Hitting The Billboard Charts: The 4 Phases

In this guide for the scrappy self starters out there, award winning songwriter MANAFEST breaks down into four strategic phases how artists can roll out their music in such a way as to increase their chances of building momentum and hitting the Billboard charts. _______________________________ Guest post by Chris Greenwood…

This Week In Music Commentary

This week commentators in the music industry look at what what Billboard’s Power 100 list got right and wrong, streaming’s significant problem with math, why Ariana Grande’s fans are the fans every artist needs, and more. Billboard’s Power 100 List: The Right & Wrong The Elusive Obelus: Streaming’s Issue With…

She Is The Music reveals partnerships and funding to further equality initiatives

SITM is a nonprofit focused on achieving equality for women across the music industry
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Analysis Of Every Billboard Top 5 Song In 2018 – The Structure And Composition Of A Hit

Our friends at Soundfly have done an exhaustive breakdown of the musical structure and composition behind every song from the year that cracked the Billboard Top 5, revealing more than a few Drakes. _______________________________ Guest post by Dean Olivet of Soundfly’s Flypaper “My Mount Rushmore is me with four different…

Major Layoffs At Billboard, Hollywood Reporter

About 22 staffers have been laid off at Billboard and The Hollywood Reported as part of a restructuring by parent company Valance Media. Dana Miller, chief marketing officer for both publications, was among those cut, according to multiple sources, along with most of her of her New York-based staff. Billboard…

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Nicki Minaj’s scattergun rant revealed one thing very clearly: the idea of an ‘album chart’ is in disarray

Rapper’s outburst contained some clear warning signs for the industry. Will it listen?
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The US Chart Wars Heat Up – PMC Makes Strategic Investment in BuzzAngle

  Can Penske Media Corporation and BuzzAngle Music finally make music charts understandable? When you think of music charts, you immediately think of Billboard.   Yet, admittedly, their charts aren’t as clear as the music industry would hope. So, …

99.99% of the US population didn’t buy America’s No.1 album in the last chart week

And it was a similar story in the UK…
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