Sold Lots of Music and Still Not Discovered?

There are a lot of independent artists that have successfully sold music, but cannot figure out why they’re not getting calls from record labels. Nine times out of ten it’s because Nielsen SoundScan did not track their sales. In order for Nielsen SoundScan to track your music sales you must have a barcode and [...]

Got Barcodes? Got Registered

No, then you’re not getting credit for your music sales, record labels will never know who you are, and you’re never going to be listed on the Billboard chart pictured above. Record labels, Billboard Charts, MTV, BET, VH1, CMT, and the like get their numbers from Nielsen SoundScan. Nielsen SoundScan will not track your music [...]

Talent Scouts Use The Internet

On May 31, 2008 USA Today published an article titled Amid rush to sign online talent, agencies ponder how to profit. The article features United Talent Agency’s (UTA) new online division. UTA’s online division consists of four employees ages 28-27 who spend hours on the Internet looking for the next “The Next Big Thing [...]