When artists think about music monetization, they usually think music distribution or music streaming services. As of now, it’s the way to go, but there’s always a middle man involved taking credit or a cut for the art they didn’t create. It’s been this way for a while but there will come a time where […]
Being a full-time musician is a hard and demanding life. But if you’re patient, keep to your plan and are course skilled, you’re likely to see an avenue to attaining your musical dream. It’s likely you will need to use all of your resources in order to promote & monetize music until you achieve your […]
Being able to monetize videos with music is just as crucial as getting your next single on music streaming services, if not more important. Music videos may not as popular as they used to be, but that’s all the more reason to go out and create something unique and eye-catching. There a number of platforms […]
You’ve probably read plenty of articles about artists who famously mismanaged their money. So for a change of pace, let’s focus on a few that did the opposite. Simply listing off the richest musicians in the world, though, isn’t enough. We’re looking for more than artists who can sell/stream a lot of music, pack large stadiums, […]
What do Shawn Mendes, Karmin and The Weeknd have in common? They were YouTube stars before hitting it big in the mainstream world of pop charts and top 40 music stations. Armed with laptops, each used the groundswell of internet to gain listeners when they’d upload music and make money online. It’s the great thing […]
Love the music journalism industry? Having a blog is always beneficial for your career. With the music community always changing, to be part of it you must actively be working and that can be a lot of work. Interviewing musicians and covering shows while not being paid can be challenging. However, with the internet bigger […]
A few reasons you may be reading this article about making money with your music are you want to be one of the lucky ones who live a fully creative life using your artistic gifts on your own terms, or you want the income from your music to invest in reaching specific goals. Maybe you […]
SoundCloud, a leading platform for artists to showcase their music, had a lot of talk around why music monetization for artists wasn’t taking off. This was a major problem for the streaming service that needed to be fixed and thankfully has. With new updates, musicians now have the ability to easily put their music online […]
It’s no secret, that a songwriter is the unsung heroes of the music industry. They work surreptitiously under pressure and create new and fresh content that we as listeners consume and enjoy. The world of bring a professional songwriter can be a savvy and cruel place with complex rules and regulations. Despite this, their posts […]
Gone are the days of buying and selling mixtapes on the corner, where all of the hottest neighborhood rappers and singers stood. A time when buying tapes from an aspiring rapper or singer in your neighborhood was common. If they were good, their confidence was not only heard in their voice, but on the tape […]
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