Soul searching is the main ingredient in being successful.
When major recording artist RozeGold looks back on his life and career in 2022, he’ll be able to see how every choice he made – no matter how small – led him to this point of success. In addition to tracing his journey from a promising up-and-coming rapper to one of the biggest names in music, he will be able to talk about his impact on society and the music industry.
A vision laid the foundation for everything that followed. A visionary artist, RozeGold didn’t just want to succeed as a musician; he wanted to change the landscape of music. The cycle of success requires preparation on every level, which means preparing for every detail. Manifesting his destiny and living through the process were the keys to making his dream come true. He’s accomplishing that goal in real-time.
RozeGold’s belief in himself is unrivaled.
RozeGold worked tirelessly on his craft, honing his skills and perfecting his artistry. He made connections and built relationships with people who could help him achieve his goals. He studied the music industry inside and out, learning everything he could about the business. And finally, he took action and released his debut single ‘Gimmie What You Got‘ in 2015.
The rest, as they say, is history. RozeGold’s track ‘Gimmie What You Got’ was an enormous hit, garnering critical acclaim from top music insiders, propelling him into the spotlight, and cementing his status as one of the industry’s most innovative and exciting artists.
The RozeGold team understands that success is a journey, not a destination. Rather than focusing on the end result, he’s more concerned with the process and living day-to-day.
Keeping true to his vision and staying connected with his purpose is always at the forefront of RozeGold’s thinking. As he moves forward into the year 2023, it is anticipated that he will continue to soul search and connect with his purpose while working hard to accomplish his goals simultaneously.
It is a well-known fact that although platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music enjoy millions of listeners, they are not as generous with their payments to artists. However, recent research has uncovered an unexpected and shocking fact, which further explores how terrible the situation is. When it comes to payments per stream, Peloton managed to beat every other platform.
Recently, it was revealed by The Trichordist in “Streaming Price Bible” that according to the numbers from 2019, music rights holders were offered just 0.35 cents per stream by Spotify. On the other hand, Apple Music offered 0.68 cents per stream and Tidal paid 0.88 cents per stream. Finally, the least amount was paid by YouTube- 0.15 cents per stream. Interestingly, the amount paid by Peloton is much higher, at 3.1 cents per stream.
It is undoubtedly surprising that a fitness company is offering better compensation for artists when compared to streaming services. This disparity is better explained by Slate. The higher compensation rate of Peloton can be attributed to the fact that songs are played consistently during classes, and thus, the company needed to seek public performance rights coupled with publishing rights.
In essence, when specific units of music, such as vinyl or digital files are produced, mechanical royalties must be paid. Any third-party entity that records, manufactures, and distributes copyrighted music is paid, and the artists receive funds eventually. In simple terms, performance royalties are paid when artists perform live, either in movies, TV shows, or when streamed in a public setting. When it comes to Spotify and other on-demand streaming services, wherein users who don’t possess specific recording copies of a song, still can play the song when desired, and make both mechanical royalty payments and performance royalty payments to the artists. Peloton pays performance royalties for the songs it streams, and thus, it broadcasts itself as a music broadcaster resembling a radio. It’s possible for users to search for songs or playlists featuring a certain artist, but the entire experience is determined by the instructors – not you.
Yet, the fact that streaming services are able to pay artists fractions of pennies per stream remains a sore point; let’s hope they follow Peloton’s lead and offer better rates soon.
This article was penned by Jonathan P. Wright. Jonathan is a freelance writer for multiple mainstream publications and CVO of RADIOPUSHERS. You can read more of his work by clicking here.
Buffalo emcee YNX716 has dropped a new single for the streets titled Fake Love” getting introspective over a smoky beat that was Produced by Pupdogg and feat cutz by DJ Boogieman. Trading bars with the legendary Kool G Rap, you know there is audio gems throughout.
Speaking on “Fake Love” YNX said “the track was the product of “daily living and learning. Particularly in this music industry where it’s hard to determine who is friend or foe. Getting G Rap on the track it’s like a conversation between a veteran and a young buck on the rise.”
The track is the first taste from the forthcoming album, Live From The 90’s. More details to follow shortly. Over the past several years YNX716 has laced tracks alongside such notables as Conway The Machine, 38Spesh and El Camino
Trinidad and Tobago are known to leave their mark in the international music scene, and Big G is continuing the tradition. Originally from the islands and now living in Miami, FL, Big G is set to break into the mainstream market with his latest release “B L ! C K Y.”
The fun video has been heating up in the streets and has already garnered co-signs from the likes of Adam22 and his NoJumper crew. The video follows BIG G through a mansion in Miami as he parties and vibes with plenty of beautiful women. If you haven’t tuned in yet, we suggest you do, as Big G is poised to be one of the next big acts to blow.
Rabzdied is a Long Island, New York based artist who is never afraid of showing his emotions via his music. So that his fans can get to know what it actually feels to struggle with love. Commonly, his lyrics are all over piano melodies, punchy 808s and ear-pleasing guitar, but you can also experience stripped down versions of his music.
He can bring energy and feel to every track. Paranoid is the latest music video by Rabzdied, directed by John Fitzpatrick. This music video is based on the theme “finding way back to home”. However, the Rabzdied showed how we keep distracting by temptations while finding the way.
He started rapping during his high school, while he has been writing since 15. But he didn’t release any
music until he completed his graduation.
However, the next single that will be released before the end of this year is “Don’t leave me”. In this music video Rabzdied wants to show how it feels to deal with your insecurities when you are in a relationship with the one who has other plans.
Rabzdied would love to work with The Kid Laroi and Charlie Puth. Because he feels that Charlie Puth can create some different vibes and he would love to experiment with his music. However, The Kid Laroi never misses to show off his emotions through his music.
Rabzdied is also learning music production, but currently he is working with producers Hennytrack and OVRCZ. He loves to find talented local producers because he wants to create opportunities for people who are finding it difficult to get a way to showcase their talent.
The greatest achievement for Rabzdied was when his music was streamed at Hot 97 radio station.
Even though Rabzdied has recorded multiple music records, but now he wants to broaden his audience. Therefore, he is working on his style transition from heavily alternative to alternatively influenced with modern drums and soulful melodies.
Throughout Rabzdied’s childhood, Mac Miller was his inspiration musically. But after the biggest incident of his life he started listening to the juice wrld to get different vibes. From here, he learnt to show his emotions via music.
When the house of Rabzdied was broken, this was the biggest challenging part of his life. Because every valuable of him was taken away. Even someone who knows closely was turned against him. At that time, he became more dedicated towards his passion for music. Undoubtedly, this incident became a turning point in the life of Rabzdied.
Currently, Rabzdied is working independently. He isn’t against labels, but he believes that it’s better to
work independently until you are going to establish yourself as an individual artist as much as possible.
He always wants people to learn to never be afraid of talking about the real shit. It is common to deal with stress, depression and anxiety, but never let that eat you alive. Because everyone outside is strong enough to deal with them effectively.
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