Spotify May Be Doing Deals With Independent Artist

As the internet grows and the music industry landscape continues to morph, artists are finding newer ways to generate income without the help of a major label. According The New York Times, the folks at Spotify are helping some of them along the way.

Roc-A-Fella Records Top 5 Best Artist

Of course everyone knows the name Roc-A-Fella Records and what they represent in the music industry. They have help to launch many artist such as Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Cam'Ron and many more.

Below you will find the best artist formed by Roc-A-Fella Records throughout the years. The Wrap-Up Magazine would like your feedback on the artist chosen for the lineup as the Top 5 best artist presented by Roc-A-Fella Records.

Chicago Rapper Styngray Talks Being A Independent Artist

Chicago native "Styngray" recently did a podcast interview with CB Streets Media to talk about how good it feels to be a independent rapper. Styngray touched on the different things independent artist  have to go through to make it compared to artists who are signed with a major.

How To Make Money as An Artist

 

Here are some tips on how to make money as an artist:

Making money as an artist can be a challenge. You need to find ways to make a name for yourself and stand out from the competition. In this blog post, we will explore some tips from the pros on how to make money as an artist. We will discuss how to use Spotify, Instagram, and other platforms to make a name for yourself and sell your music. Let’s get started!

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"The Wrap-Up Magazine" is a website that was "Built From The Ground Up." This website started from the bottom and trying to make its way to the top. Over here, we work hard to reach new fans and members of our communities.

This website was started by the Lima, Ohio producer Gansta Marcus to help gain more notice and attention to his music and artist. The website has done more for him than what others have to offer. With an independent or self-governing state of mind, to artist has expanded to reaching various crowd like none other in his city.

$8M Raised To Get Artist Paid

“A lot of the new tools that have been created in the fintech space have really been focused on the services that have enabled independent small businesses to grow on their own,” Rabkin said. “Artists and creators are no different, the problem is no one’s created tools that cater to them. If you look at Intuit you have Mint, but for an artist with unpredictable income and difficult to track revenue streams [it’s different]. You can plug in your bank account, but Intuit and mint doesn’t plug into iTunes or YouTube or Spotify.”

Another problem Stem is trying to tackle is ensuring that collaborators that may not be able to monetize their content. Some artists — like first-timers — may be releasing content but have to treat it purely as promotional or marketing. Instead of just focusing on making money of touring, Rabkin said Stem will hopefully offer those artists some way of driving revenue right from the get-go.

The data that Stem brings in from all these disparate platforms may also, itself, be valuable. Artists can get information on their listeners and start to zero in on some of their preferences. That might help them tailor their tours or other parts of their marketing. But adding information around revenue streams on top of that adds another layer of data that can signal a much stronger level of engagement than some of the other signals they might have.

There will likely be plenty of competition in the space. Kobalt, for example, raised $75 million at a $775 million valuation last month. And each of these services — like iTunes or Spotify — may end up simplifying their artist tools down enough that it may not require such complicated background gymnastics to figure out how to get the right people paid. But Rabkin hopes that by building a seamless enough experience Stem will be able to attract a wide artist base that includes Frank Ocean, Childish Gambino, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Anna Wise, Chromatics, and Poolside.

Are You Ready For SXSW?

SXSW is every independent artists chance to meet their fans right where they stand:  in front of adoring crowds screaming their names alongside others!!!

Not only is it the best opportunity to perform in front of large crowds there are so many tastemakers in the city that you can connect with...

Take a look for yourself below.

Music Marketing Service In Lima, Ohio

 

"The Wrap-Up Magazine" is a "music marketing service" based in Lima, Ohio. Recently they announced the promotion of unsigned artist from all over the globe. The website was released in 2012 as the website built by fans for the fans.

It's not enough to just release an album these days. You will need some kind of promotion behind your music to reach new crowds. The Wrap-Up Magazine provides artists, managers, and business entrepreneurs a platform to get from step one and getting noticed.

The Wrap-Up Magazine is a blog for creative entrepreneurs who have a message to spread and care more about impact than money. With the music industry in the grip of disruption, marketing becomes more important than ever.

Our mission is to help Independent record companies, artists and artist management. We allow the artist to submit there music links from sites like soundcloud, youtube, and more to be placed on the site. The Wrap-Up Magazine also gives the artist a public presentation with a picture and bio with there music. So before you go to other websites, check out our sevices on releasing your musicical videos through us.

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Freddy Tiffany Drops Off #MusicVideo "Number One Girl"

Lansing, Michigan R&B Hip-Hop artist Freddy Tiffany releases his music video to the single "Number One Girl." The video was shot by BNN Films.

Freddy Tiffany has remained a independent artist. Watch his new music video "Number One Girl" by this young talented black man.

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#Stream "The Virus" by M-Burb on #SpotifyPlaylists @MBurb703

Rising as a independent artist out of Manassas, VA. M-Burb has been delivering a consistent stream of music known for its hard-hitting punchlines and catchy melodies.

M-Burb latest release "The Virus" gives music fans 11 tracks of straight roughness. Listen or stream the playlist below via Spotify Music. Be sure to follow the artist.

Rebel Skylarker - Ridic

Rap artist +rebel skylarker releases new music titled "Ridic". This is the 2nd single off Reb Skylarker's latest mixtape, R.E.B.E.L.S World Vol. 1: Don't Be A Target OUT NOW! Exclusively at Mixconnect! Reb Skylarker is an independent artist based out of Atlanta, Ga born in New Jersey. 

