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Instagram Stories Now Include Music

Instagram stories have become increasingly popular in the last year. While they originally had a lot of competition with Snapchat stories, Instagram has added many features, including polls, filters, and Boomerang, that have helped the platform gain more traction. The most recent feature to be added to Instagram stories is

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Summer Jams of the Last 5 Years

From Cardi B's "I Like It" to Zedd's "The Middle", this summer has been full of songs to jam out to. This is no surprise, as summer is one of the best times for artists to release upbeat music. With so many music festivals, beach trips,

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Artist Spotlight: Josh Tobias

Our artist spotlight this week features up-and-coming songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Josh Tobias. While growing up in Long Island, his father Toby Tobias — a world-traveling professional musician — taught him how to play the guitar. For over a decade now Josh has been a songwriter creating music with an eclectic mix

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Cheat Codes — Music is the Name and Streaming is the Game

It may seem as though only the Justin Biebers and Lordes of the music industry are making money, but some artists go to great lengths to rack up their streaming royalties. From bottom rated covers of songs to Spotify’s alleged fake artists, millions of streams are being taken away

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New Feature Fridays

We are starting up our New Feature Fridays playlists again! Get ready for the weekend by checking out some new music. The playlist includes trending music, indie artists, and songs that are special to feature.fm. Adam Vida & Mr. Carmack - I'm Juiced Junior Empire - Decide Pell -

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Artist Spotlight: Junior Empire

This week’s artist spotlight is Junior Empire, a five-member band from London. The musicians are Jack Scott (lead singer), Joey Arnold (guitarist), Jordan Grispino (drummer), Diego Belmonte (guitarist), and Hannah van den Brul (violinist). The band was originally an alternative-rock group named The Mispers, but later underwent a change

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Call to Crowd-fund [or Direct-to-Fan]

Making music isn’t cheap. Whether it’s making an album, a music video, going on tour, or anything else you can imagine. It all costs us money to create it. That’s just a fact. One of the biggest problems for my old band was deciding what was reasonable

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Using Follow For Download With Feature.fm

I still vividly remember going to the record store as a kid and spending hours there with my friends, looking at all the CDs in the rock section, saving up my money, and at the end of the week, buying whichever one seemed the most intriguing. Mind you this was

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feature.fm Saturday Spotlight vol. 23

In our Saturday Spotlights, we highlight four of our favorite artists of the week, including three feature.fm artists and one very special guest. Here are the awesome songs and artists we loved listening to this week: Stars In The Sky by R Y N O If this music video

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feature.fm Saturday Spotlight Vol. 10

In our Saturday Spotlights, we highlight four of our favorite artists of the week, including three feature.fm artists and one very special guest. Check out these awesome songs and artists we loved listening to this week: Night on Fire by Ryan Thomas **Ryan Thomas** hails from Cleveland Ohio, home

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When you think of radio promotion, you're probably forgetting something big

Historically, the biggest hit songs have broken through radio. Precisely, terrestrial radio had the largest reach by far, so it was the best medium for an artist to gain recognition. However, when you now think of "Radio Promotion," you are probably forgetting an important piece of how people

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Artist Spotlight: The Cerny Brothers. Say hello to your new favorite band.

Feature.fm Artist Spotlights feature some our amazingly talented artists. Within the Artist Spotlight Series, we ask artists questions about their music and experience in the industry along with a showcase of their music. The Cerny Brothers **Connect with The Cerny Brothers** The Cerny Brothers   The Cerny Brothers

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The True VALUE of Music

Ever Since I was a kid, music has played a major role in my life. Whether it was from the first album I ever listened to with cursing on it, (Red Hot Chili Pepper “Blood Sugar Sex Magik,” my parents were not happy about that one) to the artists that

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How iconic musicians have created lasting images

One of the strongest ways an artist can create a lasting presence outside of their music is through their image. Some of the most successful musicians today have used their image to create a brand that even transcends their music. One great example is hip-hop superstar and business magnate Jay-Z,

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5 important branding tools any modern musician must know

It is not enough to just make great music as an artist if you are looking to promote your songs and build a fanbase. Your image, your brand, and how you appear online are just as important parts of the equation to effective music promotion. Wherever a listener hears a

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Let the artists decide how they want to distribute their music

Each artist is a company that produces music as their product. There is no set rule book for how they need to distribute their music to their fans and to the world. Yes, music is art and art has value. However, when it comes to art, the value of it

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5 ways to network as an artist

When you create a new band or act, you should consider yourself as a new business entering the music industry. Essentially, you are creating a product, your music, that you want to market to many customers, your listeners. One of the most important factors for any businessperson's, and hence, musician's

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What is music?

######Watch the clips above of 50 musicians discuss their views on music from the movie Music by Andrew Zuckerman produced in conjunction with his book. Possibly one of the toughest questions in the world to answer is, "What is music?" There is no concrete, agreed upon definition of

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Feature.fm Featured Songs Playlist on Spotify

We will be continuously maintaining our Spotify playlist to keep you updated with all of our great music across all genres on Feature.fm! Follow Feature.fm on Spotify

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3 Tips to use Twitter Effectively as a Musician

Twitter is a great tool to message, build, and engage followers. Here are some tips for the best way to use Twitter to your advantage and drive people away. 1. Tweet engaging content It seems obvious, but many artists only send consitent tweets that beg followers to check out their

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5 reasons why traditional digital advertising doesn't work for music

In an age where people rent music over buying music, it has become more important than ever for artists to market themselves in the digital environment. Unfortunately, this is no easy task. Artists are forced to turn to the big platforms for digital ad campaigns in hopes that they can

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Earworms: How songs get stuck in your head and don’t leave

We’ve all been there. We hear a song and instantly become enslaved to its rhythm and tune. It doesn’t matter if we like it or not. Sometimes the worst songs are the ones we just can’t stop singing out loud, or hearing swirling through our minds. These