this video had so many gems especially about branding, thank you for this very inspiring and helpful for upcoming artists 🙏🏽👨🏽‍🎨🎶

I dont care about fame anymore dont care about a way to make it i feel i made it already doing what i love, im not selling my soul sacrificing my values so a group of corrupted rich people put me on i honestly dont care about fame anymore to be honest. i think people are waking up and realizing that you should do music for love not to seek approval from others and feel valued by fake validation and acceptance from others. Make music because you love creating work on in consistently withour expecting anything material in return.

It’s YALL fault lol y’all hate everything and everyone y’all want something new everyday every second Y’all don’t care about meaningful music That’s why the OGs hate this generation Get back to the music

Well actually, they had messed up when they had gotten rid of artist and development at the record labels! Then when they choose an artist, they don’t look at how “talented” that person or people are. They (the record companies) just look at how many social media followers do they have. So when a new artist comes out, their style isn’t developed because the record companies are greedy and all they are thinking about is money. Plus, the record companies assume that whatever worked for you before you had signed your contract with them should always work and make them more money. But when it doesn’t, they drop you from their company and keep all of your masters. Then they do the same damn thing to someone else all over again

I agree with everything you said and I been saying the same thing for years

My X got mad i didnt care for chance the rapper😂.

earned a sub

The thing I would say Viral Artists should do is, make as much money and friends in the industry as possible, then move on to something else, the problem is people thinking that their viral fame will last forever so they get lazy, great video man :)

woah didn’t even think of this

The problem aint going viral. The problem is going viral and not being good. Vast majoriry of these "artist" can't rap or sing well, and instead of perfecting their craft, they care about being popular. There are very few talented artists going viral because non-talent and gimmicks are what get pushed. Akeem Ali (rapper) and Kennedy Ryon (singer) are 2 examples of very talented artists who went viral and gained long-lasting fan bases and communities from it. Just about all of the artists in this video are low tier talent, and are gimmicks. So when they go viral, its only for a short time, because they dont have the talent and portfolios to keep potential fans around. Its all goes back to the MUSIC/TALENT. The wrong people are going viral for the wrong reasons.

Can y’all give me some feedback on my songs?

Personally if l were a tiktok artist specifically a untalented one l would have dropped music the minute l get a brand deal

Jesus brings you back!

Bro capitalized perfectly after completing his contract released the real album after he beat the label at their own game

Make music that's real to you, promote it, and the right people will gravitate to that if you are working 100% of the time. Most give up too early

Great to see the success of this video for a smaller channel, 👏 great work

New to your channel love the format

We as artists need to build platforms and actually use them to build up new artists not use them

I think alot of people are only in it for the money and lose faith in themselves when the money doesn't come quickly. It takes dedication and the right decisions and making lots of mistakes

You absolute lucky mf. If only

Great video! You touched on a lot of things I resonate with, especially refusing to give up rights to a label, and how most artists don’t understand the business aspect of music such as brand building and maximizing customer lifetime value. This is why I’m currently building an AI business right now that I plan to sell within 5 years and net $50M+ while building my KZbin channel, in order to become a fully self-funded musician one day and bypass labels entirely, which I’m documenting on my channel. Interested in learning more about what u have to uncover about the industry 👌

FIRE

But mostly....its luck.

I apologize for not being born pretty or among rich parents.

Pitbull and Daddy Yankee helped Latinas get on the map for Hip Hop.

Future didn’t start autotune in the hip -hop! Kanye West did!

I mean..I’ve always thought that I’d be a problem in the music industry, but I also don’t wanna make music feel like a job. All the extra shit that comes with being famous for music is a drag. All I wanna do is get a beat, and record idc who listens or not😂

Empowering artists is SO important!! Thank you for making these videos!

Was that Yori in the thumbnail?

Great stuff dawg!

Be fr did chatgpt write this

Great video 👌🏼

Excellent video

Am I a succesful independent artist if I made 25 cents in 1 year?

This is the best and most thorough video on artist development I’ve ever seen on KZbin. Truly a condensed masterclass on succeeding as an independent artist 🔥

frank ocean finessed this system

Bro what’s the background beat at 0:38 please ?

Great video. Time well invested in watching on my behalf.

Eric Roberson, who's not even a good singer (my opinion of course), is making money as an independent artist. Be like him if you're doing music.

Thanks for keeping it 7 minutes long. Most creators think we need 20 - 30 minutes of them bloviating. Nah, 3 to 5ish minutes does it.

He foegot to say u newd money to sp all these things. How i someone working at kmart with some talent gonna fond the money to invest in his brand.

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Are my songs fire 😢

Fuck success. You see all the corrupted and lost mfs that had success. Drugs. Suicide. Assassination. Fake love. Ego. They wanna reach it so bad to have SOMETHING. Without it they nothing, its mad You can thrive at the very bottom, you can be the best artist in the world and still choose to keep it private. Some of you better than the idols you have. You dont know it and they dont know it. No one has to, just make the shit you like for your own ears and if you hit the target then mission complete. Dont matter what criticism it gained. You created the vision you wanted.

These videos are amazing, thanks my g 🔥 let’s get this man to 1k subs

i honestly dont care anymore, man.. i'll just be a security guard its fine

bro this vid is so fire

People have confused a lower barrier to entry to meaning it’s easier.

With all these revelations about the music industry l'm not sure if l even want to join this industry