IHM Announces New Normal Streaming Promotions for Artists Living in a Pandemic New Normal Streaming Promotions are required for all artists looking to keep their stream counts building in this COVID pandemic world. Last year, we released Spotify Growth Plans and Youtube Promotions to help our artists build their momentum. Keeping in mind that most
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Crowdfunding Campaign Tips to Make Your Next Release Count on Billboard Crowdfunding campaign still remains a viable way to get your next release off the ground without going into debt. But you must set it up properly before starting your campaign, or else your music sales may not help you get on the Billboard charts.
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Billboard Charting 2020 Brings Big Changes to Better Reflect Consumption Trends – IHM Wants You to Be Prepared Billboard charting 2020 will look very different from here on out, now that Billboard has finally made streaming official for charting success. Gone with 2019 are the album charts that made it easy for independent
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Penske Media, owner of Variety and Rolling Stone, invests in BuzzAngle, pushes for rise to Billboard’s level This week we have some extremely exciting news for Indiehitmaker customers; Penske Media which owns Rolling Stone and Variety, along with publications like IndieWire and Deadline, has chosen to invest in the music charts and data company BuzzAngle. Says Penske
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IHM Has Helped Make Streaming Count for Arielle and Many More… You Can Be Next Indiehitmaker wants to help make sure you’re getting the most out of your online streams and plays, so this week we have a few tips to help independent artists stay on top and make every stream count towards building your momentum.
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Bram Talks Momentum at SongCamp 2018 SongCamp 2018 is a completely free online music summit set to take place March 11th to March 18th. Free to everyone who registers in advance, the summit will feature over two dozen speakers. many featured in TED Talks and Billboard, and all dedicated experts from every facet of the music industry. Alongside IHM
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Indiehitmaker Top Moments of 2017 When we looked back on the last 12 months to write our 2017 year in review, we realized how much indiehitmaker and our artists accomplished. With the introduction of the IHM Momentum Plan last spring, IHM artists had more number one records and multiple weeks on the charts in 2017 than in the last 10 years combined when
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The Last You’ll Hear of William Control: Revelations in His Own Words Four months ago, when we last wrote about William Control, he had just release the third of his four part concept series to smashing success. Now, with the last of the series hitting the charts, we talk to frontman and mastermind William Francis about the
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Billboard Kills The Hot Singles Sales Chart As of week 46 of 2017, the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart is officially no more. This means that artists’ CD and Maxi single sales no longer have any charting power until the Billboard Hot 100. Indiehitmaker feels that it is a great mistake to see this chart
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Digital Music Catalogs Protect Copyrights and Keep Your Music Safe: Angela Durden Interview Pt. 4 Angela K Durden has been an invaluable resource, providing information on how to keep your music copyrighted and safe, and insight into topics such as streaming difficulties, digital aggregation, the value of selling direct-to-fan, and why you need to add your work
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