2022 Grammy Nominees for Best Record Package
Year 2022 means another year for musicians, seasoned and new, old and young to receive either another or their very first GRAMMY Award and we’re delighted to see the “best record package” section (our favorite section) has a lot of really good stuff. The upcoming 64th GRAMMY Awards was supposed to be presented by Recording […]
20 Tips on How to Impress A&R Reps in 2022
A&R Reps are the people musicians should be trying to impress. They’re the ones who can launch careers! Let’s face it. It’s not easy to start a career in music without the help of the “big guys”…even if you’re the most talented person on earth. “It’s who you know”, amirite? Sure, it’d be great if […]
NEWS: 94% growth for vinyl record sales in 2021!
We are halfway through the second half of the year and things in the music industry are doing great so far. There has been a stream of 2021 mid-year reports released and shared by organizations and businesses. Though 2020 was the year vinyl records finally surpassed CD sales in the US after so many years, […]
Redditors on Why They Love Cassette Tapes
Everyone knows vinyl records are back but why do we see so many cassette tapes lately? We’ve had numerous orders for cassette tape duplication last year and the orders and inquiries continue to rise this year. If you’re like the rest of the people on the planet, you might be wondering WHY. Why are people still […]
20 Music Marketing Essentials Every Musician Should Have in 2021
Since the pandemic, the music industry had some significant changes, and this can make it hard to walk through music’s promotion in 2021 or even 2022. While artists can’t do much of physical promotions, the internet has offered them flexibility. Without gigs, live shows, or concerts, musicians have to find other ways to gain more […]
Why you should make your own vinyl record in 2020
Why should you make your own vinyl record in 2020 when there’s a pandemic that has turned the world upside down? Musicians all over the world are suffering from the consequences of COVID as we say goodbye to concerts, gigs, and basically…everything fun for a while. However, we noticed something interesting during this time— we […]
CD Replication: How To Save Over $1,250 When Making Your CDs
Today, when you can just sell your music online, we are more doubtful why we still have to make CDs especially because CD replication isn’t so cheap (But hey, we here at Unified offer one of the cheapest CD replication services around). However tempting it may be to just have a digital-only album release, there are […]
6 Reasons Why People are Buying Vinyl Records Again
Remember that girl from a famous nineties song who’s having the time of her life listening to her vinyl records? Seems like we’ve all become like her in the last decade. Dancing and singing and squealing…just being in love with our vinyl records AGAIN. In fact, in 2019, vinyl is poised to outsell CDs for […]
CD Packaging: Kanye Reveals 5 Alternate Album Covers
Do you remember Kanye West’s album art drama? That seems like very old news but apparently, the guy is still not over it (maybe not until Nov 22, the official album release date…). He used the CD Packaging ‘controversy’ to promote his physical albums and when the issue became boring and everyone began to put […]
For the Love of Grooves: Top 15 most expensive vinyl records bought by fans
In this article, we’ll delve into the fascinating world of high-priced vinyl, counting down the top 15 most expensive records ever bought by fans. From iconic Radiohead pressings to one-of-a-kind masterpieces, prepare to be amazed by the staggering sums collectors have shelled out for these prized possessions! #1. DEATH GRIPS – EXMILITARY Record: 2011 Release […]