Singer Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/singer/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:09:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://afinjufm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-Afinju_Logo-removebg-preview-32x32.png Singer Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/singer/ 32 32 233669348 Ayo Benzi Wins ‘Next Afrobeats Star’, Secures N150m Deal https://afinjufm.com/ayo-benzi-wins-next-afrobeats-star-secures-n150m-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ayo-benzi-wins-next-afrobeats-star-secures-n150m-deal https://afinjufm.com/ayo-benzi-wins-next-afrobeats-star-secures-n150m-deal/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:09:40 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=17561 Fast-rising singer Ayo Benzi has won the maiden edition of Next Afrobeats Star, clinching a N150 million music record deal. The televised talent show, which launched in August, began with 300 contestants from nationwide auditions before being trimmed down through multiple stages to a final 12. The finalists were mentored by top producers Puffy Tee, […]

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Fast-rising singer Ayo Benzi has won the maiden edition of Next Afrobeats Star, clinching a N150 million music record deal.

The televised talent show, which launched in August, began with 300 contestants from nationwide auditions before being trimmed down through multiple stages to a final 12. The finalists were mentored by top producers Puffy Tee, P.Prime, Sarz, and Andre Vibez.

The competition ended at a grand finale, where Benzi emerged winner from the top four finalists.

In his victory speech, Benzi credited his success to perseverance and consistency, describing the win as a reward for not giving up despite past setbacks.

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“I am short of words. This is a sign of not giving up. I have been pushing all this while. I have been to other competitions. There are some you get the prize, there are others you do not get the prize,” he said.

Onyinye Ikenna-Emeka, chief marketing officer of MTN Nigeria, said the company was proud to support young talents, noting that Afrobeats has become one of Nigeria’s most celebrated global exports.

Source: Thecable

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Tope Alabi Speaks on Childhood Maltreatment https://afinjufm.com/tope-alabi-speaks-on-childhood-maltreatment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tope-alabi-speaks-on-childhood-maltreatment https://afinjufm.com/tope-alabi-speaks-on-childhood-maltreatment/#respond Sat, 18 Oct 2025 11:27:35 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15231 Taking to Instagram, the 54-year-old songwriter, famous for hits like ‘Logan Ti O De’, described a recurring cycle of punishment where her sister would first order her to grind scotch bonnet peppers, unaware of their intended use. “When I was living with my sister, she used to beat me mercilessly. Anytime she wanted to beat me, […]

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Taking to Instagram, the 54-year-old songwriter, famous for hits like ‘Logan Ti O De’, described a recurring cycle of punishment where her sister would first order her to grind scotch bonnet peppers, unaware of their intended use.

“When I was living with my sister, she used to beat me mercilessly. Anytime she wanted to beat me, she would tell me to grind scotch bonnet peppers on a stone grinder,” She said.

“I did not know that is how you punish someone. After she had beaten me severely with the cane, there would be wounds all over my body. She would then put the ground pepper all over the wounds.”

The routine, which, according to her, happened every time she offended her sister, caused such excruciating pain that she “would run like a mad person”.

Alabi explained that she had chosen to bury the memories but felt compelled by a higher power to speak out now.

“She did this to me every time. I would run like a mad person because of the pain. You would feel like you want to lose your sanity. I can never forget. Not that I forgot, but I just decided not to speak about it,” she wrote.

Read Also:Singer Timi Dakolo Offers To Help Struggling Parents Pay School Fees

“I believe the Holy Spirit wants me to talk about it now for a reason.”

The singer said she was using her painful past as a lesson while issuing a plea to parents and guardians. She urged parents to keep their children close, regardless of their financial circumstances

“To guardians that are training other people’s children, be nice to them because you never know what they can become in future. I thank God for my life today.”

Source: Punch

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Tiwa Savage Denies Sabotaging Female Artistes https://afinjufm.com/tiwa-savage-denies-sabotaging-female-artistes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tiwa-savage-denies-sabotaging-female-artistes https://afinjufm.com/tiwa-savage-denies-sabotaging-female-artistes/#respond Sat, 11 Oct 2025 14:59:42 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15040 Speaking in an interview, Savage addressed rumours linking her to conflicts with colleagues Seyi Shay and Victoria Kimani. She said allegations that she blocked opportunities for others or refused to share the stage with female performers were false. “If anyone claims I blocked their bag, they should mention names,” she said. “I am pro-women and […]

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Speaking in an interview, Savage addressed rumours linking her to conflicts with colleagues Seyi Shay and Victoria Kimani. She said allegations that she blocked opportunities for others or refused to share the stage with female performers were false.

