Viberate Analytics a 2024 Review
You may already be familiar with Viberate Analytics. The music data analytics platform launched back in 2015 with headquarters in Slovenia stirred up the music industry in early 2023 by slashing their premium tier to $9.99/month (now at $19.99/month) down from $129 – for a product essentially competing with the premium offer of music data […]
Apple Music Promotion Guide (2024)
Spotify has been dominating the DPS space for a while now, but that doesn’t mean Apple Music should be ignored: it is the most popular streaming service in the US in 2023 and is predicted to reach 125 million subscribers in 2025. Most music distributors will publish your music on various streaming platforms. To take […]
How to Grow an Email List as a Musician in 2024
Despite everyone saying that email remains an underrated and underappreciated marketing channel, the fact is that email remains severely underrated. This underrated streak is almost as impressive as Cal Ripken Jr. starting two thousand one hundred and thirty-one consecutive major league baseball games. Email marketing wins the Iron Man Award for underrated marketing tactics for […]
10 Ways to Make Money as a Musician in 2024
Every year, we like to ask artists how they make money. What were the things that actually worked and led to an inflow of cash in their bank accounts? In our most recent survey, we received 75 responses from musicians that Jon broke down on the YouTube channel. He detailed what musicians do to make […]
“The Last Great American Dynasty” is Taylor Swift’s Mirror, Confession, and Best Song
Like the rest of the world, I exclaimed “There she is!” every time the camera cut to Taylor Swift during Super Bowl LVIII. Some of us said it angrily, peeved that we can’t even watch professional sports without her showing up like an IRS agent to ruin the fun. Some of us said it with […]
Radiohead Bring the Strings and Paranoia with “Burn The Witch”
Radiohead are good at (and renowned for) upending people’s expectations. So their lead single from 2016 album A Moon Shaped Pool was what we might call an expected surprise. Radiohead are sometimes described as alt rock or indie rock. There’s often guitars somewhere, and whilst this album has that feel, the first song everyone heard […]
Best Lyric Video Services for Artists 2024
There’s no way around it: in 2024, video content is a crucial part of an artist’s image on social media, and with the rise of TikTok and Instagram Reels, effective music promotion requires not only good quality music but also a captivating visual experience. A lyric video is one of the techniques to get your […]
Artist.tools vs. Chartmetric
I’m always torn when I offer marketing advice: yes, in 2024, you have bigger than ever chances to grow as an indie musician, yet often, it feels like the efforts we make are having minimal impact, if any, while everyone around is apparently gaining attention doing precisely the same thing. While not exactly true, I […]
Spot On Track Review
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night only to discover that all your tracks have been taken down from Spotify due to being added to a botted playlist. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. Let’s be honest: getting your music on a fake playlist is a nightmare for any musician who […]
Top 7 Chartmetric Alternatives
The union between music and data analytics is not a passing trend; access to data in the music industry has increased significantly in the last two decades, and its impact continues to grow. While many artists recognize the value of this data, it’s close to impossible for an indie musician to gather all the statistics, […]
