
When artist collaborations matter, how to make them happen
For newcomers and industry veterans alike, experimenting with collaboration can go a long way towards expanding your musical horizons and improving your abilities. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix. Continue reading

When are the best times to post on TikTok in 2021?
The social media experts at Hootsuite took a hard look at all the data to determine the best days and times to post on TikTok. With so much competition and. Continue reading

YouTube opens Community Posts to channels with 500 subscribers
YouTube is cutting the number of subscribers needed to make Community posts in half to just 500. An often underutilized feature, Community posts allow creators to communicate with their subscribers. Continue reading

For musicians, TikTok is more important than YouTube – Here’s why
The runaway success of TikTok has been highlighted in a recent report, which reveals that TikTok has overtaken YouTube for user time spent on the app. Guest post by James. Continue reading

Why YouTube Music’s most recent figures are actually good news for artists
The recent successes of YouTube – a platform notorious for its puny payouts to artists – may not seem like good news to artists, but there may in fact be. Continue reading

YouTube Music passes 50M subscribers making it the ‘fastest-growing music subscription service’
YouTube Music has passed 50 million subscribers, adding 20 million in less than a year. That 50 million total includes both direct YouTube Music subscriptions and those bundled with a. Continue reading

YouTube has opened its own live performance venue
In what might seem like a surprising move for an online tech company, YouTube is opening 6,000 seat YouTube Theater in Inglewood, CA, in partnership with Hollywood Park. Guest post. Continue reading

UMG has copyrighted the moon (or was it Facebook?)
Citizens of the earth have historically enjoyed unfettered access to the moon, albeit from afar, but a new copyright claim by Universal Music Group of a video (notably devoid of. Continue reading

5 artists who blew up on TikTok
By this point, TikTok’s power as an industry influencer is well known. Thanks to the platform’s popularity, it has allowed some relatively obscure artists to blow up practically overnight. Here,. Continue reading

4 way you can use YouTube to support your music career
With its massive user base and ease of accessibility, YouTube is a huge asset in supporting an artists career. So how can you make the platform work best for you?. Continue reading