New Bandcamp Fridays and Juneteenth fundraiser announced
Bandcamp has announced a new string of first Fridays designed to help indie artists and labels along with a special Juneteenth promotion that will raise money for the NAACP. On. Continue reading
Spotify expands Fresh Finds to support independent artists
Spotify has added a new program to support independent artists centered around its popular Fresh Finds playlist. Fresh Finds is often the first official Spotify playlist placement for new independent. Continue reading
Grammys revise Award rules, release 2021-22 deadlines
The Grammys released their newest calendar Wednesday along with some significant rules and eligibility changes. The biggest change is the expansion of eligibility for credited producers, songwriters, and engineers in. Continue reading
Jason Isbell, Valerie June, Amythyst Kiah lead Americana Music Awards nominees 2021
The nominees for the 20th annual Americana Honors & Awards were announced at Nashville’s new National Museum of African American Music yesterday. The winners will be announced at the Americana. Continue reading
Bandcamp Adds Offline Listening
Bandcamp users can now use the Bandcamp iOS or Android app to listen to the items in their collection offline. From Bandcamp: “From the album or track view, just tap. Continue reading
Armand Hutton, CEO, Founder of indie Hutton Records [PROFILE]
In this round of A2IM’s Featured Executive column, they’re highlighting the efforts of Hutton Records founder and CEO Arman Hutton, how he ended up in the industry, and future goals. Continue reading
SoundExchange: What is it, and how does it benefit you?
When it comes to getting paid, SoundExchange it a great resource for making sure you get the royalties you’re rightfully owed as an artist. Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of. Continue reading
Kato On The Track is using Instagram Reels/Remix to crowdsource his new album [and you can be part of it!]
Viral hitmaker Kato On The Track is searching for musicians, rappers and other creators to be part of a collaborative album using Instagram Reels/Remix. Instagram Reels is Instagram and Facebook’s answer to hugely. Continue reading
Wonder why your music can’t get traction? Distrokid is adding 1M tracks a month
Just in case indie artists weren’t feeling frustrated enough about their inability to gain significant traction with their music, new numbers out from indie music publisher Distrokid are only likely. Continue reading
Nate Cameron, Co-Founder/President of Label Relations for glbl wrmng
In this edition A2IM’s Featured Executive, we get introduced to Nate Cameron, Co-founder/President of Label Relations at glbl wrmng, as well as tour manager for the Grammy nominated Tank and. Continue reading