“If anyone claims I blocked their bag, they should mention names,” she said. “I am pro-women and want to see others win. Maybe promoters are using my name as an excuse not to book multiple female artistes.”

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Savage added that she had previously supported Seyi Shay’s Pepsi campaign and featured female artistes in her songs, including bringing Yemi Alade on stage during her concert.

She maintained that the perception of rivalry among female artistes was often fueled by outsiders, urging those involved to speak up if they had genuine grievances.

Source: Thecable

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Singer Crayon Mourns Mother’s Death https://afinjufm.com/singer-crayon-mourns-mothers-death/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=singer-crayon-mourns-mothers-death https://afinjufm.com/singer-crayon-mourns-mothers-death/#respond Sat, 11 Oct 2025 14:45:56 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15037 The singer announced in a lengthy social media post, describing the day of her death, as the “darkest day of my life.” He referred to his late mother as his “soldier, backbone, and pillar.” “My best friend, the best woman I have ever loved, my favourite person in the world. I lost my mum.” Crayon recounted […]

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The singer announced in a lengthy social media post, describing the day of her death, as the “darkest day of my life.” He referred to his late mother as his “soldier, backbone, and pillar.”

“My best friend, the best woman I have ever loved, my favourite person in the world. I lost my mum.”

Crayon recounted that he had spoken with her days before, and she “sounded so healthy” while offering her usual monthly prayers for him.

He expressed his anguish over seeing her lifeless body at the hospital, calling it the image that “broke me to pieces” and his “greatest fear.”

The singer questioned the timing of her death, especially coming just four days before his birthday, and when life was beginning to get better for the family after years of struggle.

He described his mother’s death as an “everlasting scar” that has completely changed his life.

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“You always said we should never question God, but that’s all I’ve done since that day. Mummy, I don ask God why tire! Why now? Why you? Why me? Why us? How?” he questioned.

“I will never be the same, I’m scarred for life. Nothing will ever be the same. Every milestone I hit will never be the same, every achievement will never be the same. This is an everlasting scar I’m never going to heal from.”

Source: Thecable

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Temi Otedola Reveals Why She Adopted Husband’s Surname https://afinjufm.com/temi-otedola-reveals-why-she-adopted-husbands-surname/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=temi-otedola-reveals-why-she-adopted-husbands-surname https://afinjufm.com/temi-otedola-reveals-why-she-adopted-husbands-surname/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:56:28 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=14671 Recall that the actress, who recently tied the knot with star musician, Mr Eazi, in a three-part wedding celebration across Monaco, Dubai, and Iceland, an event reportedly costing $15 million. Shortly after the ceremony, the actress updated her Instagram bio to ‘Temi Otedola Ajibade’, including Eazi’s surname. In an interview, the 29-year-old actress said it felt “natural” […]

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Recall that the actress, who recently tied the knot with star musician, Mr Eazi, in a three-part wedding celebration across Monaco, Dubai, and Iceland, an event reportedly costing $15 million.

Shortly after the ceremony, the actress updated her Instagram bio to ‘Temi Otedola Ajibade’, including Eazi’s surname.

In an interview, the 29-year-old actress said it felt “natural” to take her husband’s name after their wedding, describing it as her “personal choice”.

She emphasised that while the path brought her comfort and happiness, she fully respects the different choices other women make.

“To be deeply honest with you, it’s not anything I had thought about. It was obvious that when I became a married woman, the obvious thing for me was to take my husband’s name, but it’s my choice,” she said.

“I respect everybody’s personal choice. It’s what I’m comfortable and happy doing it.”

The actress also shared reasons for marrying the 34-year-old singer, whom she began dating in 2017.

Read Also: Temi Otedola’s Name Change to Ajibade Reignites Debate on Marriage and Identity

“There are too many that made me marry him. How would I choose one? I mean, first and foremost, he’s my best friend, that’s my person. And I think when you meet your person, you will know,” she added.

“I can’t imagine spending the rest of my life with anybody else. He’s the person I’m excited about and can’t wait to spend every day with and build our lives together, work through our ups and downs together, celebrate together, and solve problems together. He’s simply my person. So, we’re just excited for what’s to come.”

