Why and how playlists can help you market music
Learn how to expand your fanbase by getting music on playlists on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming platforms. By Angela Mastrogiacomo for Bandzoogle. Every morning I sit down to. Continue reading
How to network on Social Media as a songwriter
Social media is a great asset when it comes to expanding your professional network, especially in these virtual times. A guest post by Sammy Hakim of Bandzoogle. Let’s face it. In. Continue reading
Songtrust grew 59% adding 23K new songwriters in 2021
Songtrust added 23,216 new songwriters to its roster in 2021. That’s a 59% increase over 2020. 437,429 new songs were onboarded to the platform last year. Songtrust is a global. Continue reading
Music streaming really does pay, you just aren’t doing the math right. [Anthony Manker]
UPDATED: “The ‘streaming is evil’ narrative is doing more harm than good, particularly for independent artists,” writes Anthony Manker By Anthony Manker of Group Projects I’m constantly amazed by the. Continue reading
Spotify’s environmental, social and corporate governance fail [Op-ED]
If you already thought that artists get the short end of the stick when it comes to Spotify revenue, the stick just got a whole lot shorter. Op-Ed by Chris. Continue reading
Music and the power of connection
Music is a great source of entertainment, but to many, it is also so much more. A guest post by Patrick McGuire of Reverbnation Blog. Every time you release a. Continue reading
CD Baby Pro Publishing now represents more than 2M songs
CD Baby now serves more than 2 million songs worldwide through its CD Baby Pro Publishing administration arm., the indie music distributor announce Thursday. Many of these works are also part of its 1.5M. Continue reading
‘Radio revenue tops $10B a year and it comes from the pockets of hard-working recording artists’
“While the NAB has the right to represent its members’ interests,” writes Michael Huppe, the president and CEO of SoundExchange, “it cannot do so credibly when pushing for two hypocritical positions. Continue reading
Warner, Universal Music join Sony in cancelling unrecouped advances for legacy artists
“[We’ve] announced a legacy unrecouped advances program where, for our artists and songwriters who signed to us before 2000 and didn’t receive an advance during or after 2000, we won’t. Continue reading
How to improve your songwriting skills in 30 days or less
Become a better writer this February by participating in the 2022 installment of #MWE, otherwise known as the Music Writer Exercise. A guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix. Have. Continue reading
