Artist Of The Year

Hello to all of my loyal Stars On The Rise viewers the moment you have all been waiting for has finally come! It is time to name the Artist Of The Year 2013! I have listened to everyone’s input and I think we are all in agreement on who this year’s artist should be. Let me first say their were a lot of great artist that Stars On The Rise have featured on this blog this past year and their will a lot more in 2014. I must say each one of these artist brought something special to the table and I wish I could pick them all for this honor. With all of that being said it is time to crown this years Artist Of The Year! So drum roll please! This years Artist Of The Year is Ariana Grande!!!

Their were so many reasons why Ariana Grande was chosen as this years Artist Of The Year. She has a break out year in music that caught everyone by surprise. She proved that she was a lot more than the comedic actress that we have come to know and love from the Nickelodeon hit shows Victorious and Sam & Cat. She is an undeniable vocal prodigy. She has been compared to vocalist like Mariah Carey and with her break out single “The Way” she proves she has a sound and image that appeals to the public. She is creating and expanding her music career success with another hit single called “Right There”. As well as a breakout performance at the 2013 American Music Awards were she also picked up the award for Best New Artist. Ariana has proven she has the talent to make the music world fall in love with her. I look forward to seeing a lot more from this budding music star. Once again we have closed out another great year of exciting music artist and I look forward to bring you many more next year. As always you can follow me on Twitter @StarsOnTheRise and like my page on Facebook just look for the logo!

Keys To Artist Management

Hello to all of my loyal Stars On The Rise followers as you know 2013 is coming to a close. So pretty soon I will be logging off until the New Year, but every now and then I go outside the usual Artist of the Week and In the Spotlight to bring you topics that interest me within the music industry. The topic that is catching my attention is artist management. Artist management is that delicate balance of getting what your artist wants with what the record label needs. This is a job that appears to not be for the faint of heart. I feel to be an effect artist manager you have to be willing to give your all to that artist to make sure the artist is happy and making sure they are making the best career choices and have the best opportunities to help further their career. So if you are planning on working in the field of artist management there are a few things you need to keep in mind.

1.     Passion: Every good manager needs to have passion for the artist that they are representing. Before you can get anyone else to believe in your artist you have to believe in the artist, and the talent they have.

2.     Drive: You have to be willing to stop at nothing to do what is in the best interest of your artist.

3.     Good Instincts: You have to know when to follow your instincts and keep an ear to all things going on in the music industry. This is important so you can make sure your artist is able to go after every available opportunity to help further his or her career.

I think that these are at least three of the things needed to be an effective artist manager. It is a job that you have to love to do to survive in the crazy music industry world. I also think you have to have a strong love for helping talented artist reach their superstar success. That is why I started this blog I love finding new talent and I am happy when I see an artist that I blogged about doing well in their career. I hope you guys enjoyed this special blog post. Remember you can follow me on Twitter @StarsOnTheRise and like my page on Facebook just look for the logo!