61st Grammy Awards first round voting is Oct 17 – 31st. Here are some independent submissions for your consideration We at IHM want to wish everyone the best of luck in the 61st Grammy awards nominations round. If you are voting this year, here’s some independent artists for your consideration. Raveis Kole “We wanted to
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Indiehitmaker Artists Hit It Big on Billboard Year End Charts 2017 Looking back on 2017, Indiehitmaker artists have had more #1 records and been on the charts for more weeks than in our last ten years of reporting combined. For the second part of our 2017 year in review, we’re looking back on the charting success
Read moreIndiehitmaker 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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He’s Got Angels: IHM Interviews Emcee NICE In its second week of release, the latest Emcee NICE record, Praise, has landed on over a dozen different charts, dominating the christian/gospel releases but also crossing spiritual boundaries to land high on charts like Rap Album Sales, and Emerging Artists. Check out our interview below where Emcee NICE tells his
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IHM Billboard Charting Artists For Your consideration: 60th Grammy Awards The 60th Grammy awards will not take place until January of 2018 but the selection and nomination process is already underway. For Your Consideration(FYC) allows artists of all creeds and levels to ask for ears on their work for Recording Academy members to review and
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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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Streaming, Fake Artists, and Digital Distribution: Angela Durden Interview Pt. 3 Angela Durden, Industry Disruptor and inventor of MyDigitalCatalog.com – an online platform we previously covered designed to help content creators/owners document their intellectual property and keep their music safe, recently stopped by for an in depth interview with us. Previously published segments included information on the Soundcloud
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Josh Solomon Returns to Talk Fan Engagement and Owning The Relationship Fan engagement is the number one reason for the success of Josh Solomon and The Empty Pocket’s latest release ‘Voices’ and inseparable from the dedication he’s put into building the relationship between the band and its fans. At 30,000 strong, Solomon bases his fan metrics
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Protecting Music Copyrights: Angela Talks User Agreements, UPC, and ISRC Codes Protecting music copyrights is passion number one for Angela K Durden, Industry Disruptor and inventor of MyDigitalCatalog.com – an online platform we previously covered designed to help content creators/owners document their intellectual property and keep their music safe. What follows is the first part of
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Charleston Music Confab 2017 Artist Branding panel features Bram, Aug. 31 10:45 am Charleston Music Confab 2017 in South Carolina this August 30th – September 3rd is the third and last opportunity to catch Bram this summer. Previously known as the New Music Confab, the event has been re-branded in its third year to “highlight our amazing
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