How much of an average salary do consumers actually spend on streaming?
Do you listen to your music on a top streaming platform like Apple Music or Spotify? Read about the financial and environmental impacts of streaming music. Guest post by Chris. Continue reading
Vinyl Overtakes CD Sales For First Time In 30 Years
The once mighty CD may have reigned supreme in the early 00s, but has since been on a steady downward trajectory. Meanwhile, quality conscious consumers have brought the once antiquated. Continue reading
Bandcamp Continues Commission Free First Friday Promotion Thru 2020
Responding to a coronavirus crisis with no end in sight, Bandcamp is expanding its popular first Friday of every month promotion through the end of the year. Bandcamp will waive. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How to be a Rockstar at Social Media & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Musician Wages: How to Make Money Selling Recorded Music Simon Tam: How to be a Rockstar at Social Media: What Every Band. Continue reading
How to Make Money Selling Recorded Music
Are you trying to sell your music? To do that, you have to show the value of your music and may have to pair your music with something else. According. Continue reading
Premiumization 101 for Musicians
What is the value of music in the digital age? Music conveys emotions and is abundant which can make it hard to sell as a product. Musicians are finding other. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: When to Release Your Album & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud David Roberts: When to Release Your Album – Month by Month Simon Tam: Band Interview Tips: How to Make the Most Out of. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Songwriting 101 & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Mark Doyon: Songwriting 101: Why Originality Matters Derek Sivers: It's all who you know? Simon Tam: 5 Things You Need to Know About. Continue reading
What Does An Indie Get Paid On iTunes?
Musicians have various options to sell music, but often they do not get the majority of the income generated from these sales. Companies like iTunes and Amazon take a decent. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Music Industry Email Etiquette & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Mark Montgomery: Mills’ Call to action – some thoughts…. Sari Delmar: 10 Questions Artists Should Ask Themselves at the Beginning of Their Careers. Continue reading