Everyone in the music industry knows that success doesn’t come overnight, or with ease. A successful career as an independent artist depends on the strategies implemented early on in order to achieve long-term growth.
Today, there are a ton of systems in place for musicians to launch their careers without the backing of a major label or a huge budget. This growth of opportunity has created an influx of artists who are choosing to stay independent and finding success in doing so.
Spotify playlists have now become one of the most important avenues for music promotion. Getting your music on to a powerful playlist can generate thousands if not millions of plays for your music, which is why we are so excited to announce that we just released a brand new Playlist directory which includes Streaming Platform Curators (Spotify / Apple / Tidal) & Independently Curated Spotify Playlists - over 200 Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon Music Playlist Curators, Programmers, and Editors!
Our new Playlist Directory, as well as our The Music Blog Directory & The Indie Radio Directory, can be accessed now through our new subscription service, The Music Industry Connection! Simply put, The Music Industry Connection offers unlimited online access to The Playlist Directory, The Music Blog Directory & The Indie Radio Directory for just $9.99 a month! What elevates this service to the next level is that we will be constantly updating each directory, adding new playlists, blogs and radio stations daily so you will always have the most current information available!
Below is more information on The Music Industry Connection and some screen grabs of how The Music Blog Directory, The Playlist Directory and The Indie Radio Directory will appear when you are member.
The music industry is changing very rapidly. With all the violence, protesting, and viruses going around, could the music industry need a change in pace? In these days, the music industry is having a racial war as musicians are using there voice to speak for the people. Nieman Marcus who use to go by the name Gansta Marcus is a well respected artist and producer living in the City of Lima, Ohio. Although his musical name may throw you off, Marcus has created a song that both hip-hop fans and r&b lovers will enjoy.
The underground music scene is wide open right now as the music industry is evolving into it's next phase. Every since the days of Myspace.com and Google+, ways for unsigned artist has changed dramatically. The Wrap-Up Magazine.com conducted a interview with one of the biggest underground pr's Gansta Marcus of Lima, Ohio to hear his thoughts on how emerging artist are changing the entertainment industry. Also See: Why Fans Once Loved Gansta Marcus Before we begin, you must understand who Gansta Marcus is and why he is the King of the Underground. Most artist these days do not take time out to connect with other artist to help get there brand out. Not only that, most do not think of creating there own platform to push out new content. But this artist/pr/producer has took various turns switching lane to lane that help him to stay relevant in the music industry.
Gansta Marcus represented a new form of music that had a sound that clashed with music fans from the beginning. Before the sounds of Migos and A$AP Rocky, Gansta Marcus and his crew was already turning up the music scene with hot hits like 'Million Dollar Swag' and radio's favorite '#1 Fan.'
Music Industry Legend Chris Birkett Releases Timely Smooth Rock Love Ballad
TORONTO, CANADA – One of the music industry’s premier artists and entertainers has dropped yet another hit single. Chris Birkett – whose music collaborations with A-list international artists include Sinead O’Connor, Dexys Midnight Runners, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, and more – has recently released a smooth rock love ballad called “Precious Love” that is burning like a wildfire around the globe.
Hip hop is more than music; it’s a cultural movement that incorporates different elements of art. Before there was Lil Yachty, Young M.I.A., or YNW Melly, there was a world of hip hop artist who's name rain supreme even still today.
Back when music was real, artist had the opportunity to shine in their own distinctive way. Rap is one of the most distinctive features of hip-hop. Rappers use rhythm, lyrics, and vocal tone to express themselves. The best rappers are distinguished by their “flow” – the way the words run together without the performer getting tongue-tied.
HassanMelanated releases debut single of a solo career
ATLANTA, GA - HassanMelanated grew up surrounded by the energy and magic of the music industry and now he is taking the reins on his own career. Influenced by the work of his father, Hitman Sammy Sam, his uncle who produced music, it was no surprise that HassanMelanated took to music as well. Now, fully on his own, HassanMelanated is releasing his newest single “Black Sheep”.
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The Wrap-Up Magazine is proud to present their artist Gansta-Marcus of Lima, Ohio as the music industry leader in the city. Will all his hard work and dedication he puts into social media, his career is still taking a rise to exposure.
Gansta-Marcus continued to adapt to the digital world in 2016 and guarantees that there's much more chaos and innovation to come. His pervasive presence of music streaming is completely changing for 2017 with his introduction to the swag revolution.
