These are all programs that Trump has cut funding for and I’m curious where all this money went! Why aren’t we asking questions. Why isn’t Congress asking questions! 🤬
Artists: If a marketing, digital, or PR agency approaches you, ask for a client reference and a success story. Get a specific artist they've worked with and what was accomplished. If they can't or won't provide one, end the conversation.
It’s nothing in the HBCU world like homecoming season in NC. From Oct. - mid Nov. you can catch a vibe every weekend if you want to:
WSSU
NCCU
JCSU
Fay State
Shaw
ECSU
Shaw
Livingstone
NCAT
Beat/production = gets attention.
Songwriting & performance = creates fans.
Marketing = brings people to the song.
Artist identity/message = keeps people interested long-term.
pgLang signed an artist, developed her for years behind the scenes, dropped her debut off-cycle on a Tuesday, and used the signing announcement as a promotional vehicle. This approach is so rare it's breaking people's brains 😂
Hip is to know, it's a form of intelligence. To be hip is to be update and relevant. Hop is a form of movement, you can't just observe a hop, you gotta hop up and do it. Hip and hop is more than music. Hip is the Knowledge, hop is the Movement. Hip and Hop is Intelligent movement
Don Toliver started releasing music in 2017. Now he’s headlining MSG on a 30-plus city arena tour. The internet will focus on this moment. But remember this moment took 9 years.
Happy Black Music Month🤎
President Jimmy Carter officially designated June as Black Music Month on June 7, 1979, hosting a historic reception on the White House lawn with performances from Chuck Berry, Billy Eckstine, & more.
𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁.
Most artists, managers, and teams don’t actually want partnership.
They want relief.
Relief from managing everything themselves. Relief from the pressure of planning, organizing, delivering.