We look at Maphra and Angine de Poitrine Episode 670: Continuing with last week’s discussion about figuring out your vibe… this week Michael and Blasko discuss two artists who get their vibe and what they are doing now that they have figured it out. We look at Maphra and Angine de Poitrine. Maphra: https://linktr.ee/maphramusic Angine de […]

Rather Than Competing Directly With Established Bands, Differentiate Yourself In A Crowded Market. Episode 669: With this episode we welcome BLASKO as the new cohost of The Music Biz Weekly. This week Michael asks Blasko a common question — you have a new band, no record deal, very little to no money to spend… what […]

This week we welcome Blasko back to The Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss Live Nation’s settlement with the DOJ and more! Episode 668: This week we welcome Blasko back to The Music Biz Weekly podcast. We start by discussing that part of Live Nation’s settlement with the DOJ seems to indicate that artists can […]

Jesse Kirshbaum from The Nue Agency joins this week. Episode 667: We ask so many questions about AI this week! Jesse Kirshbaum from The Nue Agency joins this week. Apple Music recently announced that they will be adding meta tags to music to identify the use of AI, but… it is on the content creator […]

Don’t see your SUPER FANS as just a credit card to be tapped. They must be treated with great respect. Episode 666: Dave Cool from GigSalad.com joins for this episode. We catch up on a lot of what is happening in the music business these days as well as what Dave is up to at […]

Changes are happening! Episode 665: Every artist, every band announces something… a tour, album, single, video… this episode I walk you through and show you the announcement checklist I have used many, many times for everything from world tours to a new video. This might be seem like a no-brainer, but this checklist helps to […]

Changes are happening! Episode 664: Changes are happening! This week Jay Gilbert explains why he is stepping down from The Music Biz Weekly podcast to focus on teaching. What does this mean to the podcast? Well essentially very little… the podcast continues. Maybe with a new full time cohost, are you interested? Maybe with some […]

For decades it has been said the music industry shuts down between Thanksgiving and the New Year. Episode 663: It was just announced that besides offering audiobooks, Spotify is going to be selling physical books. What! Why would Spotify make this move? Jay and Mike speculate that maybe there is more to this than just […]

For decades it has been said the music industry shuts down between Thanksgiving and the New Year. Episode 662: For decades it has been said the music industry shuts down between Thanksgiving and the New Year, that you shouldn’t release anything during that timeframe. Does that still hold true? Maybe… we discuss releasing music during […]

We discuss various things fans can do to support and help artists for free Episode 661: HOW TO SUPPORT ARTISTS FOR FREE – This episode we discuss various things fans can do to support and help artists for free… Share their new music on socials Comment more than emojis on their posts Plug their shows […]