Is Universal Music stepping up to solve unfrozen mechanicals crisis?
Universal is rumored to plan to try and solve the unfrozen mechanical problem. A guest post by CHRIS CASTLE of Music Tech notPolicy. I have it on good authority from. Continue reading
The ugly truth about music discovery
Music discovery is the buzziest buzzword in music today, and for a good reason. Everyone wants to get ahead, but few know the truth. A guest post by James Shotwell. Continue reading
How to promote a release last minute
Recording and mixing your songs at home? Grammy-winning artist Kimbra explores how to harness the full creative potential of your music in her personal online course! A guest post by ANGELA MASTROGIACOMO from. Continue reading
Spotify adds video, free Riverside remote recording in US, CA, UK, AU NZ for all podcasters
Spoitfy is making video podcasting available to all creators in the US, CA, NZ, AU and UK along with a tronch of related new features. All creators in those markets. Continue reading
7 post-pandemic challenges for musicians
After two years of pandemic anxiety, quarantine and false starts, musicians who want to reboot their careers are facing some new challenges. By GREG MAJEWSKI from CD’s Baby’s DIY Musician. It remains. Continue reading
Select artists get Coachella Spotify streaming bump
While nowhere near the 2,900% streaming bump the Grammys gave John Baptiste or the 600% bump it delivered Brandi Carlile, Weekend 1 of the Coachella Festival did signifigantly inscreae the. Continue reading
11 steps to increase your Spotify streams
When it comes to the getting more streams on Spotify, it isn’t as black and white as marketing your music more. Here is an inside guide on little steps to. Continue reading
Stem raises $20M so artists get paid: ‘It’s asinine that labels are sending paper statements a couple times a year’
Music distribution and payments platform Stem has raised $20 million in a new round of funding. To date Stem Disintermedia has raised a total of $42.5M over 8 rounds. Stem has distributed music for Brent. Continue reading
Applications open for YouTube Music’s Foundry artist development progam
YouTube Music is now taking applications for its Foundry indepencent artist development program. Artists selected for Foundry receive dedicated support from a YouTube partner manager, seed funding invested into the. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast #88: Congress takes on Spotify Discovery • Why so few hits? • Latin Music explodes • more
Episode #88 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is live. Episode #88 On this weeks edition of the YMC. Continue reading
How ‘Taylor’s Version’ is impacting the entire music industry
Taylor Swift’s recent release of a compilation of her re-recorded songs has done much more than make her fans happy. A guest post by Emilia James of Berklee College of. Continue reading
