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July 27, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

The Trend Is Towards Cashless Festivals, And That’s A Good Thing

Cashless festivals on The Music 3.0 blog

The cashless society that was predicted many years ago is pretty much here, as fewer people resort to using cash in daily transactions. Using a credit or debit card sure beats carrying around a pocket full of bills and coins and having to worry about exact change in inopportune situations. Even festivals are now turning […]

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July 26, 2018

in Streaming Music , Tips by Bobby Owsinski

4 Tips For Using Instagram Stories To Promote Your Music

Instagram Stories For Promotion on the Music 3.0 blog

Instagram is becoming the go-to social platform for music these days and the service keeps on getting hotter. One of its main features is Stories, and its sometimes both misunderstood and underutilized when it comes to promoting your brand and music. Stories can be powerful in this regard, however, when used with a little thought. […]

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#Instagram #promotion #social media promotion #Social Media Promotion for Musicians #Stories

July 25, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Drake Has Generated Over $100 Million From Streaming So Far

Drake streaming on the Music 3.0 blog

Who says that streaming doesn’t pay? Yes, it only pays a fraction of a cent per stream, but those fractions really add up, especially when streams are in the billions for an artist like Drake. You may recall that Drake smashed all the streaming records on both Spotify and Apple Music recently during the release […]

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#streaming music

July 24, 2018

in Inner Circle Podcast by Bobby Owsinski

Radio Formats, MI Stats, And Dave Derr, The Father Of The Distressor, On My Latest Podcast

Dave Derr on the Music 3.0 Blog

The Distressor is one of the few modern pieces of outboard gear that has become a classic and now stands in the same “must have” league as compressors like the 1176 and LA-2A. Simply put, it’s a standard piece found in studios everywhere today. Dave Derr is the creator of the Distressor, Fatso, and other […]

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#Dave Derr #Distressor #Empirical Labs #Fatso

July 23, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

You Won’t Believe The Top 10 Highest Paid Artists

Highest paid artists on the Music 3.0 blog

When you think of highest paid artists you think of the most popular at the moment, but that’s not necessarily who made the big money last year. Artists like Drake and Taylor Swift took a back seat to some of the biggest legacy artists when it comes to the highest paid, and it all comes […]

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#Billboard #touring

July 20, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Broadcast Radio Finally Aims At Millennials With The “Right Now Music Radio” Format

New broadcast radio format on the Music 3.0 blog

I think most listeners will agree that broadcast radio for music has been dismal for a long time, thanks to corporate radio groups and central programming. Local radio is on the decline and the ability for a DJ to select a song outside the provided playlist is long-gone. While radio still has its boomer listers […]

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July 19, 2018

in Book Excerpt , Tips by Bobby Owsinski

Every Artist Has 2 Types Of Fans – Can You Identify Them?

2 types of fans on the Music 3.0 blog

Every artist, whether they’re selling out arenas or still working in clubs, has two types of fans. Most never bother to differentiate between the two and therefore don’t grow their audience as quickly because they tend to cater to the wrong group. In this excerpt from the latest edition of my Music 4.1: A Survival […]

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#fans #Music 4.1 Internet Music Guidebook

July 18, 2018

in Music Industry News , Tips by Bobby Owsinski

10 Music Business Jobs Of The Future

Future Music jobs on the Music 3.0 blog

The music business is evolving just like any other forward looking industry, and tech is playing a larger part than ever in how it runs. That means that new types of jobs are being created all the time, and you can expect more in the future. Billboard asked movers and shakers from all areas of […]

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July 17, 2018

in Inner Circle Podcast by Bobby Owsinski

Spotify Playlists, Martin Audio Sale, And Label Exec Shan Dan Horan On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Shan Dan Horan on the Music 3.0 blog

Label exec Shan Dan Horan has spent the last 10 years breaking bands during his time at Century Media Records, then as president of Artery Recordings. He’s now the head of Outerloop Records and still has a huge passion not only for finding and breaking new artists and bands, but helping ones he doesn’t sign […]

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July 16, 2018

in Social Media News by Bobby Owsinski

A New Reality For Music Celebs Sets In As Twitter Followers Are Slashed

Twitter Followers Slashed on the Music 3.0 Blog

Last week Twitter took the drastic step of removing millions of inactive or fake accounts, resulting in follower counts dropping for nearly everyone on the platform. Until recently, it wasn’t in Twitter’s financial interests to delete those accounts even though it knew of their existence, but pressure from Congress and various State investigations thanks to Russian […]

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July 13, 2018

in Social Media News , Streaming Music by Bobby Owsinski

YouTube Launches The Copyright Match Tool

YouTube Copyright Match on the Music 3.0 Blog

There are a lot of practices on YouTube that one might categorize as “unseemly,” and one of the biggest is re-uploading a video. That means that a viewer downloads your video then uploads it on their channel and classifies it as their own. YouTube has heard content creators cries for help though, and has launched […]

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#Content ID #Copyright Match #streaming music #YouTube

July 12, 2018

in Book Excerpt , Tips by Bobby Owsinski

3 Possible Social Scenarios That Make An Artist Website More Important Than Ever

social scenarios artist website on the Music 3.0 blog

Many artists are tempted to just rely on a Facebook page or Instagram account as their main online point of contact, but that strategy can have a number of unforeseen problems. Here’s an excerpt from my the 2nd edition of my Social Media Promotion For Musicians book that explains why having a dedicated website can be a great […]

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#Social Media Promotion for Musicians

July 11, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Surprise! Apple Music Now Has More Paid Subscribers Than Spotify In the U.S.

Apple Music subscribers on the Music 3.0 blog

In what many consider a stunning revelation, it’s been reported that Apple Music actually has surpassed Spotify in paid subscribers in the United States. Apparently both gone past the 20 million mark, with Apple Music now slightly out in front. If you’d have polled a group of music insiders about subscriber levels a year ago, […]

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#streaming music

July 10, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Vinyl Surges Again, Jazzmaster Is The New Strat, And Engineer Ed Seay On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Engineer Ed Seay on the Music 3.0 blog

Imagine that you’ve been given the task of taking the vocal from an album by one of the biggest artists of all times and tasked with putting more modern music around it, but you have to make it as seamless as possible. That’s what influential Nashville engineer Ed Seay did in working on a new […]

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#Elvis #Fender #Jazzmaster #Strat

July 9, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Best Buy Winding Down CD Sales Pounds Another Nail Into The Format’s Coffin

Best Buy CD Sales on the Music 3.0 blog

On July 1st, Best Buy was supposed to end its long history with the Compact Disc (better known as the CD). The company had announced months ago that it had set that date as its deadline for ending sales completely, but according to several reports, is still is selling them, although with greatly reduced inventory and floor space. […]

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#Amazon #Best Buy #CDs #music retailer #Target

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