If you’re an independent artist, the focus on marketing your music to your fan base and your efforts to reach new fans never ceases. YouTube, a social media platform once heralded solely for its ability to amuse viewers by way of cat videos, is now considered the largest streaming service on the Internet. And it’s […]
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Is it just us, or do Fridays seem to have even more significance in the chillier month of January? We hope this week’s round up of awesome videos from our equally awesome TuneCore Artists gets you in the mood for the weekend! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmL8TbBSKJ0] JJ Heller, “This Year (Live)” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fD3GE8bibQ] Tommy Von, “Dog Eared Demo” [youtube […]
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Where are all of our TuneCore gamers at?! The international video game community is vast, diverse, and most importantly, plugged-in. YouTube has become an incredibly important platform for gamers all over the world to share tutorials, favorite moments, game reviews, and more. In fact, according to YouTube analytics experts Tubular, gaming content makes up 15% of […]
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[Editors Note: This article is written by the TuneCore Music Publishing office.] As the world of digital content grows, the agreements between the societies and digital service providers around the globe also adapt. Sometimes faster than a drumbeat. That’s why artists, who want to collect all their potential songwriting royalties from YouTube, need someone on […]
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It should be no surprise to you at this point that we get really excited about new stores here at TuneCore. That’s why we’re psyched to let TuneCore Artists know that you can get your music heard worldwide on YouTube Music Key! YouTube Music Key is a new, cool premium streaming service that gets your music shared around […]
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Now all TuneCore Artists can make money from YouTube! Our artists can earn money when their sound recordings are used anywhere on YouTube. They can earn money when other people use their sound recordings in their videos. They also earn money from the sound recordings on their own videos. If their sound recording is being […]
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Where to start? When to start? How to start? These are the questions that come up so often. The questions raised by anyone who feels his or her music should be heard, but is unsure of the appropriate next steps.
I recently had the opportunity to interview my good friend John Strohm. John is uniquely qualified to speak to the above questions. Sure, John is now a successful entertainment attorney— representing, among others, Grammy winners Bon Iver, and one of the most successful independent (and by that I mean their own label, distro through TuneCore) artists of all time, The Civil Wars—but long before John became a man of law, he too was an independent artist working his way through the same issues and opportunities that you may be.
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The Midnight Beast, a comedy music trio from London, is taking social media by storm. Since their YouTube parody of Ke$ha’s popular “Tik Tok” went viral in 2009, the group’s YouTube subscribers and video views continue to rise quickly. Read on as The Midnight Beast (Stefan Abingdon, Dru Wakely and Ashley Horne) discuss their self-titled comedy series airing now on E4, their thoughts on being a DIY band, and their advice for other independent artists.
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