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Why Artists Should Attend Music Festivals

With Electric Zoo Festival hitting New York this weekend, music festivals are a topic widely on our mind. What we love about festivals is no matter what your music genre or preference is, there's a musical festival out there for everyone. According to a recent Nielsen report: 32 million people

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Lessons to Learn From Dr. Dre's Music Comeback

Dr. Dre just dropped some new beats. The legendary rapper surprised music fans with his newest album, “Compton: A Soundtrack.” The album had 25 million streams on Apple Music in its first week, and also sold nearly half a million downloads on iTunes, according to Apple executives. While “Compton: A

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Five Unique Merch Items Your Fans Will Love

In an age when building personal relationships with your fans is key, your merchandise should reflect just the same. Merely slapping your band name and logo on a t-shirt or poster no longer makes the cut. Your merch should show off your band's creativity and express your brand. Just like

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The Musicians Guide to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & Snapchat

Social media is a world of its own. Just when you thought you mastered one platform for music promotion, there are new features and updates constantly being created. It's quite overwhelming. While mastering one social media platform is valuable, there are benefits to all of them as an aspiring musician.

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Become a Digital Rockstar: Using Social Media During Your Live Concerts

You may be a rock star on stage, but what about on social media? As a musician your mission it to make music and perform. So, why bother with social media? Although your music may be amazing, it doesn't promote itself. Social media offers independent artists a powerful tool to

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Growing Your Fanbase via International Music Promotion

Want to grow your fanbase and promote your music internationally? Feature.fm can help make that happen. "As an indie artist in a non-english speaking country, options to get airplay are very limited," Roy Dotan, Private Men. We know this to be true for many indie artists in

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New Global Release Day: How It Affects Indie Artists

Friday is the new Tuesday. For the music industry at least. Today marks the New Global Release Day from Tuesday to Friday at 1 a.m. after a decision made by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents more than 1,300 international record labels. The new release

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Five Twitter Accounts Musicians Should Be Following

In the world of social media, almost everyone self-appoints themselves as an "influencer." It can be a bit overwhelming finding the accounts you should be taking advice from among the thousands of music-centered blogs and Twitter handles. Whether you're looking to find the most effective ways to promote

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Feature.fm's Apple Music Breakdown

Almost 15 years ago, Apple revolutionized music history with the introduction of iTunes the iPod, taking the industry and music fans alike by storm. The question now is, will the progressive company do it again despite its heavy competition with similar streaming services like Spotify, Tidal and Rhapsody? That's for

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#LetsGetDigital: Five tips to takeaway from our digital marketing panel

Didn’t have a chance to make it to our Digital Marketing for the Modern Musician panel event? Don’t fret. We have the top five tips to take away from our expert panelists. Our panel of industry experts was moderated by Larry Miller, Professor of Music Business at NYU

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Are we being too ‘swift’ to praise Apple?

Whether you’re #TeamTaylor or not, the issue of fair royalties is still a topic worth discussing. The battle turned love story between Taylor Swift and Apple Music on Monday regarding the company’s policy to withhold royalties from artists during the three-month free trial has quickly trended. Swift spoke