Source: Thecable

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Singer Timi Dakolo Offers To Help Struggling Parents Pay School Fees https://afinjufm.com/singer-timi-dakolo-offers-to-help-struggling-parents-pay-school-fees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=singer-timi-dakolo-offers-to-help-struggling-parents-pay-school-fees https://afinjufm.com/singer-timi-dakolo-offers-to-help-struggling-parents-pay-school-fees/#respond Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:41:39 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=14389 The singer disclosed this in a post on his official X handle, acknowledging the financial strain many families face at the start of every term. “I know it’s school fee season, it’s not always easy, I know this first-hand, so, let me help lessen that burden a little bit,” he wrote. The singer directed parents […]

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The singer disclosed this in a post on his official X handle, acknowledging the financial strain many families face at the start of every term.

“I know it’s school fee season, it’s not always easy, I know this first-hand, so, let me help lessen that burden a little bit,” he wrote.

The singer directed parents and guardians to send their children’s school bills via Instagram to #TheOyindaOlu, adding that receipts of payments made to schools would be sent back to confirm the support.

“Just DM the school bill to
@TheOyindaOlu
on IG.

“We would DM you the receipt of what we sent to the school,” the artist wrote.

Dakolo’s announcement has drawn wide attention online from fans, with many commending the move at a time when households are grappling with mounting costs.

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Dakolo, who is known for family-themed songs and community-driven messages, has previously lent his voice to issues affecting education and welfare.

His latest intervention adds to a growing trend of celebrities offering direct financial relief to fans in times of need.

Source: Punch

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Sean Kingston Sentenced to 3.5 Years for $1M Fraud Scheme https://afinjufm.com/sean-kingston-sentenced-to-3-5-years-for-1m-fraud-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sean-kingston-sentenced-to-3-5-years-for-1m-fraud-scheme https://afinjufm.com/sean-kingston-sentenced-to-3-5-years-for-1m-fraud-scheme/#respond Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:46:21 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=12785 Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Paul Anderson, was convicted alongside his mother, Janice Turner, on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud. Turner was previously sentenced to five years in prison. In court, Kingston apologized and expressed remorse. His request to delay imprisonment due to health concerns was denied, and he was taken into custody […]

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Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Paul Anderson, was convicted alongside his mother, Janice Turner, on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud. Turner was previously sentenced to five years in prison.

In court, Kingston apologized and expressed remorse. His request to delay imprisonment due to health concerns was denied, and he was taken into custody immediately after sentencing.

Prosecutors described Kingston as a habitual fraudster who used fame to deceive sellers, offering social media promotion in exchange for high-end items such as luxury cars, designer watches, and a massive LED television, none of which were paid for.

Defense attorneys argued Kingston was financially naive and heavily reliant on others, including his mother. The judge acknowledged Kingston’s cooperation but dismissed claims of innocence or ignorance.

The scheme came to light following a SWAT raid on Kingston’s rented mansion, where authorities seized goods obtained through falsified wire transfers. Kingston was arrested while performing at a military base in California.

Known for early hits like Beautiful Girls and Fire Burning, Kingston rose to fame as a teenager but failed to maintain his wealth, leading to years of fraudulent activity.

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4 Questions About The Music Industry You Should NOT Be Asking https://afinjufm.com/4-questions-about-the-music-industry-you-should-not-be-asking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-questions-about-the-music-industry-you-should-not-be-asking https://afinjufm.com/4-questions-about-the-music-industry-you-should-not-be-asking/#respond Fri, 27 May 2016 16:55:29 +0000 https://qantumthemes.xyz/sonik/demo3/2016/05/27/4-questions-about-the-music-industry-you-should-not-be-asking/ Chances are, you are already ruining your potential to succeed in the music industry because you believe in one or more music career myths. How do I know? I am sent e-mail messages on a constant basis by tons of musicians (all seeking the answers to the WRONG questions). These are questions that may seem […]

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Chances are, you are already ruining your potential to succeed in the music industry because you believe in one or more music career myths. How do I know? I am sent e-mail messages on a constant basis by tons of musicians (all seeking the answers to the WRONG questions). These are questions that may seem like good questions on the top level, but are really highly damaging questions that take them far away from their musical dreams.

To put together a successful career in music as soon as possible, you’ve got to know the questions you do NOT need to be seeking answers to, and understand how to ask much higher quality questions that will put you on the right track toward reaching your music industry goals.