Gansta-Marcus age of streaming music has arrived in full force. The era of streaming music is upon us. We believe that by 2021, one billion people worldwide will be paying for streaming music. New research suggests that while Spotify is reducing music sales, the streaming service is a revenue-neutral platform for the recorded music industry.
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Upcoming music article Music artist Harrison Forbes Morgan a.k.a. Unrulyshewrote is a Florida-based music artist and co-owner of the Independent Record Label, Speak Greek.
“I dedicated my project to mental awareness. I believe instead of it being just a “month“it should be taken into consideration no matter what. Whoever is struggling with anxiety you are not alone. We can overcome anything we put our minds too.“
It was the early 20th century when people questioned the monotonous pattern of music. The rebellious 20s which we refer to, 1920s made an argument that music should be mixed and matched, different combinations to be tried out, a mix of genres. Their argument provided the world with a term: Musical Experimentation, Avant-garde which simply means to explore all the ideas in music. Today most musicians take a route of Avant-garde music. Unrulyshewrote is one such Music Artist. He produces classic music with slick visuals, quite the way this Generation likes it. A retro-modern style of music that can be enjoyed while taking a long drive or a stroll in the park.
Unrulyshewrote credits his elder brother who also is co-owner of their brand “speak Greek”, for encouraging him to start rapping. Unrulyshewrote hasn’t stopped since. Beat melodies and vehement lyrics are a constant in all his music albums. He and his elder brother, Apollo are independently led.
Unrulyshewrote: Rhyme It
Officially known for his impeccable rapping skills, however, with almost four albums to his name, Unrulyshewrote has covered different genres, a mix of rap, hip hop, pop, and EDM.His first album, Hope was released in 2018 comprising 10 hopeful tracks. His second album was released in 2019, yet again a collection of 10 mind-blowing tracks. Unrulyshewrote released his third album, MorningStar in 2020 which truly lives up to its name brightening up the days of everyone who listens to it.
The Artist of Modern Era
Unrulyshewrote epitomizes the essence of the modern era. He is working on his 4th album, Anxiety under the production label of jagisdead. As the name itself suggests, he is addressing the prevalent issue of mental health. The album is all about the ripple effect of emotions. He is making music that is driven by a desire to motivate, inspire, comfort, and spread love and joy to all those that hear it. His ability to hit specific music notes that resonate with his fans is why it is apt to label him the next big thing in the music industry. Unrulyshewrote is a preacher of mankind and a strong proponent of spreading awareness through music and song in this title.
While talking about his new album, Unrulyshewrote shared with media: "I want to devote my song to mental health awareness. Not everyone is perfect and we battle our Demons every day, but there still is hope.” “The world will know who Unrulyshewrote is one day, as everything will be unruly”, he further added.
About Unrulyshewrote Harrison Forbes Morgan a.k.a. Unrulyshewrote was born February 9th, 1999. He is an upcoming music artist from Orlando Florida . He is also a live streaming artist. Readers can catch his live performances Monday to Friday.
This means that musicians need to be sure to enhance their presence on Spotify, and that’s what Streambeet is here to help you with. Their organic Spotify promotion services seek to get you organic Spotify plays, Spotify followers, grow your Spotify monthly listeners and overall organic Spotify promotion. They also help get you featured on genre-specific Spotify playlists, allowing listeners to discover your tracks amidst other similar tracks from your musical niche. Streambeet is a cost-effective service which help artists grow their Spotify plays and Spotify followers in exchange for a very reasonable fee. They have pricing structures that differ depending on the size of promotion you desire. Their service will continue promoting you until your numbers are reached or will continually run until you acquire the amount of Spotify plays, Spotify followers or Spotify monthly listeners you paid for. The music industry is continually changing, with CDs taking over from tapes, iTunes taking over from CDs, and now Spotify taking over from iTunes. Streaming platforms such as Spotify allow users to stream your tracks without technically owning a copy of them, making the music-listening experience more affordable, easy, and enjoyable for everyone.
There’s a lot that goes into building a music career if you’re going to make money with music. Fortunately, “do-it-yourself” doesn’t mean “do-it-alone.” In fact, there’s no longer a singular music industry, instead, there are industries around music. These industries offer solutions and expertise that, not long ago, only a music label could handle. Today, you can leverage these services and resources to offload work to a team of experts that you normally would have to do yourself. In this multi-article series, we’re going to explain all the major music business roles, the work each role performs, why what they do is helpful for your career, and give you options to outsource the work or empower you to do-it-yourself.
