SPOTIFY INVITES RECORD LABELS INTO SPOTIFY FOR ARTISTS, SHUTTERS SPOTIFY ANALYTICS
Spotify is rolling its user-base for Spotify Analytics, the data dashboard for record labels and distributors, into Spotify For Artists, the app used by artists and their managers to manage and market profiles. The move, which will see labels given access to the Spotify for Artists app, effectively shutters the ‘Analytics’ tool and creates a […]
Why Artist Image Matters More Than Your Music
I’ve played in bands on and off for nearly 15 years. In addition to being a musician, I’m also passionate about marketing. Over the past couple of years, I’ve written several articles aimed at helping local, independent musicians improve their online marketing strategy by boosting brand awareness, leveraging social media and building a strong online […]
HOW DO MY SONGS MAKE MONEY?
ROYALTIES EARNED BY YOUR SONGS When you a write a song, it has the potential to be streamed, downloaded, printed, sampled, pressed, transmitted, re-transmitted, broadcast, re-broadcast and performed live. Basically, your music can be used in any which way possible, globally. That’s a lot of revenue to track that requires a global infrastructure to monitor. […]
“Sticks & Stones”(The Funk Will Never Hurt You)
Los Angeles’ own Fernando Harkless is ready to return from his three year hiatus, with his slamming funky single, “Sticks & Stones (The Funk Will Never Hurt You)”! Harkless has long been a pivotal player in the world of funk music, known throughout the country for his virtuoso playing of the saxophone while being an […]
Music Review: Soul Singer Randy Hall Is On a Hot Streak with New Solo Single “A New Way of Love”
Soul Singer Randy Hall Is On a Hot Streak with New Solo Single “A New Way of Love” Following Vault Hit with Late Jazz Legend Miles Davis Soul Singer Randy Hall Is On a Hot Streak with New Solo Single “A New Way of Love” Following Vault Hit with Late Jazz Legend Miles Davis After […]
Anti-Viral Foods & Herbs Cookbook by Sara Rose (Free Download)
What crazy times we are living in! It’s easy to get overwhelmed with headlines shouting non stop fear, contagion, sickness & death! Having to stay at home indefinitely only adds to the stress, not to mention walking into your local grocery store to find many essentials cleared off the shelves and many standard cold & […]
Randy Hall The legendary R&B/Soul/Funk hit maker – Vol.5 – Issue #5
Greetings Pump It Up Magazine Readers, We hope all of you are well and safe and our prayers go out to all the families that have been affected by this epidemic. It’s a different time we’re living in and what is the new normal going to look like? Well, one thing that’s normal is the […]
How Fans Can Support Artists And Music-Industry Workers During The Outbreak
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the global concert business to a standstill, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in ticket-sales losses, billions in falling music-industry stock prices and generating an unprecedented level of financial anxiety for artists, event organizers and other behind-the-scenes workers who rely on live events to make their ends meet. Below are some of the […]
Interview with Vera Ann Grigorian | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is a global leader in the fight against cancer In this interview Michigan Executive Chair, Vera Grigorian talks about the fight against blood cancers. Hello Vera Ann Grigorian, could you talk about your journey and how you got involved with Leukemia & Lymphoma society? One of my peers where […]
The 18th Annual Independent Music Awards Winners
Announced Online Today @ 2pm EST Lucinda Williams, Jesse Malin, Jonatha Brooke, Heilung, Sofía Rei & JC Maillard, Kevin Hays & Chiara Izzi, Sawyer Fredericks, Jake La Botz, FLOW, John Fields, The Dollyrots, STORRY, Mary Fahl and Sekou Andrews are among The IMA Honorees New York, New York, April 28, 2020 — With the world in lockdown, The […]
World Book and Copyright Day
©iStockphoto.com/ Ekaterina Monakhova April 23 marks the anniversary of the birth or death of a range of well-known writers, including Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Maurice Druon, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Haldor Kiljan Laxness, Manuel Mejía Vallejo, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and William Shakespeare. For this reason, UNESCO’s General Conference chose this date to pay […]
The complete guide to live streaming for musicians
Just a couple months ago, it would have seemed impossible to imagine a world in which everything from local dive bar gigs to massive festivals would disappear. Yet here we are, smack in the middle of a pandemic that’s more or less canceled the rest of 2020. Between social distancing requirements, stay-at-home orders, and […]
Must Watch: “Mrs. America“- A battle for women’s rights then and now
Despite looking back to the 1970s battle over the Equal Rights Amendment, “Mrs. America” is as fresh and urgent as the half-century of political jockeying that has unfolded since those events. Cate Blanchett heads a sensational cast as conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, in a limited series — premiering on Hulu, but produced sibling network FX […]
The Effect and Inspiration Love Has On Music
It is said that some of the greatest love songs ever composed or written were done by artists who were under the influence of love. Clearly the effect and inspiration love has and has had on music can be heard everyday on the radio. From classical music to rock & pop, there have been boundless […]
How to celebrate Earth Day 2020 online
If you can’t be there, try the next best thing April 22nd, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual celebration of the environmental movement. In 1970, according to EarthDay.org, about 20 million Americans assembled to demand greater attention to the protection of the planet. Since then, activists around the world have gathered each […]