These are the 4 worst music career questions you should avoid asking in order to build a successful career as a professional musician:

Bad Music Career Question #1: Do I Have To Become A ‘Starving Artist’?

A lot of people believe that making a living as a professional musician means one of two things: Either you ‘make it’ and go on to tour the world and sell millions of albums or you ‘become a starving artist’ and have to play at crappy bars and street corners just to get by. This music business myth makes sabotages people’s careers from the start, either by making them believe they need to get full time jobs unrelated to music and ‘try to do music on the side’, or be afraid of trying to enter the music business.

Fact is, the music business is made up of a large middle class and there are countless ways to earn a living. You’d be surprised at how easy it is to make a good living in the music industry versus becoming successful in an outside field. However, before you will make a lot of money, you must stop asking low quality questions. Stop worrying about becoming a starving artist and start envisioning all the different ways you can make money as a musician.

As you work in the music business, you are not forced to live from one paycheck to the next like in a normal day job. Instead, it’s always possible to be earning multiple sources of income at the same time. This makes becoming a professional musician a much more stable career choice since you don’t have to be dependent on just ONE source of income. In addition to the obvious ways that musicians seek to make money in music (selling albums/downloads, playing live shows or recording as a session musician), there is one thing you can do right now that will quickly boost your music related income:

Start growing a music teaching business. This will immediately produce multiple sources of income (your students) for you while you work much less than full time hours each week.

When you build many sources of musical income as discussed above, it’s very possible (and not as hard as you might think) to annually earn more than $100k in your music career (I know this, because I’ve helped many musicians to do it).

Bad Music Career Question #2: How Do I Get A Recording Contract?

In order to understand why this is not a good questions to ask, answer this: “Why should someone give YOU a recording contract?” If you think it’s because you write good music… try again. This is never a good enough reason for someone to sign you to a recording contract. No one is going to invest many thousands of dollars into you just because you can write good music. This would be WAY too risky of an investment (so much so that it doesn’t even make sense). Imagine that you saved up $200,000, would you then go to a casino and put it all on the line for one spin of the roulette? OR would you instead invest it into someone who has proven that they can help you earn even more (at least at a smaller level)? No doubt, you would make the wise choice and invest it into someone who would help you make more money. This is how recording labels think. So stop wondering about how you can get signed to a recording contract and start turning yourself into a ‘wise investment’ that any label would immediately see as valuable. This requires much more than writing great music, playing your instrument well or having a Facebook page.

Here are the actions you should be taking to make yourself into a valuable investment for a record company:

1. Understand what the music industry is looking for in musicians before they begin working with them.

2. Work every day to build your music career. Record companies want to see that you have a good track record before they will begin working with you. The more things you do as an independent musician, the more likely it is that you will gain the interest of a record company.

3. Get music industry training from a successful mentor who has already accomplished big things in the music industry and helped others get signed to recording contracts.

Once you begin developing your music career on your own, you will make yourself like a beacon of light and record companies will come searching for YOU!

Bad Music Career Question #3: How Can I Get My Music ‘Heard’ By More People?

The majority of musicians want to get their music heard by as many people as possible, believing that this will help them earn money and become successful pro musicians. However, the quantity of people who listen to your music is not very significant in and of itself. What really matters is the amount of people you are able to turn into a highly dedicated fans who will do anything to support you and your music.

Stop asking yourself how to get more people to hear your music and start transforming anyone who is already your fan into a real FANATIC. Only After you have a strategy in place for turning ‘casual fans’ into ‘hardcore fanatics’ will the total number of people who hear your music begin to matter.

Bad Music Career Question #4: What Is The Best Music City To Move To?

Many musicians think they will be much more likely to succeed in the music industry by moving to a ‘music city’. Then with this belief in mind, they pack up their things and move, believing that opportunities will simply ‘fall into their lap’ once they arrive. Once they have been in their new location for a while and nothing has changed, they blame it on the city and look for a new location to move to (while being completely unaware of the TRUE reasons why they aren’t successful).

Here’s the truth about ‘location’ leading to success in the music industry: Your location has nothing to do with your ability to become a successful pro musician. This applies particularly today when it is easier than ever for someone to get a recording contract, put out music, organize world tours or work as a session musician regardless of where they live. Highly successful musicians do not become that way because they lived in one area rather than another. If that were true, there would be zero successful musicians living in cities that are not known for big music scenes. The principles that lead to developing a successful music career apply exactly the same regardless of where you live.