DIY is a team sport
If there’s one thing we hear from musicians once they find out what it takes to sustain a career in music, it’s, “There’s too much to do! How can you handle it all?” Musicians need to handle distribution, engage in social media, manage merch sales, book shows, perform live, produce and promote videos, pursue music licensing, and so much more. And that doesn’t even take into account making the music in the first place.
But instead of trying to get it all done alone, your success will come from prioritizing what you work on, focusing on one thing at a time, and delegating. In fact, the most successful musicians we’ve interviewed do the following:
DotCom: One of the best unknown recording/mixing engineers in Atlanta
Stephen Farrow, who goes by the musician name “DotCom,” is a GRAMMY-nominated recording and mix engineer, music industry veteran. Originally from Montgomery, Alabama, he has since become a part of the Atlanta music scene, getting his start within the hip-hop genre in the early 2000’s.
His original interest in the music world began at a young age. Having grown up surrounded by music, and with a gospel musician uncle who would let him experiment on mixers and sound-boards, he first began creating his music with friends in high school. Around this time, an experience in a Birmingham, Alabama studio left him hooked and determined to pursue music for a living. From that first taste, he fell in love with the different knobs, buttons, and faders, and all of the effects that they could achieve. He began a deep-dive into music creation, learning about beats, vocals, mixing, and everything in-between. From there he went on to go to Omnitech for digital media, and in 2014 became a recording engineer for Quality Control Studios. He has since worked with artists such as Cardi B, Nick Cannon, Lil Yachty, Migos, and more.
Jaraiyia Alize' has fast become a hot topic for all music fans especially R&B and Hip-Hop fans. Today, the Danville, Illinois, native artist will release her "Ready To Go" behind the scenes.
"Ready To Go" is her third project and first of 2022. Jaraiyia Alize' has been approaching the R&B and hip-hop limelight for months, and now, it seems, she’s bathing in it. Jaraiyia Alize' will soon be in the ranks of the fastest-rising up-and-coming artists in the music, and entertainment industry .
Thug Misses pops off like a little gun while rapping on hot new single ’99 U Ain’t 1’
VALLEJO, CA – As a half-Black, half-Latina female artist trying to make her way in the music industry, Camille “Thug Misses” Carlos has faced her fair share of challenges. Like a lot of other women in the industry – especially those within the hip-hop genre – she feels like she hasn’t always gotten the credit she deserves. That’s not to say she’s proud or even bitter about some of the things she’s missed out on throughout her career – in fact, she’s quite humbled by the opportunities she’s been given. But to say that it’s been effortless and without challenge is inaccurate. She’s overcome a lot of adversity as a woman in the industry, which she chronicles on her latest hit single “99 U Ain’t 1.”
The baddest chick in the game have something to say about White Hip-Hop. Nicki Minaj had a lot to say about her future plans on the industry this past weekend. She proceeds on to post three additional posts, adding a line to the caption for each. Fans responded to the post insisting the “No Frauds” artist take down the post, and Minaj responded to her fans declaring she will not take the post down!
Young Soldier fights battle of good and evil with new single ‘Back On’
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CA – Young Soldier, AKA Young So the Tiger, started playing piano at age 13 and hasn’t looked back since. Today, he’s one of the fastest-rising young talents in the industry, and his new music is lighting up the West Coast in major ways. His latest single “Back On” has a cool West Coast sunny day kind of vibe that’s a perfect introduction to the upcoming warmer months. It’s West Coast Hip Hop that’s full of positivity and as such, it’s not your normal kind of Hip Hop.
“It’s a song about being on the West Coast and living the best life,” Young So said. “The one thing that sets me apart from anyone else out there is that I don’t talk about money or clothes or cars or sex or guns or hoes or jewelry. I talk about the truth of the life we have – the struggles between good and evil and the decisions we make that lead to bad things or good things. I’m more of a spiritual lyricist. You don’t find that often, especially in mainstream music today.”
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Gospel-Duo The Stewarts Give God Praise In Upcoming Single “Faith”
September 20th-The chart-topping gospel duo The Stewarts are back with incredible music to make the year 2021 much brighter. Made up of brothers Del and Garry K, the group has charted several of the biggest playlists of the country, their music reaching nearly half a million listeners. Deemed in 2020, The Stewarts were seen by Spotify as being one of the hottest unsigned recording artists of 2020. And we all can see why.