As an artist, the revenue you generate is constantly changing, making it hard to rely on it or even budget for it. The majority of side gigs available need you to be on the move for you to make money. On the bright side, you're able to have flexibility in your working hours. This makes it possible to select whom you work with and determine the workload you can handle.

For decades, artists have been taken advantage of by record labels for making money. Most artists don’t own their music and only receive small percentages of the total revenue in comparison to what the label makes from their music. Artists like Rihanna, Jay-Z, U2, Metallica, Chance the Rapper, Prince…

Music licenses are required for an artist to earn money from royalties. They give people legal permission to use the artist’s music for public performances as well as in major motion pictures.

A recent Spotify research revealed that about forty thousand songs are released on Spotify every single day. We already know that the music industry is a competitive place so, in order to reach your goals, it is vital for you as an artist to continually learn new skills and improve your craft.

2020 was a year of big change for every single one of us. However, the era of what we thought was going to be our new normal is luckily coming to an end. With so much uncertainty in the air, artists like Dua Lipa took big risks to release music they’d been working on. Here are some of the biggest album releases from 2020 and 2021.

In today’s day and age, with all the marketing and promotional strategies, planning the before and after of your next release is a must. There are some things to keep in mind once your track is ready to be shared with the world like who your listeners are or what platforms to share your music on?

You are probably here because you want to write a song that everyone will listen to at parties, on road trips, or on TikTok. Here are some things to keep in mind when you are writing your next big hit.

Joni Mitchell's fourth studio album, 'Blue', just turned 50 and the music world is celebrating. An instant commercial success, the album cemented Mitchell’s place as a still-unmatched standard in a male-dominated field — earning the reverence of musicians and critics alike even to this day.

For their premier sound quality and antique aesthetic, there is no doubt that vinyls remain a very current and integral part of today’s music industry. For years, artists have been releasing vinyls to accompany their album releases, and companies such as Crosley have been constantly innovating to keep record players technologically advanced and trendy.