October 01, 2024 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winners this year include more writers and artists The foundation looks for people who will be ‘enabled’ by the award, meaning they have both a track record of work and the potential to produce additional extraordinary work. BY Associated Press The 2024 class of the John D. and Catherine T. … Continue reading MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winners this year include more writers and artists
September 01, 2024 How Spotify ads and subscription fees help pay artists Payments to rights holders are determined by a process called streamshare. BY Associated Press Every day, millions of people use Spotify to stream music. A few years ago, it would’ve felt like an impossibility: Click, and bam—a seemingly endless catalog of recorded music opens … Continue reading Do Spotify ads and subscription fees help pay artists?
April 21, 2024 4 times artists scrapped their work—and it paid off From ‘Shrek’ to a beloved Bruce Springsteen album, many creative success stories first went through an extensive retooling. Here’s what you can learn from them. BY Joe Berkowitz How do you follow up three Grammy wins? If you’re SZA, whose 2023 hit “Kill Bill” … Continue reading 4 times artists scrapped their work—and it paid off
By Janko Roettgers February 09, 2024 Stevie Wonder. Ray Charles. Andrea Bocelli. If you were to ask a random person to name a blind musician, one of those three would almost inevitably come up. Ask that same person about up-and-coming blind musicians, and they’ll likely draw a blank. That’s no accident, according to Athan … Continue reading The quest to build more accessible music tech for blind and visually impaired artists
By Clint Rainey February 24, 2022 Lately, white male arena-rock artists have really been cashing in on their back catalogs as they approach retirement age. But in a surprising pivot, Warner Music Group, the third-largest record label, has partnered with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, on a new $750 million fund that … Continue reading Warner Music and BlackRock are investing $750 million in female and diverse artists
Influencers are steroids, sometimes they inject a quick burst of needed energy and sometimes they do nothing but cause cancer. Nick Shackelford on November 19, 2019 For the general public, the term “influencers” usually brings up one of two images: A YouTube star who promotes products on Instagram they get for free The [expletive] who … Continue reading Are ‘influencers’ scam artists or gatekeepers?
by Laura Cole July 31, 2016July 31, 2016 If you ever needed reassurance that starting a commercial blog was worth your while, a quick search on the Internet would afford you peace of mind. This vast resource is home to innumerable blogging statistics, each of which reaffirms the positive impact that this practice can have … Continue reading The Blogging Lessons That We Can Learn From Artists
Stephanie TrembathOctober 5, 2015 Instagram is primed for mobile and social commerce with over 400 million users worldwide. Especially for brands and artists, Instagram fosters a heightened sense of intimacy and engagement when compared against other social networks. With millions of users consuming images for 21 minutes per day, Instagram influencers are finding new ways … Continue reading Creative Ways Artists and Agencies Use Instagram Banners
Bernadette Tansey November 27, 2014 Bernadette Tansey The Bay area is a hotbed for creative types, and it’s also home to a number of Web-based companies that connect writers, book authors, and photographers with potential readers and customers. A flurry of news came out about these companies early this week. San Francisco-based Scripted … Continue reading Web Companies Create Marketing Hubs for Indie Writers, Artists
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 15, 2014 TuneCore, the premier provider of digital music distribution and publishing administration services, announced today that TuneCore Artists have earned over $ 371 million in earnings since the first music release was distributed in 2006. The earnings are driven by over 5 billion downloads and streams during the same … Continue reading TuneCore Artists Top $371 Million in Earnings
