Noele Flowers’ Triptych Singles Are a Sight to Behold
Noele Flowers has time and time again proven her unique ability to write stirring and frustratingly relatable heartbreak songs, not about a lover but instead: friendship. And in her most recent trio of singles—”Spider’s Silk,” “Red Sweater,” and “Let You Down”—she walks us through a friendship of 10 years—how it slowly degrades, and is lost. […]
The Top 10 Music Distribution Services for Indie Artists
I’ll cut to the chase – here are our top 10 music distributors for indie artists in 2024: Distribution Service Price The Pitch Distrokid $22.99 per year(unlimited uploads) Wicked fast, relatively affordable. Pioneered the “unlimited releases” subscription model. TuneCore $19.99 per year(unlimited uploads) Maybe not quite as fast as DistroKid, but same model a few bucks […]
Can you make money on Spotify?
I’m not going to sugarcoat it for you, and if you’re asking the question chances are you already suspect the answer may not be a favorable one, so here goes nothing: sure, you can make money on Spotify, but it ain’t easy. For most artists, payouts from Spotify – at least payouts significant enough to […]
How to Make A Full-Time Living as an Indie Artist
https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/how-indie-artists-actually-make-money-in-2019.html For the sake of continuity, let’s start this article in the same way I start so many of my articles: with some good old-fashioned negativity and a healthy serving of harsh realism. Friends, countrymen: it is hard to make a full-time living as an indie artist. It’s a glamorous idea, to be paid handsomely […]
How Often Should I Release Music?
I’ve gone on the record in another article that I’m not here to talk about myself, and I promise that remains true, but…I seem to keep coming up. Not because these articles are explicitly about me in any meaningful way – they’re not, I promise. That said, I’ve found it particularly easy to feature myself […]
Is Radio Promotion Worth It in 2024?
Man, the radio! Remember that old fossil? No? Okay, let me paint a picture for you: it’s 2005, and you’re climbing into the cloth-covered driver’s seat of your boxy SUV. You turn the key to the ignition and feel the engine roar to life beneath your nether regions, and the radio clicks on, set to […]
How to Sell Merch on Spotify
Maybe I’m late to the party, but it was recently brought to my attention that Spotify – that often dubious, occasionally delightful platform that has the music industry in its death grip and grossly underpays artists but still somehow can’t seem to chart a viable course towards profitability – has more than one trick up […]
Top 13 Music Marketing Companies That Are Legit (2024)
Finding the right music marketing partner can be tough. I’ve worked with a bunch of them, and I wrote this post to help make your choice easier.
The Maono PD400X: My Honest Review
I use this little guy every day for Zoom. Overall, I’m a big fan – it’s a great do it-all mic. That said, it does have a few potential drawbacks.
Liv DeToma Soars On The Powerful “riot”
One of the benefits of being a reviewer is that you get to be a musical Magellan, finding new artists around the globe who are astonishingly talented. One such artist is L.A.’s Liv DeToma, who has the vocal command and songwriting chops to be in the vanguard of tomorrow’s stars. Her latest single “riot” has […]
