Apple Music Quietly Adds Pre-Release Album Saves
Apple Music has launched album "pre-adds" that allow the user to "save" an album to their streaming library prior to release. A number of independent services have developed Spotify pre-save. Continue reading
Why Vinyl? The Reason Record Collectors Collect
In this piece Sunny Stuart Winter takes on the question of why vinyl (now in its best year since 1991) has such appeal for collectors, and what the demographic of. Continue reading
LANDR Adds AI Driven Instant Full Album Mastering
After using artificial intelligence (AI) to master 8 million tracks, LANDR adds full album mastering today. With 1.7 million users from 200 countries, LANDR is the the most used mastering platform. Continue reading
How To Pretend You’re At Global Music Conference MIDEM
Midem, the only truly global music industry conference, began today through Thursday in Cannes, France. Here's how you can follow all the action from the comfort of your home or. Continue reading
Why All New Music Is Released On Friday: 3 Reasons
If you feel like a lot of new music has been dropping on Fridays, it's no accident. Here we look at the three main reasons why Friday is the number. Continue reading
6 Steps To Get Placed On Spotify Official Playlists
Getting your music on an Official Spotify playlist is the holy grail of modern music marketing. But since most of us don't know the secret handshake, the team of music. Continue reading
Amuse Going Head To Head With CD Baby, TuneCore
While a lot of independent artists are familiar with music aggregators such as TuneCore and CD Baby, it appears the new Swedish startup Amuse is throwing its hat in the. Continue reading
How Spotify Is Killing Jazz, Soul, Classical Music
Is it time for a Fair Streaming movement? Chris Rizik explores the structure of the new streaming economy and the way in which artists are paid could spell bad news. Continue reading
Does Spotify, Apple Need A New Model To Pay Musicians?
This week, Chris Rizik from SoulTracks.com join Music Biz Weekly podcast co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert to discuss Chris' essay, “Spotify could kill Jazz, Soul and Classical music. Really”. Continue reading
