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Sleep Token and Turnstile lead a genre-bending Rock Resurgence

Masked mystique, crossover sounds, and successful streaming strategies: Sleep Token and Turnstile are pioneering a genre-bending rock resurgence.

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How to Credit Collaborators the Right Way

How to Credit Collaborators the Right Way

Not sure how to credit bandmates, guest artists, and collab partners on your next release? Learn how to credit collaborators and handle metadata so the music shows up correctly and your collaborators get the recognition they deserve.

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Should I pull music off Spotify?

Should I pull music off Spotify? Use a decision tree to decide

Frustrated with Spotify’s royalties, algorithms, or ethics and wondering, ‘Should I pull music off Spotify?’ Before you make the leap, use this quick decision-tree to weigh the tradeoffs and find the path that fits your music career.

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For new artists SoundCloud still matters

SoundCloud has long positioned itself as an alternative to Spotify and other paid-upload streaming platforms. Today, especially in electronic and hip-hop, for new artists SoundCloud still matters. For new artists. Continue reading

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AI Music is exploding on Spotify

AI Music is exploding on Spotify: DON’T PANIC!

AI Music is exploding on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and other streaming music platforms. AI bands and AI songs are now garnering millions of followers and streams.

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right place for fandom

Is music streaming the right place for fandom?

Streaming is radio and music store – and not doing either job particularly well, writes Mark Mulligan of consultancy MIDiA. Artists and the music industry need to ask if streaming really is the right place for fandom.

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Chappell Roan challenges critics , demands artist living wage in Grammy speech

Why are there fewer breakout hit singles this year?

2025’s music charts are noticeably quieter than last year. With fewer breakout hit singles and no clear song of the summer, what does this say about the definition of a. Continue reading

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FN Meka virtual rap star

What I learned creating the first virtual rap star

Did you know there was a virtual rap star that topped the charts long before AI hit the mainstream? Learn the untold story behind FN Meka and why real emotion still sets real artists apart from any algorithm.

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AI Band Velvet Sundown May Make Real Musicians Want to Quit

All AI band Velvet Sundown has no real members, no social presence, and a fake quote from Billboard, But that has not stopped it from quietly racking up hundreds of thousands of monthly streams. As AI music gets better and more believable, struggling human artists may start wondering if it’s even worth trying.

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Apple Music adds a Musicians hub

Apple Music adds a Musicians hub, Replay, Apple Radio specials

To mark its 10th anniversary Apple Music adds a musicians hub and new features to mark its 10th anniversary. The creative campus and studio will open this summer in Los Angeles.

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Ed Sheeran, Arijit Singh offer a Guide To Global Music Success

After years of growing his fanbase in India, Ed Sheeran’s strategic collaboration with Arijit Singh spotlights the power of Indian fandom and offers a guide to global music success.

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