New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Show4me Music Interaction Network) Musicians and bands love being featured on rising artists lists. Show4me
Music Interaction Network is a place for musicians and music pros to build the full cycle of their music business and has now put together a composite image of a rising artist to help musicians set goals on their journey to the status of a rising artist.
The network contacted over a hundred music industry journalists from editors and contributors to top music publications (Rolling Stone, Billboard, NPR, Pitchfork,
Music Week, Revolt, American Songwriter, and more) to freelance music writers to ask their opinions on what constitutes a rising artist in music for them personally and what criteria does a musician/band have to meet to be deemed 'rising'.
The network heard back from over a dozen of journalists and has released the comments provided by 11 music journalists, including opinions from Billboard Editor Steve Knopper, Billboard's Senior
Director of Live
Music Dave Brooks, and Senior Writer at Rolling Stone Kory Grow.
Other journalists featured in the piece include Billboard correspondent
Karen Bliss, author of God Save The Queens: The Essential History of Women In Hip-Hop Kathy Iandoli, longtime contributor to American Songwriter Rick Moore, Premier Guitar contributor Paul Kobylensky, writer with bylines at American Songwriter, AdHoc and Hopscotch Matt Wallock, music journalist with bylines at American Songwriter and
Music Connection Macie Bennett, music journalist with bylines at Revolt KC Orcutt, writer/reporter with bylines at The New York Times, Billboard, and Rolling Stone
Nicole Pajer.
According to the expert-opinion-filled article, the composite image of a 'rising artist' in music has these distinct characteristics:
- fresh on the scene
- made a cultural impact
- made a financial impact
- easily identifiable brand
- singled out by experts
Full expert comments and supporting infographic are available on Show4me blog.
Show4me is a network for musicians, music professionals, and music lovers that offers a range of tools to run a music-based business in a single place: fan interaction (via Artist clubs), music monetization (album and EP sales, paid Artist club memberships), crowdfunding music and concerts.
Founded in 2015, Show4me has since raised $13.4M in investments. Over 10,000 musicians and music industry experts have signed up to Show4me.
