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Making Sense of Billboard’s New Rules
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Making Sense of Billboard’s New Rules

Navigating Reporting Rules in 2020 A couple weeks ago, Billboard / Nielsen SoundScan released a new set of rules on how music + merch bundles will be counted. Throughout the past couple years, the...

'Tis Lit...

'Tis Lit...

The holiday season is a great chance to experiment with new and out of the box merch offerings. Thanks to recent improvements in print-on-demand, artists can design merch and put it for sale in the...

MusicAre you ready for Black Friday?

Are you ready for Black Friday?

Grow your list of top fans by running a BF promotion Streaming numbers, social media engagement and live performance attendance all tell different stories about your success as an artist. At tim...

Music5 Tips for a Better Looking Artist Shop

5 Tips for a Better Looking Artist Shop

Set Your Store Apart. Selling direct to fan has quickly become a “best practice” for independent artists. Whether you’re offering your back-catalog, branded merch or pre-sale bundles for an upcom...

Indie Label Spotlight

Indie Label Spotlight

Single Music x Independent Record Labels Our tools are for everyone. They work for the smallest of independent artists, but are powerful enough for some of the largest artist shops in the world. N...

Case StudiesMobilizing the TOOL ARMY

Mobilizing the TOOL ARMY

How OneLive & Single Music Helped TOOL Land a #1 Spot on the Billboard 200 On June 6th, Maynard James Keenan of TOOL officially announced a new album. Considering the band’s 12 year hiatus - T...

MusicCascading Releases as a Marketing Tool

Cascading Releases as a Marketing Tool

Long Live the Music Album It’s true that we live in a hit driven world - with singles dominating the Hot 100. But if individual track releases aren’t building towards an event in an artist’s caree...