“The music listener is really the star of the show.”
July 23, 2026
Share Aaron Lee Tasjan, a Nashville based musician, posted a short video on his IG page that lets us look at how an artist experiences
Share Aaron Lee Tasjan, a Nashville based musician, posted a short video on his IG page that lets us look at how an artist experiences
Fan Alliance is about fixing a broken music economy — broken for fans who are being priced out of concerts or can’t get tickets when they go on sale because of the bots and scalpers. It’s broken for artists who can’t earn a living from streaming or are fighting with a flood of fake songs created by A.I. platforms.
Last month, Fan Alliance in partnership with Cash or Trade brought together a small but mighty group — “fan influencers,” as we called them — volunteers who create, moderate and lead large artist and genre Facebook communities. Representing pages ranging from 10K to 80K members, their collective reach topped 200,000 fans.
Dig in to some highlights of a fascinating conversation.
America, suffice it to say, has not been a leader in supporting the arts. It seems like the right time to look outside our borders for ideas and inspiration. Here’s just a few examples how other countries are making live music more affordable for fans and sustainable for artists and venues.
When I was in 9th grade, my brother took me to the Yale Bowl in New Haven to my first Grateful Dead concert. I’d been to a few concerts, but this was different – bigger, better and I had the feeling there was something significant going on that I couldn’t yet grasp.
According to the CDC, more than one quarter of Americans have a disability. That’s 70 million people. We interviewed RAMPD leaders to learn the issues artists with disability face as songwriters, performers How do artists with disabilities develop their careers? What unique challenges do they face?
There’s things we can all do to save music — individually and together.
Here’s Fan Alliance’s Top Ten List.
Touring costs are taking a bigger and bigger bite out of the money artists earn from their gigs. One of the biggest expenses: hotels. Fan Alliance members can help if you have extra rooms that artists could stay in while they come through your town.
A conversation with Erin McAnally, executive director of Songwriters of North America (SONA) on what it takes to be a working songwriter.
Earning money on tour isn’t a sure thing these days. It’s not uncommon for artists to actually lose money. One independent artist with a good sized following shared their tour budget with us for their Fall 2025 tour of the U.S. west coast.
Join us and support a music community that works for fans and artists alike.
