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— Reader's Digest
Here are the posts that have appeared in the New Music Lives™ Group on Facebook this week...
03/08
03/09
• I Studied the Best Opening Lines in Outlaw Country Music—These 4 Still Give Me Chills from americansongwriter .com— Your Songs Only Get One Chance To Make a First Impression. Outlaw country’s strong point was always its songwriting and lyricism. What better way to capture the hearts and minds of country fans who were sick of the same-old same-old from Nashville’s polished labels? The following four outlaw country songs, in particular, boast incredible opening lines that can, on their own, enrapture listeners.
03/10
• If I Wanted To Get My First Million Streamed Song in 2026, I’d do this from ChrisGreenwood— What if your next song could reach 1,000,000 streams? Maybe not in a week. But over the next 6 to 12 months? Absolutely possible. In THIS video, Chris breaks down his step-by-step playbook so you can stop guessing and start building momentum the right way.
03/10
• Do this, please. Jason is THE best! from Jason Blume— During my many years of struggling to "make it" as a songwriter, I (almost) always believed I would become successful. I have a good imagination, but honestly, ... I could not have imagined this. Visit: www.jasonblume.com to receive his free newsletter & a free instructional video. At the website, there are 135+ FREE lessons that Jason wrote for BMI.
03/11
• Are Albums Obsolete in the Streaming Era? A Statistical Analysis from statsignificant .com— Music distribution has evolved rapidly over the past three decades— from CDs to digital downloads to streaming. The most consequential shift came in the early 2000s with the launch of iTunes, which unbundled the album and reframed music consumption around individual tracks.
• in partnership with the Jim Parker Songwriter Series
Jim Parker is a Singer Songwriting legend. More than four decades in the biz playing and co-creating with an astonishing array of who's-whose-and-who's would be reason enough, but his Jim Parker's Songwriters Series, where he showcases the talents and creation stories of songwriters and their songs from Los Angeles; Canada; Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee; Muscle Shoals, Alabama; and, and, and... is what makes Jim a National Treasure.
Jim's Songwriter Series is showcase featuring the world's greatest songwriters and musicians. Hosted at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville, Alabama. It's a rare opportunity to see these artists perform in the round, in a dinner-theater atmosphere, up close and personal!
Tap here to Subscribe: jimparkermusic.com. You'll get announcements and invites and news of upcoming events AND, Jim's YouTube channel features more than 376 videos, from setlist clips to complete shows. And he's on Facebook as well: the Jim Parker Songwriter Series.
Want a taste: Here's one of our favorites: Pat Alger - Thunder Rolls. Co-written with Garth Brooks. The backstory is amazing...
... and here's the more...
03/11
• Out today... Helping Music Artists Build Real Careers—Without Selling Their Souls
03/12
• The Perfect Sync Pitch: An Insider's Playbook for Landing Placements from joelgouveia.substack .com— Getting Insync With Sync. After seven years working as a music supervisor, I've seen thousands of sync pitches. Here's the exact structure that actually gets songs placed.
03/13
• Music Intelligence Report 2026 from soundcloud .com— You might have seen the broad strokes of what’s going on in music as 2025... but the Music Intelligence Report isn’t that. The goal is to reveal meaningful insights through data, so we can plot the direction that music is heading this year. In the report, you’ll find out how listening habits are changing, and you’ll get to know a wide variety of scenes rooted on SoundCloud that are worth keeping an eye on. You’ll see why the headlines about hip hop’s decline are misleading.
03/14
• Destruction as a creative force from soundfly.substack .com—This week, Ian Temple challenges you to think about destruction as a creative force. You don’t have to smash up a piano or anything, but what inspiration can you find in acts of destruction? Can you destroy a melody? Or a song you’ve already written? Or your routine if it’s not inspiring you? How does the process of destroying it lead to new possibilities? If you do something specific, reply and let Ian know. He’d love to hear about it.
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