“Sorry we dont add any artists videos that dont have big buzz on youtube yet unless they pay fee (By Bigg buzz We mean atleast 50,000 legit views on 1 single video by himself / herself “MEANING NO BIG ARTIST FEATURES” in the last 11 months and alot of comments) we check everything its $750 to paypal per music video / freestyles / Audio slide shows & music video trailes (videos about hip hop and music videos only) its 850 if its a video dissing a popular artist 1500 for mixtape commercials / beat making videos / promotional trailers/ dvd trailers / video blogs 2500 for infomercials 4,000 per day For BIG CINEMATIC BOX (for video to be shown on the top box on home page) 3000 per day for big box below cinematic 5,500 for 2 days up top on the main page of our site (top box) 1500 for promo fight clips $2,500 for nude. $5000 for xxx clips.
Your video stays on our site forever. and will get added in the mix like how we add daily videos. After paypal payment is cleared. it takes 1 to 5 days for your video to get added on our site. if your in a hurry. and want it added same day in less than 24 hours. your welcome to pay Premium Fee which is 700 to get in less than 24 hours just videos that you are paying 500 for so $700 total for video blogs / music videos / freestyles (videos about hip hop and music videos) to get added in less than 24 hours **Note** If you paying for express placement. Please send a new email thats says **EXPRESS VIDEO PLACEMENT** so we can get it up in less then 24 hour guareenteed *NOTE*: After you send payment and email us back with on worldstarhiphop23@gmail.com with the information. Check back daily on the site 1-5 days to see if your video has been posted. If after the 5 day you dont see the video up. Email us back *NOTE* Your video will have this tag next to it * either UNSIGNED HYPE. USER SUBMITTED. OR LABEL SUBMITTED. You can choose from 1 of the 3 *NOTE* We cant add these tags on title. *HOTTEST MC IN THE GAME.. A MUST SEE”.. we can only add those types of tags on description. And No False Misleading Tags On Title”
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: HOW TO GET ON WORLD STAR HIPHOP
“Sorry we dont add any artists videos that dont have big buzz on youtube yet unless they pay fee (By Bigg buzz We mean atleast 50,000 legit views on 1 single video by himself / herself “MEANING NO BIG ARTIST FEATURES” in the last 11 months and alot of comments) we check everything its $750 to paypal per music video / freestyles / Audio slide shows & music video trailes (videos about hip hop and music videos only) its 850 if its a video dissing a popular artist 1500 for mixtape commercials / beat making videos / promotional trailers/ dvd trailers / video blogs 2500 for infomercials 4,000 per day For BIG CINEMATIC BOX (for video to be shown on the top box on home page) 3000 per day for big box below cinematic 5,500 for 2 days up top on the main page of our site (top box) 1500 for promo fight clips $2,500 for nude. $5000 for xxx clips.
Your video stays on our site forever. and will get added in the mix like how we add daily videos. After paypal payment is cleared. it takes 1 to 5 days for your video to get added on our site. if your in a hurry. and want it added same day in less than 24 hours. your welcome to pay Premium Fee which is 700 to get in less than 24 hours just videos that you are paying 500 for so $700 total for video blogs / music videos / freestyles (videos about hip hop and music videos) to get added in less than 24 hours **Note** If you paying for express placement. Please send a new email thats says **EXPRESS VIDEO PLACEMENT** so we can get it up in less then 24 hour guareenteed *NOTE*: After you send payment and email us back with on worldstarhiphop23@gmail.com with the information. Check back daily on the site 1-5 days to see if your video has been posted. If after the 5 day you dont see the video up. Email us back *NOTE* Your video will have this tag next to it * either UNSIGNED HYPE. USER SUBMITTED. OR LABEL SUBMITTED. You can choose from 1 of the 3 *NOTE* We cant add these tags on title. *HOTTEST MC IN THE GAME.. A MUST SEE”.. we can only add those types of tags on description. And No False Misleading Tags On Title”
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: THE 20 ALBUMS TO SALE 1 MILLION IN ITS 1ST WEEK
Here are the 20 albums that have sold a million copies in a single week.
