Author: Ashley Lewis

DIY Bluegrass: What separates a Good Song from a Hit?

If I knew exactly what separated a good song from a hit, I’d probably be writing this article from a beach…

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DIY Bluegrass: Terry Herd on radio release strategy for independent artists

So the last DIY Bluegrass column talked about what artists should have ready before reaching out to radio. This time, I…

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DIY Bluegrass: Read this BEFORE you send your music to radio

For many independent artists, the excitement of finishing a new song often leads straight to one thing: sending it to radio…

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DIY Bluegrass: How to build a setlist that Wins a crowd

You can be the best picker on stage and still lose a room in the first five minutes. You can have…

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DIY Bluegrass: Do you have an MLC Royalty Check waiting for you? (Songwriters only edition)

The Mechanical Licensing Collective has distributed over 3 billion dollars in streaming royalties… are you getting paid for your song plays?…

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DIY Bluegrass: To Copyright or Not?

Picture this: You just wrote a song you love. Maybe you even recorded a demo in your living room. You’re thinking…

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DIY Bluegrass: 5 things every artist’s website should include

Welcome to a new feature that will recur biweekly here at Bluegrass Today, a column called DIY Bluegrass, designed to offer…

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