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Digital Manager Olivia Shalhoup shares her top five tips for standing on social media, and more.

“We set out to build the best speaker that people could afford.”

“You gotta keep working, keep evolving, and find your voice! Test and learn, and don’t give up.”

Musicians can‘t merely collide with content creators at random in the hopes that their respective audiences will respond.

Sampling is complicated. Let’s make it easier to understand.

“The freedom to be an independent artist would be nothing if you didn’t have the freedom to drop whenever you want.”

We speak with Angel “AROCK” Castillo about his new platform, BPM Create.

“It’s freedom. When you own things, it’s like holding the key to your destiny.”

“I just pay attention. I read the comments. I always try to make sure I give them the things that they love.”

“They don’t sell you a dream. Most distribution companies lie to you.”

We speak with Baton Rouge rapper and Sweet app user Fredo Bang about giving back to fans.

“This time is what you make of it, and there’s a lot of good things that can come of it.”

“Your engagement is valuable.”

Get inspired.

"Future is like my big brother, man. I’ve been with him for the past 12 years."

"All my music is based on real-life activities, real-life situations. I don’t fairy-tale rap."

"It was real to me once they sent the itinerary."

“Although it was a crazy opportunity, I just knew this was going to happen.”

“A day or two before, I was like ‘God, what’s going on?’

“I’m gonna use this as a catapult.”

“We’re really trying to show artists they do have power.”

“TourLife is about making life easier for an artist’s manager, and also saving artists money.”

“I’m just proud that I could be part of the movement.”

“Our Global Reach [feature] is a huge door-opener for a lot of artists.”