Adele; 25; TBD*; Nov. 26, 2015 (*sales for debut week to be determined)
Taylor Swift; 1989; 1,287,000; Nov. 2, 2014
Taylor Swift; Red; 1,208,000; Oct. 28, 2012
Lady Gaga; Born This Way; 1,108,000; May 29, 2011
Taylor Swift; Speak Now; 1,047,000; Oct. 31, 2010
Lil Wayne; Tha Carter III; 1,006,000; June 15, 2008
50 Cent; The Massacre; 1,141,000; March 6, 2005
Usher; Confessions; 1,096,000; March 28, 2004
Norah Jones; Feels Like Home; 1,022,000; Feb. 15, 2004
Eminem; The Eminem Show; 1,322,000; June 2, 2002
*NSYNC; Celebrity; 1,880,000; July 29, 2001
The Beatles; 1; 1,259,000; Dec. 24, 2000
Backstreet Boys; Black & Blue; 1,591,000; Nov. 26, 2000
Limp Bizkit; Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water; 1,055,000; Oct. 22, 2000
Eminem; The Marshall Mathers LP; 1,760,000; May 28, 2000
Britney Spears; Oops!…I Did It Again; 1,319,000; May 21, 2000
*NSYNC; No Strings Attached; 2,416,000; March 26, 2000
Backstreet Boys; Millennium; 1,134,000; May 23, 1999
Garth Brooks; Double Live; 1,085,000; Nov. 22, 1998
Whitney Houston/Soundtrack; The Bodyguard; 1,061,000; Jan. 3, 1993
Saturday, November 14, 2015
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: 11 CONTRACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
The 11 Contracts Every Artist, Songwriter and Producer Should Know.
1. Standard agreement between an artist and a manager, first from the point of view of the manager, then from the point of view of the artist.
2. Indie/Major record deals
3. Synch licenses for original music
4. Co-writer agreements
5. Producer agreements for the licensing and sale of beats
6. Band agreements
7. Investment agreements
8. Agreement for production of music for TV ad campaign
9. Synch rep deals for artists, producers, and songwriters
10. Merchandising agreements
11. Performance agreements with clubs and promoters.
1. Standard agreement between an artist and a manager, first from the point of view of the manager, then from the point of view of the artist.
2. Indie/Major record deals
3. Synch licenses for original music
4. Co-writer agreements
5. Producer agreements for the licensing and sale of beats
6. Band agreements
7. Investment agreements
8. Agreement for production of music for TV ad campaign
9. Synch rep deals for artists, producers, and songwriters
10. Merchandising agreements
11. Performance agreements with clubs and promoters.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: THE 4 TYPES OF RECORD DEALS
The terms in recording contracts are always tailored and negotiated for each individual situation. So no two are alike.
Distribution Deals
Distribution deals with a major labels, commonly referred to as P & D (pressing and distribution) deals, are usually given to artists or indie labels who have created a significant buzz for themselves. In this agreement, the label takes on the responsibility of making the artists’ music accessible to the public by pressing and distributing it to retail stores and throughout the internet.The artist or indie label that the artist is signed to, is responsible for all other costs in a P & D deal. That includes any promotional costs, videos, radio, posters, wardrobe…everything.
The artist or indie label retains ownership of the masters. The distributing label almost never pays an advance and takes 20% to 25% of the profits made from music sales. Accounting for and retrieving your share of the profits is usually a task so make sure the contract you have with the label makes this less of problem.
These deals are useless to artists who don’t have the adequate financial backing nor an effective promotional plan to drive fans to their product. In other words, your CD maybe be distributed by Sony, but it will collect dust on some Walmart shelf, if you don’t know shit about running an indie label or promoting a record.
Artists and indies that have their street and internet grind together, find that they can do well without a distribution deal, but this takes an extreme amount of hard work and discipline.
Production Deal:
Instead of being signed directly to a label, some artists sign to producers that record projects on them. A major label then gives those producers an agreement to develop artists under their umbrella and turn over complete projects for release. A lot of what the artists receive in a deal like this depends heavily on the aggreement between them and the producers. After the major gets it’s share, it is not uncommon for the production label to split 50/50 with the artist after recouped costs. Producers usually own the masters or share them with the label.
