have something to say about the music industry, be…
If You Ever Ran Or Contributed To A PledgeMusic Campaign DO THIS NOW!
With PledgeMusic entering the UK equivalent of bankruptcy and calls for an investigation intensifying, the future of all of the data stored on the platform is seriously in doubt. Whether you are an artist who used the platform to raise funds or a fan who contributed to a campaign, you…
Americana Music Awards Nominations 2019: Women Take Center Stage [FULL LIST]
The Americana Music Association has named nominees for its 18th annual Americana Honors & Awards. Women dominated the 2019 nods with Brandi Carlisle Carlile, Rhiannon Giddens, Kacey Musgraves and Mavis Staples among the nominated. The Americana nominations stand in sharp contrast to their counterparts in main stream country where women…
Tencent Music Reports Subscriber, Revenue Growth Amid Management Shakeup
Tencent Music announced that co-president Guomin Xie has abruptly resigned. The dominate music streamer in China also reported that monthly actives increased 4.6% from 625 million in Q1 2018 to 654 million in Q1 2019. Paid monthly actives also increased by an impressive 27.4% to 28.4 million in Q1 2019….