How (and why) Australian music is rising on the global charts
Australia is becoming a strong source of international music exports, especially from subgenres including Australian electropop and neo-psychedelic music. by Sarah Kloboves of Chartmetric For the past several decades, the. Continue reading
Spotify has sold music creation app Soundtrap back to its founders
UPDATED: Spotify has sold the music creation app Soundtrap back to its founders Per Emanuelsson and Bjorn Melinder a little more than five years after the streamer bought it for. Continue reading
Use AI to promote music with DropTrack
It’s now possible to use AI to promote music, and among the handful of startups making that possible for both artists and labels is DropTrack Indie Spotlight via A2IM DropTrack is. Continue reading
Does radio promotion work for independent music?
Tim Binder of New Ocean Media joins Michael Brandvold on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast to talk about what a radio promoter does. They discuss expectations of results from radio. Continue reading
5 reasons why every musician that plays live needs merch
Not only does merch make money, but it can be an integral tool for serving fans and building an artist’s brand. Here’s how to get started. by Janelle Borg of. Continue reading
What the National Association Of Broadcasters Show meant for music
The recent National Association Of Broadcasters (NAB) Show saw 65,000+ from 166 countries converge on the Las Vegas Convention Center. The centennial celebration featured over 1,200 exhibiting companies curated into. Continue reading
Social platforms are becoming one-stop-shop for all entertainment [MIDiA]
Social platforms are working to cover all the bases for all forms of entertainment. What does that mean for music and the music industry? by Hanna Kahlert of MIDiA Research Social. Continue reading
How to use Spotify Canvas to increase track engagement
Spotify Canvas is a great way to add an extra dimension to tracks on Spotify and make the music more engaging with cool and simple-to-use video features. from DITTO MUSIC. Continue reading
They copyrighted 68.7B melodies and put them in the public domain to fight bogus copyright lawsuits
With Ed Sheeran victorious in an important song plagiarism case, we thought it was the perfect time to re-share a post about a project designed to combat the high volume. Continue reading
Google launches AI text to music creation tool MusicLM
Google has launched MusicLM, a new experimental AI tool that turns text descriptions into music. It’s still in beta, but starting today, you can sign up to try it in Google’s AI. Continue reading