Rather than making the massive (wasted) effort of trying to research and find the best music scene, go through the following process that has been PROVEN to work for musicians:

 

Determine your specific musical goals.
Start working together with a music business mentor to put together an effective strategy for reaching your musical goals.
Work each day to get closer to achieving your goals until you reach them.
When you focus on what is most important (using the process above), you will achieve success in your music career much faster.

Now that you’ve learned why many common music career questions actually steer your music career down the wrong path, here is what you need to do to get back onto the right path:

Step 1. Think more in depth about your music career goals. Use the resources in this article to gain clarity about how the music industry works.

Step 2. Start asking yourself high quality questions on a consistent basis when trying to figure out what you must do to reach your music career goals.

Step 3. Don’t build your music career alone. Get music business training to quickly achieve big things in the music industry.
Tom Hess is a recording artist, online guitar teacher and a music career mentor. He plays guitar for the band Rhapsody Of Fire. Visit his musician development website to become a better musician, get free music industry advice, music career tips and professional music industry advice.

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Does A Woman Help Progression In Music? https://afinjufm.com/does-a-woman-dominated-line-up-help-progression-in-music/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=does-a-woman-dominated-line-up-help-progression-in-music https://afinjufm.com/does-a-woman-dominated-line-up-help-progression-in-music/#respond Tue, 24 May 2016 20:23:31 +0000 https://qantumthemes.xyz/sonik/demo3/2016/05/24/does-a-woman-dominated-line-up-help-progression-in-music/ As festival season rapidly rolls in, we’re constantly being reminded of the continuing lack of diversity on our lineups. With a recent study indicating 86 per cent of the lineups of 12 major music festivals last year including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and Creamfields were male, it seems that the ears at the top are […]

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As festival season rapidly rolls in, we’re constantly being reminded of the continuing lack of diversity on our lineups. With a recent study indicating 86 per cent of the lineups of 12 major music festivals last year including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and Creamfields were male, it seems that the ears at the top are still unwilling to break up the boys club that makes up our live music industry.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

That’s not to say the diversity – and demand – isn’t there. With collectives such as SIREN and Discwoman championing female talent in the electronic music scene, and artists such as Björk, Grimes and Kesha speaking out in defence of women’s rights in the industry, there’s never seemed a more appropriate time to shake up our lineups. One group unwilling to wait for the wider industry to take note is Sad Grrrls Club. Originally founded by Rachel Maria Cox as a record label and booking agency in order for them to support non-binary and female acts and challenge Australia’s male-dominated live music scene, Cox has grown the organisation from it’s DIY roots to fully fledged music festival taking place across two cities.

Inspired by the Riot Grrrl movement as well as Audrey Wollen’s Sad Girl Theory, Sad Grrrls Fest showcases bands and musicians that have at least one female or non-binary member. But are all-female lineups breaking down the gender divide, or widening it even further? Below we caught up with the festival’s founder to discuss safer space policies, reverse sexism and the power of expressing our emotions.

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4 Things That Kill Your Chances For Music Career Success https://afinjufm.com/four-things-that-kill-your-chances-for-music-career-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-things-that-kill-your-chances-for-music-career-success https://afinjufm.com/four-things-that-kill-your-chances-for-music-career-success/#respond Sat, 21 May 2016 16:54:34 +0000 https://qantumthemes.xyz/sonik/demo3/2016/05/21/four-things-that-kill-your-chances-for-music-career-success/ What do you believe is the number one thing that musicians are doing to ruin their chances at succeeding in the music industry? Is it: not practicing their instrument enough? Not putting together enough good music industry connections? Living in a city with no music scene? The answer to all of this is NO – […]

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What do you believe is the number one thing that musicians are doing to ruin their chances at succeeding in the music industry? Is it: not practicing their instrument enough? Not putting together enough good music industry connections? Living in a city with no music scene? The answer to all of this is NO – none of these things. There can be countless reasons why a musician would fail to make it in the music industry, but the things above are merely symptoms of a deeper cause. In reality, the most common reason why musicians never succeed in this business is they have a FEAR based mindset.

The majority of musicians allow their fears to ruin their chances for succeeding in music. Some of these fears are understood consciously while others are only identifiable to someone who is looking for them.
Unfortunately, whether you are aware of them or not, your fears can be very devastating to your music career. As one who mentors musicians on how to build a successful music career, I’ve observed this endless times.

