If you write original songs then you stand to earn music publishing revenue, most of it in the form of mechanical royalties, performance royalties, and sync licensing fees. That’s right, someone owes you money every time your music is played on the radio, streamed online, performed in a...
Like many aspects of the music industry, effective publicity is about teamwork and good communication. There are many great music publicists out there (and many more not-so-great ones) who’ll work independent releases, but that doesn’t mean just any publicist will do. You’ve got to find the...
Indie musicians are earning more and more money from the usage of their music on YouTube. Every quarter, the amount of YouTube ad revenue that CD Baby pays to artists grows impressively. The giant video streaming platform has already become the go-to destination for younger music fans, and...
Yes it's true that Cherie is not letting go. How do I know? Because she told me so...
Actor/Comedian Tracy Morgan returns home and makes first public appearance since the limo bush crash in New Jersey. CHECK OUT VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...
1. You Don’t Have Fans: Sometimes, an artist uploads a video on his YouTube channel of him playing an acoustic version of one of his songs. That channel has two subscribers, the artist has 300 Likes on Facebook, and barely 100 Twitter followers. The artist then...
Brooklyn heavy metal band Unlocking the Truth has signed a 1.7 million dollar record contract with Sony. The band, comprised of three 8th graders, first made waves in Times Square and their performances quickly went viral. Read more from the Gothamist: The band, made up of guitarist Malcolm...
Rich Juzwiak wants to buy a song by Elle Varner — but can’t. Right now the single is only available on SoundCloud until some future date when, presumably, the full album will be released on iTunes, Amazon, etc. Rich is pissed. He thinks Elle is behaving according to an...
During an interview regarding his Kickstarter Fundraising Campaign for his film "The Sweet Blood of Jesus", Spike Lee skillfully corrects the female Bloomberg host (who tries to paint a negative picture of how he should instead stop his crowdfunding campaign) by putting her into her...
The final Chuck Brown album entitled "Beautiful Life", consisting of Chuck himself & The Chuck Brown Band, is scheduled to be released on August 19th. But pre-orders can be made now at Pledge Music! In late 2011, Chuck Brown began recording what is now his final...
The L!ssen Reunion that took place at the historical Howard Theatre is scheduled to be released as a full combination DVD and2 CD set this month on Tuesday, July 15th. The track listing consists of: Instrumental Intro (Band Entrance), Kwick Intro, Pusher Lover Girl, Tom Ford, Drunk...
When it comes to building your music career, Social Media is a zero-sum game. Your fans should only like one band: your band. There’s simply not enough social media to go around. As an artist, you must either conquer social media outright or leave nothing behind but scorched earth. Here’s how. Some important...
[This post was written by guest contributor Dave Kusek of New Artist Model.] In the past, there was only one way to release an album. You spend months – or even years – writing and recording an album, you build up to the release date with a...
I’ve been hearing from a lot of bands who’ve had it with Facebook. These groups have spent years (and lots of money) using the platform to build a community of 1,000 or 10,000 or 50,000 Facebook followers. Now Facebook wants them to pay more money in order to...