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Why Music Merch Matters

Why every musician and music company NEEDS merchandising

We dive into the importance of merchandising for musicians and music companies and how it uniquely creates new connections with fans and expands outreach as an artist and music business.. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 03/15/2024 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Living Wage For Musicians Act excites many but worries others

A new bill before Congress that would increase streaming royalties excites many independent musicians, but others are worried. Here is why… by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 If you took. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 03/15/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Manage your music business with Artist Growth [A2IM Indie Spotlight]

Navigating the music industry can be challenging and that’s why Artist Growth Workspace was created as an event, project, and data management tool designed for the unique needs of artists. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 03/15/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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What Bandsintown’s Spotify integration means for musicians [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

Bandsintown co-founder/managing partner Fabrice Sergent joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on The Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss what the new Bandsintown integration with Spotify means for musicians…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/14/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Searches for ‘rock music’ are up 600% on Spotify, enter MARROW

Spotify says that searches for “rock music,” “alt/rock,” and “rock band” are up 600%, alongside increases in searches for related subgenres, including alternative metal, post-grunge, and indie rock…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/14/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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SXSW 2025 panels worth voting for

Multiple SXSW Protests: Festival Organizers, Texas Governor respond

SXSW is under fire on at least three fronts from musicians and panelists who are unhappy with how the festival, now co-owned by Penski, the publisher of Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety, does business…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/13/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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25% of TIDAL laid off

TIDAL adds Circles for musician-to-musician networking, career advice

TIDAL has added Circles, a new space for artists to connect with and learn from peers with similar challenges and experiences. ….

Bruce Houghton on 03/13/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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fight streaming fraud

Fighting Streaming Fraud at the Distributor Level [Symphonic’s Jorge Brea]

Fraudsters “redirect royalties away from rights holders and artists and into their own pockets to the tune of millions per year,” writes Jorge Brea, the CEO of Symphonic Distribution, but there is a solution…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/13/2024 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Guide to Sound Exchange and how they help independent artists get paid

An introduction to Sound Exchange and what they have to offer independent recording artists……

Alana Bonilla on 03/11/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Duster and Gen Z’s 90’s slowcore revival on TikTok and beyond

The unlikely resurgence of ’90s band Duster is just the tip of the spear of a Gen-Z revival and reimagining of slowcore music…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/11/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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