The following are some of the frequent fears that devastate musicians’ chances for becoming successful and how to overcome them so that you can quickly move your music career forward:

Musician Fear #1: Fear Of Not Making Any Money

Anytime you have told your friends or family that you want to become a professional musician, what have they told you? Probably something like this:

*”You’ve got to get a safe job first in order to have a solid backup plan for your music career.”

*”Musicians can’t make a good living”

*”All musicians have to play street corners for change just to get by”

In most cases you are told these things out of the best intentions… However, these ideas are highly misguided. Truth is, it’s not as hard as you might think to earn a good living in the music industry if you know specifically what to do to make money as a pro musician (and actually DO it). With this in mind, it’s exactly because the above false beliefs about the music industry are so wide spread, that they cause many musicians to fear not being able to make money. They then do things that lead to the exact OPPOSITE of what is needed to earn a good living.

The following is how trying ‘not’ to run into financial struggles in the music industry causes you to have difficulty making good money as a musician:

*You never make the effort to earn a lot more money in your music career. The worst thing you can possibly do is expect that you’ll struggle to make money as a musician. It’s certain that when you do this, you begin to live into the world you’ve created for yourself in your mind.

*You take your music career in the WRONG direction. By expecting failure in terms of making good money, many musicians start thinking they’ll be better off going to college to get a degree in a non-musical field, working at a “secure” job and THEN going after their music career dreams in their spare time. In the end, they almost always end up failing with this approach.

*You eat the goose that lays golden eggs. Note: What is written below could seem like “self-promotion,” since I mention how I mentor musicians as an illustration of a critical point. Of course, there is a very important lesson for you to learn here, and my words are true regardless of whether I am selling something or not. The lesson for you here illustrates how merely being AFRAID of becoming broke causes you to forever remain broke as a musician, until you make a significant change.

I occasionally receive messages from musicians who initially hesitated to join my music career training program or attend my music career money making event (where I show musicians how to easily make tons of money), because they are under the impression that they “cannot afford it.” Even after I take them through the overwhelming proof for how my programs have given HUGE results to the musicians I’ve worked with, they still remain skeptical and fearful. This skepticism comes from the same false narratives described above – that all musicians will inevitably become broke and struggle, so there is no point in pursuing a music career. Ironically, by attempting to “save” a few bucks in the moment and passing on the training (that is PROVEN to get results) on how to develop a lucrative music career, you are ensuring that you will never make a big income with music. This is referred to as “eating the goose that lays golden eggs” because you decide to eat the goose now rather than wait for golden eggs to appear later. Rather than learning how to earn money in your music career and building toward the future, you give in to your fear… guaranteeing that you will never make progress to move your career to a higher level.

How To Keep This Fear From De-railing Your Music Career:

1. Know that the belief that all musicians struggle to make money isn’t true and it certainly does not have to be your reality. This realization alone will keep you from letting fear steer your music career away from the things you really want.

2. Instead of being preoccupied with thoughts of how hard it will be to make money in music, take action to learn more about how to BECOME financially successful as a musician. There is a clear (and rudimentary) difference between these 2 mindsets and the ends that each one leads to are complete opposites.

Musician Fear #2: Fear Of Not Succeeding In Your Music Career

Too many musicians mess up their music careers by fearing that:

*They aren’t young enough to have a music career

*They don’t have enough talent to make it in music

*They don’t live in a big enough music city

*They don’t have a university degree in a musical field

*Their musical style is not well known where they live

*There are not enough serious musicians where they live who they can work with

*If they fail, they will look dumb in front of all the people who they told about their musical dreams (friends, family, etc.)

Besides the numerous reasons why these fears are irrational, know the following:

1. What you believe becomes your reality. If you think you have a good excuse for why you simply can’t become a successful musician (such as any of the things above), you will rationalize it and use it as a way to avoid advancing your music career. When you do this, you are GUARANTEED to fail at breaking into the music business. The other side of the coin is also true: if you believe that you are definitely going to become successful, and you are the master of your destiny, you will find a way to do whatever needs to get done to reach your goals. It’s clear that the latter mindset has a massively higher rate of success (both in the music business and in everyday life).

