
Recording Academy CEO Placed On Administrative Leave Days Before Grammys
Recording Academy president and CEO Deborah Duga has abruptly been placed on administrative leave just five months after taking the job and days before the 2020 Grammy Awards. Official Recording. Continue reading

Instagram’s Growth Is Slowing, Which Is Bad News For Artists
Up to now, Instagram has been a valuable platform for bands and artists, but news that growth of the platform’s music-focused user base is starting to slow could be bad. Continue reading

SoundCloud Adds Track, Spotlight Editing To Mobile App
SoundCloud has added track and spotlight editing in its SoundCloud app on iOS. The new features give creators the ability to edit tracks and pin them to Spotlight and adds. Continue reading

Triller Passes 26.5M US Users, Adds Partners Snoop Dogg, The Weeknd, Marshmello, More
Triller, the rapidly growing music social video platform and TikTok rival has announced a mega-roster of new investors and partners. Triller’s new backers include Snoop Dogg, The Weeknd, Marshmello, Lil. Continue reading

The Orchard Adds Streaming Analytics App
Sony-owned indie music distributor The Orchard has launched the mobile app OrchardGo to give labels and artists access to data from Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services. OrchardGo, which. Continue reading

How and Why TikTok Is Reshaping The Music Business
In this piece we explore why TikTok has quickly risen to such prominence in the music industry, and how artists can effectively harness the platform for their own marketing purposes.. Continue reading

TikTok Owner ByteDance Tests Music App To Rival Spotify, Apple, YouTube
TikTok owner ByteDance is testing a new music app that could offer real competition to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other global streaming music players. The new music app called. Continue reading

5 Reasons Every Artist Ought To Be Using Twitch
While Twitch is often thought of exclusively as territory for gamers to watch other gamers, the platforms also has a lively arts community, of which music is large part. Here. Continue reading

3 Big Takeaways From Capitol Royale
Last weekend Capitol Music Group hosted its second annual Capitol Royale Music Conference in Hollywood. After a day and a half of panels, demos, showcases and a hackathon, several key. Continue reading

UMG Launches Artist Analytics App
UMG has launched an app that gives artists and their teams a personalized view of their activity across major global streaming services and social media. The app includes data from. Continue reading