A tip sheet is a publication containing the latest information,
tips or predictions for a particular industry. Tip sheets are commonly published to impart business or stock market information, music industry songwriter leads, and tips on
horse racing
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results.
Types of tip sheet
In the financial sector tip sheet newsletters offer investors' advice on
stocks. In the UK, tip sheets are regulated by the
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) since 2010 to prevent malpractice. Prior to 2010, Financial Service Authority (FSA) regulated tipsheets.
Media tip sheets are typically lists of tips on how to do something, or solve a particular problem, that are printed in newspapers and magazines and appear on television. An example tip sheet might be titled "8 Tax Tips the
IRS
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Wishes You Didn't Know". They offer their creators free publicity and provide media outlets with free ready-made content, which they can reprint verbatim.
Music tip sheets
A music tip sheet, or song tip sheet, is a research service that regularly publishes information about which
recording artists
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wr ...
and film and TV projects are looking for music, along with the appropriate contact information. They are used by songwriters, publishers and record producers, but most commonly by new songwriters looking to gain a foothold in the industry.
Songwriter, publisher and "respected music industry veteran" Eric Beall
said that "If I were going to spend money on anything when I started out as a songwriter, other than the actual demos, I would put it into tip sheets."
Established music tip sheets include "RowFax", the
MusicRow
''MusicRow'' is a Nashville music industry trade publication which has been providing reviews, breaking news, and in-depth coverage for 40 years. The publication delivers online content in addition to six annual print magazines including its InCha ...
publication, and
SongQuarters.
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