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68% -- share of independent artists disappointed with promotion services promising guaranteed results for independent artists (2023)

2023  · MusicWatch

In a 2023 industry survey by MusicWatch, 68% of independent artists reported disappointment with promotion services that promised guaranteed results.

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68%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2023
Entity
independent artists
Geography
Global
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Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
MusicWatch Primary Tier C
https://amworldgroup.com/blog/music-promotion-services ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2023 Channel: Deep Crawl
Source Article
10 Music Promotion Services to Skyrocket Your Career | AMW®
Skyrocket Your Music Career: 10 Game-Changing Music Promotion Services You Need Now In the highly competitive music industry, artists often face challenges getting their music heard by the right audience. Music promotion services have emerged as essential tools for musicians looking to amplify their…
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Industry survey by MusicWatch, as cited by AMW blog

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independent artists: 68% share of independent artists disappointed with promotion services promising guaranteed results. Source: MusicWatch (2023). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/musicwatch-artists-disappointed-guaranteed-results-2023
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/musicwatch-artists-disappointed-guaranteed-results-2023" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>68%</strong> -- share of independent artists disappointed with promotion services promising guaranteed results for independent artists<br><small>Source: MusicWatch (2023) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/musicwatch-artists-disappointed-guaranteed-results-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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