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November 9, 2017
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Twitter Etiquette Rules Everyone Should Know
Recently Twitter doubled its character limit from 140 to 280, and while I’m not so sure that it will be a good thing in the long run, it certainly makes it a lot easier to complete a thought. That said, there are certain unwritten rules that attempt to keep people on the platform from annoying […]
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November 8, 2017
Could Your Next Album Release Be On Floppy Disk?
Releasing albums on long outdated formats has gone from novelty to trendy, with cassettes being the latest so-called “dead” format to make a comeback. That said, there are still old formats out there that have yet to be mined, and one that almost 100% of people everywhere (especially the ones that used them) never expected […]
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November 7, 2017
Musicpreneur Tommy Darker On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
Musicpreneur Hub is a global community of music entrepreneurs where you can ask anything about music and your question will be connected with handpicked, top industry experts to answer. Tommy Darker is a musician, lecturer at the University of Westminster, speaker at global music conferences, and the founder of that great music resource site. I […]
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November 6, 2017
If An Election Can Be Influenced, How About A Music Award?
There seems to be no doubt that recent elections in a number of countries have been influenced by outside sources. Given the enormous scale and difficulty of doing that, it seems like something as inconsequential as a music award would be easy to affect. It looks like that actually happened in the 2017 Mnet Asian […]
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November 3, 2017
Indie Labels Now Make Up 38% Of The Music Business
If you thought that there are only three major labels working in the music industry today, then you’re wrong. A new study has found that indie labels generated more than $6 billion last year, which is good enough for 38% of the market, making them essentially a fourth major label. The study came from Worldwide […]
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November 2, 2017
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The Top 10 Merch Items With The Highest Profit Margin
Performing live is only one ingredient of the recipe for artist or band to make money. Merchandise (other terms include swag or merch) is a significant component in supplementing your income. It’s always been an important portion of the income of an artist, but until recently was considered just an ancillary revenue stream. Today it’s […]
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November 1, 2017
Artist Visits To Streaming Services Show Why Radio Feels Old
If ever there was a sign that radio is a promotional thing of the past when it comes to breaking a record, Pink recently visited every Spotify office and Apple Music headquarters in order to muster support for her latest release. This seems to be a growing trend, where artists are ignoring terrestrial radio in […]
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