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Audiomack Introduces “Premiere Access” Designed to Enable Artists to Reward Biggest Supporters
Artist-first music streaming and discovery platform Audiomack announced the debut of Premiere Access, a industry-leading feature that allows artists to reward their biggest fans by making a unreleased projects available on Audiomack before the general release.
“Artists deserve the most powerful tools possible to build their work into financially thriving enterprises,” Audiomack VP of Product Charlie Kaplan said. “Music companies have the opportunity and obligation to enable creators to explore diverse means of monetization and help realize their work’s financial potential.”
For musicians on Audiomack, Premiere Access offers a brand-new revenue stream that goes beyond standard streaming. Now that they are signed up for the Audiomack Monetization Program (AMP), artists can upload their work to Audiomack, use the Premiere Access function, and choose the duration of exclusivity for their release’s backers.
Premiere Access expands on Audiomack Supporters, a feature that the platform introduced in December 2021 that lets fans directly fund the songs and albums of their favorite artists. Artists must apply for and be accepted into the Audiomack Monetization Program (AMP) in order to be eligible for Supporters, or they must distribute their music to Audiomack through one of the many participating partners, such as Warner Music Group, Amuse, AudioSalad Direct, DistroKid, EMPIRE, FUGA, Stem, and Vydia.
Several top-performing artists on the site, including Nigerian superproducer Pheelz, Nigerian rapper Laycon, and American vocalist Almira Zaky, helped Audiomack launch the new feature.
According to Audiomack, more than half of all independent musicians who use the Supporters function have seen a boost in their revenue of at least 30% as a result of direct fan donations. Over 25,000 artists on the platform have received direct assistance since the feature’s inception eight months ago.
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Audiomack Launches New Guide to Help Emerging Artists in the Music Industry
Audiomack has announced the Audiomack Artist Guide, an all-in-one platform that provides artists and budding musicians with a comprehensive online resource to navigate the music industry.
The free guide acts as an artist’s encyclopedia, with a full glossary that defines important music industry words, answers to frequently asked questions from today’s leading industry experts, and a wide range of articles to assist creators to understand all aspects of the music business.
“It’s challenging for a new artist to know where to go and who to trust while building a career in music,” said Brendan Varan, VP of U.S. Content Strategy at Audiomack. “The Audiomack Artist Guide is a free educational resource for artists at every stage of their careers.”
Protecting copyrights, booking performances, balancing a marketing budget, arranging a tour, selling merch, signing with a publisher, executing a rollout, and much more are all covered in the Audiomack Artist Guide. Artist managers, record label executives, entertainment attorneys, producers, and engineers, among others, provide their insights to the site.
The Artist Guide confirms Audiomack’s dedication to empowering and educating artists so that they have the knowledge they need to succeed in their careers. Audiomack most recently released the Creator App in February 2022. The companion app, which has amassed 100k MAU in less than three months, allows artists to receive comprehensive streaming analytics for their new music, allowing them to learn more about their fans’ listening habits, pinpoint geographic markets where they receive the best streaming engagement, identify tastemakers who support their music, and assess long-term growth.
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Audiomack & Black Music Action Coalition Launch ‘Black Music Executives Are The Future’ Paid Internship & Mentorship Program
The Black Music Action Coalition and Audiomack, an artist-first music streaming and discovery platform, today announced the launch of “Black Music Executives Are The Future,” an internship and mentorship program aimed at grooming and developing the next generation of Black executives in the music industry.
As part of the initiative, Audiomack and the Black Music Action Coalition will select five Black undergraduates – or recent graduates – for three-month paid internships at Audiomack in a variety of departments, including marketing, creative design, editorial & content strategy, content operations, and tech development.
Over the duration of the program, the five participants will be allocated at least two notable music industry leaders to act as mentors. The following executives have received awards:
Amina Diop – Senior Vice President of Republic Records & Artist Manager
Andrew McInnes – CEO of TMWRK; manager for Diplo, A-Trak, etc.
Cortez Bryant – CEO of The Blueprint Group; served as artist manager for Lil’ Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Lil Nas X
Damien Smith – Artist Manager at Full Stop Management; manager for Offset and Anderson. Paak
Gordan Dillard – Artist Manager at SALXCO, manager for Doja Cat
Prophet – Co-founder and co-chair of Black Music Action Coalition; Artist manager
Tariq Cherif – Co-founder and CEO of Rolling Loud
“It’s disheartening to see that, of the 70 major and independent music companies, only 4.2% of high-level executives are Black,” Audiomack VP of Marketing & Brand Strategy Jason Johnson said. “As leaders in this industry, we must commit to hiring, developing and elevating Black talent to better reflect the communities that we serve. With this partnership with BMAC, our hope is to establish a strong pipeline of young, Black talent to enter the music industry and equip them with the resources to thrive.”
“If we are serious about closing the wealth gap and building an equitable industry and society, then there must be a true investment made into the next generation of Black executives and artists,” Black Music Action Coalition co-chair and artist manager Willie “Prophet” Stiggers said. “BMAC’s mission is not to only hold our industry accountable for dismantling systems that have historically prevented us from reaping the benefits of a culture we created, but to also to create new systems, new ideas and new leaders. It starts with leveling the playing field and ensuring that the executives and artists coming up, has the tools, support, resources, and access to excel. If Black lives matter – prove it.”
Prospective interns must apply HERE, create an Audiomack account, upload their résumé, select their preferred internship department, and follow Audiomack, Black Music Action Coalition, and Culture Fusion Agency on Instagram and Twitter. Applicants must submit a 300-word piece explaining why they wish to be chosen as a “Black Music Executives Are The Future” recipient and how they plan to use the opportunity to advance their careers. The application date for the program is March 4th. Following that, Audiomack and the Black Music Action Coalition will assess entries, announce program winners on March 14th, and assign beneficiaries to begin their internships on March 21st.
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Audiomack Announces Creator App for Artists to Receive Comprehensive Streaming Analytics
Audiomack, an artist-first music streaming and discovery platform, has launched a new Creator App that will provide musicians with full streaming metrics for their new work.
Musicians will have access to a wide range of detailed metrics through the Creator App, allowing them to learn more about their fans’ listening habits, pinpoint geographic markets where they receive the best streaming engagement, identify tastemakers who support their music, and assess long-term growth.
“Audiomack’s new Creator app is designed to maximize access for everyone sharing audio, from artists to podcasters and beyond, no matter their means or where they’re from,” Audiomack VP of Product Charlie Kaplan said. “Creators can share their work with the world for free to every listener they can reach with no limits on how much they upload. Key features from analytics to fan engagement are free to anyone with uploads on Audiomack. This makes Audiomack the only major streaming music service in the world to provide a complete, cross-platform artist suite at no charge to the user whatsoever.”
The Creator App also serves as a comprehensive platform for artists to manage their careers in one place. The app gives musicians the tools they need to post new music, engage with their fans, and get a comprehensive analysis of analytical data in one spot.
Audiomack’s dedication to providing services that enable artists better engage with fans is reaffirmed with the launch of the app. Audiomack just announced Supporters, a first-of-its-kind tool in music streaming that gives artists a new revenue stream and allows fans to directly support songs and albums by their favorite artists.
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