Spotify just rolled out a beta feature artists and their teams have been begging for. As of October 20, 2021, some artists on Spotify can now connect their Shopify stores directly to Spotify and sell merch to their fans listening on Spotify. Why is that such a big deal? Because for the longest time, the only

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Alright, let’s get this out of the way first: it is still incredibly easy and affordable to market yourself as an artist or creator. There has never been a better time to be a content creator. Compared to even just 10-20 years ago, we have an overwhelming amount of tools available at our disposal to

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Editor’s Note: This article is one in a series detailing information from Emily White’s book How To Build A Sustainable Music Career And Collect All Revenue StreamsBefore you start recording your next project, get the finances figured out. Trust us — you’ll appreciate having everything in order so you can focus entirely on making the

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Without actually saying the word “hacked,” Twitch very carefully announced to all its users around 12:30 a.m. CST on October 6, 2021 that, well, there was a data breach. In other words, Twitch was hacked for 125GB worth of data.  “We have learned that some data was exposed to the internet due to an error in a Twitch

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Editor’s note: This article is one in a series detailing advice from Emily White and her book How To Build A Sustainable Music Career And Collect All Revenue Streams. So you’ve got music you’re really proud of and you think the world needs to hear. That’s amazing — and it’s already a lot further than many artists

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