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All This Attention on SUPER FANS, Is It Just About Making More Money from Them? We Are Concerned

by Rai Beardsley | Mar 9, 2026 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Don’t see your SUPER FANS as just a credit card to be tapped. They must be treated with great respect. Episode 666: Dave Cool from GigSalad.com joins for this episode. We catch up on a lot of what is happening in the music business these days as well as what Dave is...

Next Time you Announce a Tour, New Album, New Video Make Sure you are Using This Checklist

by Rai Beardsley | Feb 23, 2026 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Changes are happening! Episode 665: Every artist, every band announces something… a tour, album, single, video… this episode I walk you through and show you the announcement checklist I have used many, many times for everything from world tours to a new video. This...

Jay Gilbert Steps Down from The Music Biz Weekly to Focus on Teaching

by Rai Beardsley | Feb 16, 2026 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Changes are happening! Episode 664: Changes are happening! This week Jay Gilbert explains why he is stepping down from The Music Biz Weekly podcast to focus on teaching. What does this mean to the podcast? Well essentially very little… the podcast continues. Maybe...

SPOTIFY Is Going to Sell Physical Books, What Could This Actually Mean? We Speculate.

by Rai Beardsley | Feb 9, 2026 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

For decades it has been said the music industry shuts down between Thanksgiving and the New Year. Episode 663: It was just announced that besides offering audiobooks, Spotify is going to be selling physical books. What! Why would Spotify make this move? Jay and Mike...

Bands, Should You Release Music During the Holiday Season?

by Rai Beardsley | Jan 19, 2026 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

For decades it has been said the music industry shuts down between Thanksgiving and the New Year. Episode 662: For decades it has been said the music industry shuts down between Thanksgiving and the New Year, that you shouldn’t release anything during that timeframe....