The Fan Alliance is here to recruit you
Have you ever considered the roles fans can play in supporting musicians? There’s a new organization that aims to bring fans together to help educate and advocate on behalf of musicians with the
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Some interesting stats about how much money artists have made from Spotify
Yes, we’ve all heard the complaints that Spotify doesn’t pay out enough for artists–and there’s some merit to that argument–but many of those complaining just don’t understand how this new economy works. They
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Help support musicians and #BuyMusicFriday
With no concerts to go to and no merch to buy, how can music fans help the artists they love to make sure they’re still making music? A group has a suggestion: Buy
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Where are musicians making money? On the road.
[This was my weekly column for Global News. – AC] We can credit The Beatles as being the first stadium band. When they played Shea Stadium on Aug. 15, 1965, no other act
Read MoreIn which countries does Spotify make the most money? Glad you asked.
According to Music Business Weekly, Spotify is available in 59 countries. Apple Music is now up to 113 while Deezer claims 180 countries. Still, Spotify is far and away the biggest of all
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Musician Losing Revenue on Two Fronts: Streaming and Secondary Ticket Sales
Is it possible that secondary ticket sellers are hurting musicians almost as much as they infuriate fans? There’s been plenty written on this site and many others over the past few months about
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And the Biggest Tour of 2015 Was…
Pollstar, the bible of the touring industry, tracks box office grosses through the year. It’s time now to tally up the results of 2015. Topline Results Gross global revenues for the Top 20
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This Infographic from Money Tips Explains Where All the Money from Streaming Goes
How is it that someone can have millions of streams but only be paid a pittance? Again, don’t blame the streaming music services. Money Tips offers this explanation of where the money goes.
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Want to Privately Hang Out with Your Favourite Musician? Call These People
You can’t rely on just selling records to make money anymore. Even the biggest stars need to replace that revenue with…something. And for a growing number, that something is expensive brokered private meet-and-greets.
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