Gaetano, Author at Digital Music News

How To Make Money on TikTok (11 Proven Strategies)

December 22, 2022

Did you know Will Smith earns over $50,000 per sponsored post on TikTok? Well, he’s also got 72M followers, so don’t be surprised. But you don’t have to be Will Smith to make bank on TikTok. Thousands of ... Read More...

How To Get Signed to a Record Label (Updated for 2022)

Gaetano

August 30, 2022

Ah, the elusive record deal. The glory of getting signed to a major label is the ultimate music career status symbol for every aspiring singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, musician and band — and yet, it r... Read More...

How I Learned to Hate the Phrase ‘Blue Eyed Soul’

Gaetano

July 8, 2016

A commentary about race, music, and soul. My inspiration for writing this post came long before Jesse Williams’ groundbreaking BET Awards Speech. It came long before Justin Timberlake’s misguided Twitter re... Read More...

What to Do When SoundCloud Removes Your Music

Gaetano

February 29, 2016

Pretty much every musician in the world is on SoundCloud. There’s no doubt that SoundCloud has become one of the best platforms for sharing your music and allowing fans to connect and engage with your tracks... Read More...

Dating a Musician Isn’t Easy (Just Ask a Musician)

Gaetano

February 23, 2016

The dating world for musicians is often a complex one. And if you think dating a musician is complicated, trying being the musician in the relationship. I’ll be writing this article based on my personal expe... Read More...

I Got a Major Label Meeting and Nothing Happened

Gaetano

January 27, 2016

At this point, we all know someone trying to “make it” in the music business. Thanks to the world of technology we live in, the industry has easily become over-saturated with thousands, if not millions, of... Read More...

5 Music Industry Schemes That Still Exploit Artists

Gaetano

January 21, 2016

Let me start by saying that this article is going to piss a lot of people off. Especially those in the music industry. But if you’re one of the millions (yes millions) of independent artists/producers out t... Read More...

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