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Artist Growth is launching a line of credit cards? WHAT?! Aren’t there enough options out there as it is?

We think not. Here’s why…

Did you know? As of January 1, 2024, the average credit card APR in the United States is 27.80%! Maybe that’s ok if you can afford to pay your bill in full each month. But that’s not most of us.

For the musician who needs to pay for new recording equipment, the design intern who just moved to New York City hoping to break through in the music industry, or the indie label looking for a little extra spending power to kickstart promotion efforts for a hot, new up-and-comer, that just won’t do.

We know, because we’ve been there, as artists and industry professionals ourselves. 

So we fixed it. With a new, low fixed-rate credit card that never changes. (Pun intended.) As well as with other great options to meet the needs of creators and the people and teams who help make it all possible.

Meet Artist Growth X, an exciting new addition to the AG Workspace toolkit.

Low, fixed-rate credit cards that never change

When was the last time you saw a credit card featuring an 11.99% fixed APR that NEVER changes+? You read that correctly! And we'll tell you more in a minute…

But first, you can read the terms and conditions for each here:

• Artist Growth XS Platinum Fixed Mastercard +Terms & Conditions
• Artist Growth X Business Platinum Fixed Mastercard +Terms & Conditions

Seriously, the last time the average credit card APR clocked in that low was in February 2015. For those of you who remember New Music Tuesday, that was the month labels in the US decided to shift new music releases to Fridays across the globe.

Fortunately for you, with the XS Platinum Fixed Mastercard and X Business Platinum Fixed Mastercard, you can lock in our lowest APR for as long as you keep your card open. And unlike most credit cards, your APR will never change. (Like when the Fed hikes interest rates, something they did quite a bit last year.)

Consider yourself lucky, because these are available exclusively for people and businesses in the music, media, and entertainment space. 

So to sum it up:

• If you’re an individual artist or industry professional and are looking for the stability of an 11.99% fixed APR that never changes (see terms and conditions), the XS Platinum Fixed Mastercard could be for you.
• If you’re a small- to medium-sized business looking for predictable financing costs—ahem, an 11.99% fixed APR that never changes (see terms and conditions), our X Business Platinum Fixed Mastercard could be the ticket.

However, you might have different needs. We thought of that, too.

Beyond a fixed rate: A card for every need

While we’re obviously pretty stoked about our fixed-rate offerings, we understand that maybe you need something a bit … BIGGER. Like an end-to-end corporate expense management solution with credit limits that are personalized based on people-driven underwriting rather than automated decisions. 

Featuring unlimited physical and virtual cards, custom spending controls and alerts, and other powerful features, Artist Growth X Corp Purchasing Mastercard could be just what your business needs.

Empowering the creative industry with access to affordable financing

Our mission is simple: To equip artists and the people and teams who support them with tools that reflect the dynamic nature of the creative industry. So you can manage your business on your terms.

With Artist Growth X’s new roster of credit cards, we're providing financial empowerment through transparent, user-friendly credit.

Find the right card for you today.

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The Artist Growth X Business Platinum, XS Platinum, and X Corp Purchasing Mastercard^® credit cards are issued by Pinnacle Bank, a Tennessee bank, pursuant to a license by Mastercard International Incorporated. Mastercard and the Mastercard Brand Mark are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated.

You’ve been asking, and today we’re thrilled to announce the latest way we’re streamlining artist event management. That’s right. Artist Growth Workspace is now integrated with Bandsintown for Artists!

The world's leading live music discovery platform, Bandsintown, helps more than 80 million fans discover shows by serving 4 billion personalized concert recommendations each year. If you haven't signed up for Bandsintown for Artists yet, join for free to claim your artist page, manage your events, and engage your Bandsintown followers.

This new functionality bridges the gap between Bandsintown and Workspace, enabling record labels, management teams, and individual artists to effortlessly import events directly from their Bandsintown for Artists account. Best of all? Automatic, real-time synchronization of your upcoming events. 

Let’s take a closer look at what Workspace’s Bandsintown integration means for you.

Automatically pull events with one-time setup

Our integration with Bandsintown is an ongoing, daily sync. 

This ensures that your Artist Growth calendar stays current with every new event added or updated in Bandsintown — without the need for manual updates. Maintaining visibility into your artists’ tours and performances has never been easier or more efficient.

Connect with multiple artists’ accounts

If you represent multiple artists, there’s a good chance that some of them have their performances loaded into Bandsintown.

Now, a single organization can link multiple artists’ individual Bandsintown accounts to their Artist Growth Workspace account. This flexibility ensures that each artist's unique event schedule is accurately reflected and managed within our platform.

Unlink without deleting already-imported events

We understand the need for control. Should you choose to unlink an artist’s Bandsintown account or their account is deleted, rest assured that your events in Artist Growth will remain intact. That also means that any data attached to past events will also remain safe.

Experience seamless artist event management

The integration of Bandsintown with Artist Growth Workspace marks another step forward in our commitment to providing innovative and user-friendly artist management solutions for the music industry.

Try Workspace free for 14 days to experience firsthand how our integration with Bandsintown can save you time importing and managing artist events.

As if we needed to tell you: Your time is super important. 

It’s a big part of why we created Artist Growth Workspace to begin with … that and to provide a single platform for storing and managing all of your artists’ activities, events, finances, and other essential data.

Which is why we’re pumped to announce our latest Workspace feature available to Rise, Scale, and Enterprise accounts: event schedule templates!

Event schedule templates mean more time for everything else 

Whether you’re managing promotions, booking a tour, or planning an album release, it’s pretty safe to say that scheduling is one of the most time-consuming and monotonous aspects of your job.

With event schedule templates, you can now create a schedule once and apply it across all your events. 

This means no more repetitive data entry so you can spend more time focusing on all of the other tasks on your plate. (Not to mention, using templates can help you avoid costly errors.)

Say you’re booking a tour. Sure, the venue and location will change. However, most tasks associated with the day to day won’t. Each has a load-in, soundcheck, set time, load-out, and so on. Instead of manually entering each schedule item, you can now build a template once, then apply it to each tour date, saving you hours or even days of work per artist. Plus, you can keep using that template for future tours.

Event schedule templates aren’t just for tours, though. Far from it. In fact, you can create as many templates for as many event types as you wish.

How to create event schedule templates in Workspace

Creating a template is easy. From your artist settings, click to add a template, then input your schedule items, give your template a name, and save. Simple.

Once created, applying a template to your events takes just a few clicks and can even be applied to already-created events. And editing, duplicating, and deleting templates is equally straightforward, giving you added flexibility and control.

Streamline artist event management with Workspace

Whatever your role in the music and entertainment industry, Workspace can help you do more with what you have by streamlining your organization's operations.

Sign up for a free 14-day trial or upgrade your Launch account to find out how event schedule templates and other great Workspace features can save you time, money, and more than a little frustration.