Your Spotify artist profile isn’t just a placeholder—it’s your storefront, your press kit, your digital merch table, and your virtual … Continue reading
Apple Announces iTunes Radio, a Pandora-like Music Streaming Service
Earlier today, Apple announced that it will be launching a streaming radio service called iTunes Radio as part of their new iOS7 — coming this fall. iTunes Radio will employ … Continue reading
How to Keep Your Band from Breaking Up
“All things must pass / All things must pass away,” George Harrison once sang. And while that may be true for all of us in a final, existential sense, not … Continue reading
3 Tips to Writing More Evocative Songs (without the use of an instrument)
Effective mental tools for songwriters [This guest post was written by Dan Hazlett, an acclaimed songwriter, performer, and teacher.] After spending more than thirty years writing and performing songs and … Continue reading
101 Ways to Make Money as a Musician
This is a guest post from Philip Taylor, editor-in-chief at PT Money, where the focus is on fixing your finances so you can build the life you want. His podcast … Continue reading
Record Clubs are Back : The Lesson for Indie Artists
Remember back in the day when you could sign up with Columbia House, get 8 CDs mailed to you for a penny, cancel your membership because you were underage, and … Continue reading
Enter The Independent Musician Sweepstakes – Over $15,000 in prizes
The greatest collection of Recording Software & Equipment we’ve ever assembled. And it could be yours. Attention all you independent musicians out there. We’re giving away one heck of a … Continue reading
#122: Steve Rennie – An Artist Manager’s Story
Steve Rennie is a long time industry veteran who helped the band Incubus reach multi-platinum status. Now that Incubus is on hiatus, Steve is working to help independent artists learn … Continue reading
How to Copyright Your Music
Why independent songwriters should register the copyright for their music [This article is written by guest contributor Anthony Ceseri.] Please Note: This article discusses opinions on copyrighting your music and … Continue reading
Introducing CD Baby’s MusicStore for Facebook, Version 2.0
Selling Your Music on Facebook Just Got Easier. If you’ve already been using CD Baby’s MusicStore to sell your music on Facebook, you know it’s an ideal way to get … Continue reading
Patreon Enables Fans to Pay Content Creators in New Ways
It’s not QUITE crowdfunding. It’s not QUITE a subscription service. It’s Patreon — a tool created by Pomplamoose’s Jack Conte. Patreon allows fans of musicians, authors, bloggers, photographers (any kind … Continue reading