Royalties
If UMG Gets Its Way, Smaller Indie Artists Won’t Get Paid As Much From Streaming
Last week, UMG and Deezer made an announcement that is set to be the biggest upheaval to the recorded music industry payment structure since the launch of streaming.
Podcasts
How Raye Zaragoza Makes a Living as a DIY Artist (Hint: Not Streaming)
This week, Ari is joined by Raye Zaragoza, a DIY artist who is making waves with her new album, writing for Netflix shows, and has been recently cast as Tiger Lily in the Peter Pan National Tour.
Podcasts
Support Tours, Mental Health, the State of the Live Music Industry from a Booking Agent
This week, Ari is joined by.Daniel McCartney, Music Agent at UTA and Founder/CEO of Outlast Records.
Podcasts
How to Release an Album in 2023 (Live from SXSW)
Releasing music today is vastly different from releasing music even just 5 years ago. It's no longer about release week. It's now about release year. There are extremely important steps to take before *and after* the release of each single and album to make sure you have the biggest effect.
Spotify
Spotify Opens Up ‘Discovery Mode’ Wide Enabling Artists To Get More Listeners and Streams – For a Cost
Discovery Mode is basically a program where Spotify will help get you more listeners by inserting your songs into other artists’ radio stations and general “autoplay” sessions - for an additional commission. More on the commission part in a minute.
Income
Best Music Distribution Companies – Full Comparison Chart
This is the most comprehensive digital music distribution review comparison between Amuse, AWAL, CD Baby, DistroKid, Ditto Music, LANDR, TuneCore, Songtradr, and more.
Latest News
Building an Artist Management Empire and Breaking Country Artists with Bruce Kalmick
Bruce Kalmick, CEO of WHY&HOW (a full service artist management company), is changing the narrative of "artist manager."