Independent Artist Survey Aspirations That Will Reshape an Industry
Report by
Mark Mulligan

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The 20,000 Foot View: This report presents the findings of MIDiA’s 2019 independent artist survey.
Key Insights
- Independent artists will drive a different future: just want a traditional label deal, want a label services deal and want to remain independent
- Independent artists are established in their own right: they have an average annual income of and million streams
- Independence is a mindset: of independent artists want to retain creative and commercial control of their careers, while want to retain their rights
- The ability to market their music and find an audience is the top decision driver for artists when choosing a label or distributor
- Marketing and artists and repertoire (A&R) team capabilities are the most important factors for artists when choosing a label services deal
- Independent artists are both the present and the future: they are a scale opportunity in their own right and also represent the future of label artists
- Labels – both incumbent and insurgent – will have to embrace non-traditional deals at scale to meet the demands of the next generation of artists
Companies and brands mentioned in this report: AWAL, BMG Music Rights, CD Baby, Kobalt, Tunecore, Amuse