Curious to know if that playlist company you’re thinking about spending $50 on is full of shit? SPOILER ALERTIt is.  Look, we get it. Music promotion is hard. Even the biggest artists with sizable budgets and huge partnerships screw it up from time to time. Anybody remember U2 automatically adding their album to your iPhone? That Drake

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Like the rest of the world, we’ve been paying attention to the movement to end police violence and address systemic racism in the United States. More specifically, we’ve been trying to find the right way to help artists use their voice and platform to help — no matter the size. The music industry recently began

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Editor’s note: this article on Discord is an excerpt from our RootNote Blueprint No. 1. You can download the whole thing for free and dive in to more information on livestreaming, fan clubs, online merch, and more. If you’re an online gamer, chances are you’ve at least heard of Discord. That’s because the platform first built

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Instagram just announced their first steps towards helping creators get paid when they use Instagram Live. The new features are in early tests and focus on two main ways to make money. Instagram Live is one the most popular ways musicians and other creators choose to livestream. A lot of creators focus on growing their Instagram

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Editor’s note: this article is adapted from a section of our RootNote Blueprint No. 1, a living document that helps artists better understand things like livestreaming, fan clubs, and selling merch online. Use your email to unlock it for free. Music livestreaming is enjoying a serious boost in public perception thanks to a lot of high

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