Major Label Deal:
This is the most sought after deal. The record label pays for everything. Recording, pressing, distribution, promotion, videos…etc. They even give you a hefty advance do you can you look fly while your record is out. Who’s wants an artist on their label looking broke? No one! So you go spend that fat advance on some fly shit and maybe buy you a nice whip. The only problem is…every dime they spend has to be recouped and you have to sell a helluva lot of record to make up for. Artists seldom do. Your royalty rate, as a debut artist, will be somewhere between 11%-15% of your music sales, and the major label almost always own the masters (even after they recoup their expenses).
360 deal:
The 360 deal, often referred to as the “multiple rights” deal, seem to be the future for artists agreements between them and labels. With this deal, the label gives the artists a big advance and joins with them in a kind of “partnership”, sharing in any and all profits made by that artist.
With the ever increasing decline in physical CD sales, labels entered into these deals with artists to create other profitable opportunities. These profits usually include a share of touring, songwriting, and merchandising. The label pays for everything and basically invests in the artist as a brand that can be used as a source of advertising revenue. There is no standard structure for this deal because they have not been around for very long.
Distribution Deals
Distribution deals with a major labels, commonly referred to as P & D (pressing and distribution) deals, are usually given to artists or indie labels who have created a significant buzz for themselves. In this agreement, the label takes on the responsibility of making the artists’ music accessible to the public by pressing and distributing it to retail stores and throughout the internet.The artist or indie label that the artist is signed to, is responsible for all other costs in a P & D deal. That includes any promotional costs, videos, radio, posters, wardrobe…everything.
The artist or indie label retains ownership of the masters. The distributing label almost never pays an advance and takes 20% to 25% of the profits made from music sales. Accounting for and retrieving your share of the profits is usually a task so make sure the contract you have with the label makes this less of problem.
These deals are useless to artists who don’t have the adequate financial backing nor an effective promotional plan to drive fans to their product. In other words, your CD maybe be distributed by Sony, but it will collect dust on some Walmart shelf, if you don’t know shit about running an indie label or promoting a record.
Artists and indies that have their street and internet grind together, find that they can do well without a distribution deal, but this takes an extreme amount of hard work and discipline.
Production Deal:
Instead of being signed directly to a label, some artists sign to producers that record projects on them. A major label then gives those producers an agreement to develop artists under their umbrella and turn over complete projects for release. A lot of what the artists receive in a deal like this depends heavily on the aggreement between them and the producers. After the major gets it’s share, it is not uncommon for the production label to split 50/50 with the artist after recouped costs. Producers usually own the masters or share them with the label.
Major Label Deal:
This is the most sought after deal. The record label pays for everything. Recording, pressing, distribution, promotion, videos…etc. They even give you a hefty advance do you can you look fly while your record is out. Who’s wants an artist on their label looking broke? No one! So you go spend that fat advance on some fly shit and maybe buy you a nice whip. The only problem is…every dime they spend has to be recouped and you have to sell a helluva lot of record to make up for. Artists seldom do. Your royalty rate, as a debut artist, will be somewhere between 11%-15% of your music sales, and the major label almost always own the masters (even after they recoup their expenses).
360 deal:
The 360 deal, often referred to as the “multiple rights” deal, seem to be the future for artists agreements between them and labels. With this deal, the label gives the artists a big advance and joins with them in a kind of “partnership”, sharing in any and all profits made by that artist.
With the ever increasing decline in physical CD sales, labels entered into these deals with artists to create other profitable opportunities. These profits usually include a share of touring, songwriting, and merchandising. The label pays for everything and basically invests in the artist as a brand that can be used as a source of advertising revenue. There is no standard structure for this deal because they have not been around for very long.
Monday, November 2, 2015
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: MARKETING & PROMOTION "THE OVERALL DIFFERENCE"
Marketing and promotion are often confused among indie musicians.
Marketing
Marketing is about getting your target market to know who you are, what you have to offer, why you are offering it, and why what you are offering is something they want. Marketing is about getting your target market to know, like, and trust you.
Does your target audience know you?
In order to get your target market to know you, they have to know that you exist. Your target market need to know about you and your music. How do you do that? You show up where they are. You should know where they hang out, what they read, where they shop, and what events they attend. You or your street team need to have a presence in front of them. You can do this by performing where your target market hangs out, posting flyers where they are at, or by having an online presence through your website and social media sites. Basically, find out where your target market hangs out and show up there!