In 2011, He released his debut project, "I Think I'm Signed" which accumulated over 86,000+ listens in its first year on indie based website, Mixconnect. Rebel recently released his 3rd official mixtape, "R.E.B.E.L.S World Vol. 1: Don't Be A Target earlier this year. Reb Skylarker has been featured in over 130 blogs from VLADTV to ViewHipHop.

The Rise Of Chicago Rapper Styngray

Chicago rapper Styngray has hit the industry by surprise. His latest video "Till the Casket Drop" has a message for the youth of our generation. The video is made to be a role model for kids.

Snukey Banks Ft Go Yayo - Fwm Now

Fort Worth, Texas rapper Snukey Banks releases new music titled "Fwm Now" featuring Go Yayo. Snukey is originally from Savannah, Georgia. Listen in to his new music below. Banks is a independent artist who represent the movement is FuckBeingBrokeAssociation.

Ghetto Glory Family – Money Dumb Long

3 independent artist with a drive like the dmv twins crazy image. These artists are trying to make a way chasing their dreams and making motivational music for every game changer.

Jess Connelly Releases New #Mixtape "JCON" @jessconnelly

Jess Connelly

Rising Manila-based R&B singer/songwriter Jess Connelly has released her anticipated new mixtape JCON.

The independent artist has quickly amassed a massive following in the Philippines as a leader of its underground R&B scene. The 13-track project includes the dreamy track “Call Me” produced by Dave Drake and Ayo, plus the previously released “Deep + Involved” and “Turn Me Down.”

Part Filipino and part Australian, the classically trained vocalist began singing as a child and later dove into songwriting at 13 years old. She was born in Australia and later migrated to the Philippines with her parents to start a new life. Growing frustrated with the music industry in the country that has traditionally favored industry-build pop stars, she set out to change it with her own art. Jess has since released music on her own that has sonically strayed from the norm and her one-of-a-kind artistry has quickly become sought after by the larger entertainment industry in Manila.

No Limit Records Responds To Young Junns Rant

(The Wrap-Up Magazine) Pittsburgh’s local artist Junne has brought the worst of behavior to hip hop with his social media post that many have called a “clearly negative and desperate attack” for fame. Here’s the truth, Junne was found by No Limit Forever A&R Mr. Ross and was invited to come record music with the No Limit forever family and see if he would be a good f1t for them there at No Limit Forever. First of all P had nothing to do with this. Junne, like many independent artists showed up with many financial burdens.

Upon his arrival, while recording We provided him with money for meals, clothing, gas, countless flights to Seattle, Pittsburgh and money for many other endeavors of Junne’s with no contract. Junne was and is relatively unknown to the hip hop consumers. Burning up a No Limit Contract is like burning money, we only do 50/50 partnerships with artists while most labels only offer three sixty deals.

All P has ever asked of any artist was to invest their time. So if you call the studio a prison and prefer to party more than you put in work you can’t be serious about your career. Its funny how just last week he was posting all of this No Limit stuff up, but when mysteriously he posts up a video which was not authorized by No Limit Video director, he desperately turned it into his own video, and then he goes on a social media rant.

No Limit Forever A&R Director Mr. Bursh said “Junne was never signed to No Limit Forever Records and it’s truly disappointing that Junne has made it obviously clear that he is ungrateful for the opportunities that were offered him. The fact of the matter is Master P doesn’t benefit from working with unknown artists being he has already built a label that has sold over seventy five million records and he has dropped multiple mixtapes this year alone which makes him the hardest working artist on our label plus he’s the BOSS!

Darrin Jones - Mobile Phone @lord_darrin

Independent artist out of Columbus, Georgia Darrin Jones releases new music titled "Mobile Phone." The song has that psychedelic new wave sound.

Soundcloud Now Paying Royalties To Artist

I guess soundcloud pro will now be paying artist royalty checks for purchases and streams. SoundCloud, a popular streaming music web service with over 175 million monthly users, has reached a deal to pay royalties to thousands of independent record labels.

The ads will only be seen and heard in the US for now, on SoundCloud’s players. SoundCloud is the ubiquitous wild child of the digital music world. Soundcloud may begin to pay artists royalties, as the company moves towards monetizing it's sound empire. Currently Soundcloud closely rivals Youtube.

SoundCloud is desperately trying to go legal and pay royalties before labels pull their music from the streaming service. SoundCloud,the digital playground for many music fans and creators, says it will start paying artists and record labels for the first time.

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Shezi Rosewood - "Space Island" @SheziRosewood

Shezi Rosewood (formerly J-Lie) has an important message for all those who have just had a breakup or are trying to forge a new life after romance is over. The new voice of music has signed a new distribution deal with Roc Nation, and is all set to release his new R&B/Soul single this summer, called ‘Space Island’, which will give solace through melodies and transport listeners into a new world by leaving the past behind.

Independent Record Labels You Should Know

From independent icons like XL Recordings and Sub Pop to newer teams like 88 Rising and Mind of a Genius, here are some of the essential labels you should know. As always, we encourage you to do your own digging and share your own favorites with us, but as long as you discovered just one new label, artist, or piece of music that you love from this list, then we did our job.

From legendary indies to internet-based upstarts, these labels are all doing something special.