2. If you don’t even attempt to grow a successful music career – you have failed. Even worse than this guarantee of 100% failure, is you are going to regret not taking action to do what you dreamed of with music when you look back at all the opportunities you missed.

Musician Fear #3: Fear Of Becoming Successful In Your Music Career

Does it sound ridiculous to be afraid of becoming successful? It’s not. While the above fear of “failure” is a frequent occurrence for musicians who are new to the music industry, the fear of “becoming successful” is common for more seasoned musicians who are close to making a major breakthrough in their music careers.

These musicians can easily self-destruct by worrying about how their lives will be different when they become successful, how others will view them, how difficult it will be to continue their success or believing below the surface that they do not truly “deserve” to be successful. This causes many musicians begin to intentionally sabotage themselves by NOT doing things they know are in their own best interest (such as joining bands, going on tour or getting the training that they know they need that will build their career).

How To Not Let Fear Of Failure (Or Success) De-rail Your Music Career:

1. Understand that all the things you tell yourself about why you can’t have a music career in your specific scenario are just stories you make up. You have MASSIVE potential for success as a musician (much more than you realize), regardless of how old you are, what your current musical background is or the location where you live.

2. Think like highly successful musicians think. As I explained already, there is a basic difference between “playing to WIN” (in your music career) vs. playing “not to lose”. Successful musicians play to win and they do not focus on “avoiding fear” – they focus on “achieving success”… and this is what you must do as well.

3. Stack the deck of cards in your favor. You will drastically raise your odds of success in the music business (and beat your fear of failure), once you begin navigating the music industry without a blindfold on. Instead, quickly make progress by getting trained by a music career success mentor who has already helped many musicians achieve success in their music careers.

Musician Fear #4: Fear Of Being Treated Unfairly By Music Companies, Promoters And Other Industry Executives

The music industry is filled with long winded stories from (failed) musicians who claim that someone in the music industry has lead them to fail because they forced them to sign a bad contract, refused to pay them enough money or “screwed” them in some other way. Stories like this make many musicians afraid of getting into any business deals in the music industry and sometimes keep them from even trying to pursue a music career.

Here is a big music industry secret that no one will tell you that will turn this fear into potential for achieving success:

It’s the COMPANIES who should have a fear of being taken advantage of by the MUSICIANS they work with. Fact is, most music companies are NOT out there to screw the musicians they work with. Instead, they are really HUNGRY for new talent, for “everyone wins” partnerships and for ways to best use their resources (with the help of musicians they hire) to help everyone involved prosper.

At the same time, these companies are also afraid of spending MASSIVE sums of money into musicians who:

*Are emotionally or mentally unstable

*Feel “entitled” to receive the company’s money and resources simply because they may be good musicians

*Are lazy and can’t be depended upon

*Do not help the company earn money in a way that is mutually beneficial

… and a long list of other factors.

Truth is, music companies invest tons of time, money and other resources into the musicians they work with. They have a lot more at stake than most of the musicians they work with do, so they have to be very careful about doing business with the right musicians. They are inclined to refuse to act against their own best interest by working with musicians who seem risky (as investments) or who ask for more money than they have earned.

How To Not Let This Fear De-rail Your Music Career:

Know that what you just learned is a huge inside tip into how the music business actually works and will make all the difference between success and failure. Rather than being afraid that music companies are out to screw musicians, understand that you have a great opportunity to put yourself light years ahead of the competition in the music industry. Here is what you need to do:

*Know EXACTLY what people in the music industry look for in you (this extends way beyond your musical skills).

*Gather the pieces of value you require to make yourself the best choice for the greatest music career opportunities.

*Clearly display your value to the companies you want to work with by developing a rock-solid reputation for yourself as a risk-free musician who adds value for others.

By doing this, music companies will actively seek you out to give you the opportunities that other musicians never dreamed of.

Now that you have a good understanding of what fears hold so many musicians back from developing their music careers, take mental note of your thoughts and beliefs around working in the music industry. Once you become aware of the fears that are keeping YOU back, take action to transform your mindset (utilizing the resources and tools mentioned throughout this article). When you do this, you will find that your fears dissolve away as your music career starts quickly going in the right direction.

To quickly begin building a successful music career, find a music career success mentor.
About The Author:
Tom Hess is an electric guitar teacher online and a music career mentor. Tom also trains musicians on how to succeed in the music business. On his professional musician website tomhess.net you can read many more articles about making a living with a music career.

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