Does your target audience like you?
Once you are in front of your target market, now you have to connect with them! Engage with them! Care about them! Have a message and a purpose that resonates with them. What does that mean? On a personal level, tell your market why you do music. What inspires your music? What's the mission behind your music? On an artistic level, create music that they will like. Marketing is about engaging and connecting.
Does your target audience trust you?
Sometimes you will find that once your target market knows you and likes you, they will probably trust you, but that is not always the case. During this phase of marketing, your target market is thinking: "Ok, I know who you are and I like you and I like your music, but can I trust that your album or your live show is going to be as good as you say it is?" Marketing is about building trust.
Promotion
Getting consumers to act.
Promotion is about behavior modification. It's about influencing and persuading others to act. If you have done a successful job in your marketing, your market will say: "I know who musician X is, I like his/her music, I think the album will be amazing." But promotion is about getting them to take the next step, getting your market to say "I am going to buy the album now." If you are marketing a live show, you want them to say "I want to buy tickets now". How do you get your target market to say this? Create compelling offers! Offer limited time only discounts/special prices, special limited edition albums, music packages and bundles.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: 10 BUZZ BUILDERS FOR INDIE ARTISTS
HEY! Rising artists, here is a check list to make sure your building your buzz properly.
1) Magazine and blog placements
2) Get real youtube, twitter and facebook following using ads. Set a monthly budget and build your audience.
3) Internet radio and college radio. Make a radio team because there are 100's of radio stations that can promote your music.
4) Street promotions, make sure your have small flyers and business cards to network at other peoples events.
5) Set up listening parties and shows. If you can't bring people out to see you, you will never sell any records.
6) Get to know A&R reps by doing showcases or label meetings.
7) Make a schedule and set goals for example, contact 20 radio stations, magazines, blogs monthly etc..
8) Come up with new creative ways to promote and market your music. Funny videos, funny qoutes on twitter etc..
9) Collab with people that are buzzing in your hood.
10) Make sure you release new music and videos on a schedule every year.
1) Magazine and blog placements
2) Get real youtube, twitter and facebook following using ads. Set a monthly budget and build your audience.
3) Internet radio and college radio. Make a radio team because there are 100's of radio stations that can promote your music.
4) Street promotions, make sure your have small flyers and business cards to network at other peoples events.
5) Set up listening parties and shows. If you can't bring people out to see you, you will never sell any records.
6) Get to know A&R reps by doing showcases or label meetings.
7) Make a schedule and set goals for example, contact 20 radio stations, magazines, blogs monthly etc..
8) Come up with new creative ways to promote and market your music. Funny videos, funny qoutes on twitter etc..
9) Collab with people that are buzzing in your hood.
10) Make sure you release new music and videos on a schedule every year.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: BUILDING A FAN BASE
When building a fan base, a critical component is creating some sort of bridge where fans have access to the artists. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, or post-show events, there needs to be some way for a segment of fans to have direct contact and communication with the artists. When this is built from day one it becomes part of the artist’s identity and leads to real community being formed around the music.
The two biggest mistakes artists make when building a fan base are launching selfish campaigns and not narrowing their target audience. Fans are responsible for providing an artist with financial and therefore professional and social leverage to aspire and achieve. Don’t blow that opportunity by making fame and numbers (albums sold, hits to website, followers/friends on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace or YouTube subscribers) primary motives. If the goal is longevity, quality outweighs quantity as does relationship-building.
Unlike air and water, all music genres are not universal. Therefore, know and pitch to the primary, secondary and alternative target audiences often.
Monday, October 26, 2015
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: INDIE RECORD LABEL
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: MAJOR RECORD LABEL
-Major Label-
You might have the impression that there are many Major Labels to choose from, but the truth is that there are only 4 Major Labels: Sony-BMG, Universal Music Group, EMI, and Warner Music Group. All those other so-called “major labels” are actually sub-labels under one of the 4 Major labels. For example: Columbia, Arista, Epic, Provident, RCA, are all Subsidiary labels under Sony-BMG. It’s like one big money-making musical family-tree, all beginning with the 4 major labels and branching out from there.
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