
Biz Of Indie: Downtown Ups Maddux • Indies Pubs: 27% Of Market • AMPED Inks eOne • More
Our latest Business Of Indie , includes CD Baby’s Tracy Maddux promotion at Downtown Music, AMPED signing eOne for distribution, a global 27% marketshare for independent music publisjers and more.. Continue reading

Guide To Building A Team Of Experts To Support Your DIY Music Career
Do-it-yourself doesn’t mean you can’t get a little help, and in fact, being able to delegate important work to professionals is key to achieving career success. Here, we look at. Continue reading

6 Ways Artists Can Prepare For The Holidays
For bands and artists, the holiday season is an important time. With December now right around the corner, we’re looking at six strategies artists can use to make the most. Continue reading

Capitol Music Chief Steve Barnett To Retire, New Leadership Named
UMG’s Capitol Music Group longtime Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett will retire at the end of the year after a 50-year career in the music business. Barnett revealed his decision. Continue reading

New Spotify Tool Gives Artists Less Money For More Promotion [VIDEO]
Spotify’s new tool offers artists the option of giving some of their songs preferential algorithm treatment, making the songs is more likely to be heard – unfortunately, these priority songs. Continue reading

How Blockchain Will Play Major Role In The Future Music Monetary System
In this piece, we look at some the ways in which blockchain technology could play a big part in the future of the music monetary system, and hopefully give artists. Continue reading

Micro-Sync Licensing: What Is It?
While sync licensing and the rules and regs behind it are often discussed, micro-sync licensing is a little less well known. Here, we break down what micro-sync licensing actually is,. Continue reading

4 Reasons You Need To Colab With Acts That Speak Other Languages
While a lot of music consumers and creators have historically stayed within their silos when it comes to style and genre, but with the advent of social media and cultural. Continue reading

Tencent Signs With peermusic, Extends Merlin Deal
Chinese e-commerce giant Tencent Music Entertainment Group has secured a licensing deal with indie music publisher peermusic. The deal will allow Tencent Music to distribute peermusic’s catalog in China through. Continue reading

2020: State Of The Music Industry
While 2020 has been a… challenging year for the music business, certain aspects of the industry have found a way to endure and, in some cases, even grow. Guest post. Continue reading

A Guide To Pitching To Music Press
As hard as it may be, being able to pitch yourself to press remains a massively important element of achieving music industry success. Here, we walk artists through a twenty-two. Continue reading