Happy New Year! In this week’s episode, Mike and Blasko go over their Top 10 music industry predictions for 2018. Here is a brief overview of what was discussed: 1. Traditional record sales will continue to decrease. 2. Apple we begin to shut down the iTunes music store with an estimated final closure date of Jan 2019. 3. Spotify will go public. 4. VR technology will not replace the live experience. 5. Cryptocurrency will not become an overly accepted form of payment for anything music related. 6. Print on demand services will become more of a necessity. 7. More independent artists will cross over to the mainstream. 8. Streaming only record labels will begin to sign and break bands.   9. Festival attendance will level off or decrease.   10. If we are looking for different results we will need to implement different strategies.   Tune in to ManageMental to hear more!   --- Rockabilia is your One Stop Shop for all band merch with the largest selection of officially licensed music merchandise in the world! Find merch from your favorite bands at www.rockabilia.com - Want more industry insight? Outerloop Coaching’s got you covered, head over to www.outerloopcoaching.com and http://outerloopcoaching.bigcartel.com/product/2018-coaching-intensive to sign up for the 2018 Outerloop Coaching Intensive! - We want to hear from you so please don’t hesitate to email any questions or comments to askblasko@gmail.com   Find Blasko on Twitter and Instagram: @blasko1313 Find Mike Mowery on Twitter and Instagram: @mikeoloop   ManageMental is part of the Jabberjaw Media Network. www.jabberjawmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices