Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
We asked seven female artists (and one guy) at Lightning in a Bottle about the unique challenges they face navigating the music business. Here’s what they said. Kalibra Aima The Dreamer Claire Mortifee, Erica Dee Dakini Star Kalibra (pictured with Claire Mortifee, Erica Dee, Dakini Star, Aima The Dreamer) Erica Dee Vallis Alps (Parissa Tosif+ David […]
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If you’re trying to live off your Spotify spins, stop it right now. Taylor Swift makes $400,000 off Spotify in a weekend. But nearly everyone else making bubkes. Which means if you’re hoping to making streaming your breadwinner, you’re probably snacking on crumbs. Enter the latest independent artist to share a royalty statement with Digital […]
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As part of their new album promotion for One More Light, Linkin Park is teaming up with a non-profit to assist communities without electricity. Working with a charity to promote your album has a number of benefits. For starters, it demonstrates that you’re passionate about your music as well as proactive about causes. But it […]
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As part of their new album promotion for One More Light, Linkin Park is teaming up with a non-profit to assist communities without electricity. Working with a charity to promote your album has a number of benefits. For starters, it demonstrates that you’re passionate about your music as well as proactive about causes. But it […]
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If you’re a guitar, bass, or other stringed instrument player, this article might just save your career. Sadly, it’s about a topic that rarely gets enough attention, and is full of damaging misinformation. Before we jump in, DMN would like to give a huge shout-out to Clinically Fit and its founder, Scott Kupferman, for educating […]
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If you’re a guitar, bass, or other stringed instrument player, this article might just save your career. Sadly, it’s about a topic that rarely gets enough attention, and is full of damaging misinformation. Before we jump in, DMN would like to give a huge shout-out to Clinically Fit and its founder, Scott Kupferman, for educating […]
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After flat-out denying acquisition talks with CMRRA last month, SoundExchange has some news. It’s an acquisition involving CMRRA. Sorry, but I simply must call out SoundExchange on this one. Last month, I directly asked SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe if his company was acquiring Canadian rights organization CMRRA. He flat-out said ‘No,’ right to my face. […]
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Reason #1: You’re ‘difficult’ and/or don’t work hard. This isn’t the old music industry anymore. There’s less money to invest, no more $16.99 CDs to sell, and way more pressure to show results. So artists not only have to carry their weight, they have to work well with others and work hard. But not even […]
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How much should Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Tidal, Deezer, Microsoft Groove, Google Play Music and Napster be paying you? Here’s a handy calculator to help you figure it all out. In the old days, it was easy to figure out your payments from iTunes downloads, CDs, and vinyl. Or at least, what you should have […]
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The dapper James Hersey has shared his musical talents with us on tracks like “Wish You Were Here,” “I Miss You,” and “Coming Over”. You may also recognize “Coming Over” remixed by Kygo & Dillon Francis. DMN sat down with him to talk about how signing with his label was the best decision of his career, […]
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